Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip

1982
R
1h 22m

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7.6/10

4.5K

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Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

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Dark Comedy Stand-Up Comedy Documentary

Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
It is revealed in "Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)" that Pryor completely messed up his performance during the first filming of the show. Pryor lost his train of thought and forgot most of his material. He apologized to the audience and ended the show early leaving the audience angry. Pryor pulled himself together and gave a much better performance the next night. Most of the footage in the film is from the second performance.

Quotes
Richard Pryor: [discussing his trip to Africa] One thing I got out of it is magic, I'd like to share with you. You know, it's like I was leavin' and I was sittin' in the hotel and a voice said to me, it said to me, "Look around, what do you see?" And I said, "I see all colors of people doin' everything." You know, and the voice said, "Do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." And it said, "You know why? 'Cause there aren't any."

Connections
Edited into Heroes of Black Comedy (2002)

Soundtracks
Just be Good to Me
Written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Performed by The S.O.S. Band
Courtesy of Tabu Records
© 1983 Tabu Records Inc.

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Featured review

8/10

Every standup performance by Richard Pryor is another treat!

A standup comedyshow in Los Angeles, for the posh folks. His comedy routine was a bit less rude and more refined than usual, but still worth listening every minute of it.

His setting himself on fire was the most memorable bit that he spoke about in detail. He also spoke in length about his trip to Africa, where he forgot about racism, because they were all equals.

Richard Pryor's comedy shows are a must see for any Richard Pryor fan. I am still trying to find more shows that I can see of him, because on stage Richard Pryor is truly the king of comedy.