Comedian Richard Pryor dies at 65

It was a long, hard fight with MS following a long, hard fight with addictions of all kinds. That's a lot of pain for a man who made us laugh and think so much.

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Yes, Pryor couldn't walk, talk, or swallow anymore, so I believe it's all for the best that he's at peace now. I will be watching my copy of the original Richard Pryor Live in Concert later on, since that's my fave of his. It truly shows how intense, creative and hilarious The Man was.

R.I.P. in a better place.

I walked into a record store yesterday and saw a boxset of his between Pink Floyd and The Police, thinking Wow...I didn't know he had a boxset. Then, boom, front page today.... I'll have to go back and take a second look at that boxset...

I never have gotten around to watching that legendary live concert he did in the late 1970s.

I did recently watch a film he was in on video called BUSTIN' LOOSE from the early 1980s. Cicely Tyson was his co-star. The film was odd in that it was too racy for kids and it was too silly for adults to find plausible. Kind of a weird film that probably didn't satisfy anyone.

Richard Pryor Live in Concert may not have as much effect on someone now as it originally did, especially if you weren't alive in 1978. I went to see it in the theatre at least three times then, and my wife and I watch it at least once or twice a year when we feel like a long, hard laugh.

Some of the film is a bit topical, so mentions of Andrew Young and Leon Spinks might go over people's heads. One thing which is still blatantly-obvious is that Pryor was uniquely-brilliant in his arsenal of impressions of kids and animals. His humor is raunchy yet easily-accessible in its humanistic truth.

Poor Richard Pryor what an unlucky, hard life he's had. I always feel really sad when I think about it. Even his stand up comedy was based on the tragedies in his life. Thankfully he left behind some great comedy genius and some very funny films. Rest in peace Richard, you'll be greatly missed but your genius will live on forever.

Richard Pryor never made me laugh. The man was a horrible racist.

That's an "opinion", I guess. Mine is here.