When Richard Pryor died in 2005, the world lost a comedic icon who was a trailblazer in Hollywood. Known for his acerbic wit and his willingness to confront difficult topics, such as racism and ...

A new ABC News special titled The Last Days of Richard Pryor, pairs archival clips of comedian Richard Pryor talking to Barbara Walters, and features new interviews with his widow and peers. In EW’s ...

During his lifetime, Richard Pryor never shied away from finding belly laughs in hard truths. The stand-up legend used the comedy stage as a pulpit to comment not only his own troubles, but the larger ...

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A look back on the influential comedy career of Richard Pryor, who died Saturday at the age of 65. Bob Newhart once called Pryor the single most seminal comedic influence of the last 50 years. For ...

Richard Pryor’s widow not only stands by the bombshell assertion that the late comedian had a fling with Marlon Brando, she also says he had zero regrets about it. “He wasn’t ashamed of it,” Jennifer ...

“The Last Days of Richard Pryor” is airing on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 9 p.m. The special will document the life of the infamous, groundbreaking, troubled comedian and the various difficulties he faced as ...

Eddie Murphy had the opportunity to work alongside comedy legend Richard Pryor in Harlem Nights. But circumstances made the collaboration not as fun as Murphy thought it was looking back. Richard ...

Actress and director Rain Pryor talks with PEOPLE Every Day about the current comedic climate and the infamous Oscars slap Amanda Taheri is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She is a graduate student in ...

A new allegation has been lodged against veteran comedian Paul Mooney involving Richard Pryor, his son, Richard Pryor Jr. and his widow Jennifer Lee Pryor. In a recent interview with Comedy Hype, ...