Bicentennial Nigger

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Bicentennial Nigger is a 1976 stand-up comedy album by Richard Pryor that showcases his sharp, politically charged humor about race and American society.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf live album
stand-up comedy album
associatedWith Black Power movement
civil rights era aftermath
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording
awardReceivedYear 1977
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Richard Pryor
criticalReception acclaimed for its honesty and edge
distributionFormat CD
LP
cassette
digital audio
features autobiographical material
improvisational storytelling
followedBy Wanted: Live in Concert
follows Is It Something I Said?
genre spoken word
stand-up comedy
hasCoverArt Bicentennial Nigger album cover
hasCulturalImpact considered a landmark in comedy about race
hasInfluenceOn discussion of censorship in comedy
representation of Black comedians in mainstream media
hasPart title track "Bicentennial Nigger"
hasTone politically charged
provocative
satirical
hasType Grammy-winning album
influenced later African American comedians
political stand-up comedy
language English
mainSubject African American experience
American society
politics
race relations in the United States
racism
medium vinyl record
notableFor influence on stand-up comedy
social commentary on race
use of controversial language
partOf Richard Pryor discography
performer Richard Pryor
producer Laff Records
publicationDate 1976
recordedIn United States
recordLabel Laff Records
releaseContext United States Bicentennial
workPeriod 1970s

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
notableWork
...Is It Something I Said?
followedBy

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