Richard Pryor is dead

[Damini]

For those that care.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4517714.stm

 

[Trem]

No, no, no!

 

[Calaen]

thats a bitch :-(

 

[Ch3tan]

/watches pryor dvds out of respect.

 

[Tom]

Bah. I loved Brewster's Millions.

 

[Calaen]

Stir Crazy cracks me straight up

 

[Wij]

Very funny man.


Bugger.

 

[Jonaldo]

I heard this as someone came into the pub and told us, no-one believed it as it had not been on the news at all.

This is bad bad news I know he had been ill for years but it's always a great loss to lose someone who revolutionised comedy.

 

[Skaven]

Yeah I just heard on the news, very sad
Tbh, only ever watched him in one film - see no evil hear no evil.. must get some more of his stuff.

 

[babs]

Get his stand-up show on DVD, it's brilliant and how he should be remembered.


That and Trading Places and the Gene Wilder films.

 

[Turamber]

Just heard this -- am very sad to hear it indeed. Loved him in Superman III and some of the comedies he did in the 80's. /salute

 

[TdC]

RIP

he was an amazing comedian. Much is lost.

 

[FuzzyLogic]

...Bugger is all I have to offer

 

[Paradroid]

Get his stand-up show on DVD, it's brilliant and how he should be remembered.


That and Trading Places and the Gene Wilder films.

Trading Places?

 

[babs]

LOL, ignore that I was a little tipsy when I came in last night

 

[Scouse]

My favourite comedian ever. Poor kid, son of a hooker (I think) who made a real difference to black comedians the world over

 

[Whipped]

The fact that he was suffering from MS means I'm glad the suffering is over. But the selfish bastard in me will miss a truely amazing comedian.

 

[Ono]

Stir Crazy is one of the funniest films ever. Well, bits of it are.

 

[kanonfodda]

another great comedian gone :'(

RIP Richard

 

[Lazarus]

damn! he was funny!

 

[ilaya]

bumping this one for my friend martes, who didnt really realise who richard pryor was. without richard pryor we wouldnt have the like of eddie murphy and certainly not chris rock.

the guy started the change of the american attitudes towards black comedy, and took it mainstream to such a point that white americans would go to his concerts too and laugh at their own bloody stupidity.

funny is funny.. and richard pryor was FUNNY. his stand up was truly groundbreaking.