That Nigger's Crazy

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That Nigger's Crazy is a landmark 1974 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that helped redefine American comedy with its raw, provocative, and socially incisive material.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf live album
stand-up comedy album
artist Richard Pryor
associatedWith 1970s American counterculture
African American comedy
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording
awardReceivedYear 1975
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Richard Pryor
criticalReception acclaimed
describedAs landmark comedy album
provocative
raw
socially incisive
followedBy ...Is It Something I Said?
follows Craps (After Hours)
format LP
genre comedy
stand-up comedy
hasCoverArtFeaturing Richard Pryor
hasCulturalImpact helped redefine American comedy
hasInfluenced African American comedians
American stand-up comedy
hasTheme confrontation of racism through humor
taboo subjects in comedy
use of profanity in performance
hasTrackType spoken word
hasType explicit content
label Laff Records
language English
mainSubject African American experience
drug use
police and law enforcement
race relations in the United States
sexuality
social commentary
medium vinyl record
notableWorkOf Richard Pryor
partOf Richard Pryor
surface form: Richard Pryor discography
performer Richard Pryor
productionLocation Los Angeles
publicationDate 1974
recordedAsLive true
reissuedBy Stax Records
releaseDecade 1970s

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...Is It Something I Said? follows That Nigger's Crazy
Richard Pryor notableWork That Nigger's Crazy
Pryor notableWork That Nigger's Crazy
subject surface form: Richard Pryor