Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971)

Director:

Michael Blum

Writer:

Richard Pryor (writer)

Release Date:

29 April 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Stand Up Comedy | Punctuation In Title | Performer Name In Title | Concert Film | Vulgarity

Cast

Richard Pryor

...

Himself

Runtime:

48 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Movie Connections:

Edited into The N Word (2004)

As funny as Pryor can be

Though this Pryor comedy was released in 1985, the stand-up was filmed in 1971 (suprised). This is some of Pryor's best comedy to date, mainly because this is the stuff that came before Pryor became more mainstream (if he ever had a mainstream). Hilarious, if you don't mind being offended (I don't, In expect it). A