The Richard Pryor Show
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The Richard Pryor Show was a short-lived but influential 1977 American sketch comedy television series created by and starring comedian Richard Pryor, noted for its edgy, boundary-pushing humor and social commentary.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Richard Pryor Show canonical | 3 |
| The Richard Pryor Special? (1977 television special) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| airedDuringDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| airedOnDayOfWeek | Tuesday ⓘ |
| broadcastStandard | NTSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dealsWithTheme |
censorship on television
ⓘ
politics ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Richard Pryor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocco Urbisci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
monologues by Richard Pryor
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musical performances ⓘ pre-taped comedy sketches ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1977-09-13 ⓘ |
| format | variety show ⓘ |
| genre | sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Edie McClurg
NERFINISHED
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Marsha Warfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandra Bernhard NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Richard Pryor (as himself) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | African American culture ⓘ |
| influenced | later American sketch comedy shows ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1977-10-04 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
boundary-pushing content
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controversial sketches ⓘ edgy humor ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| notableSketch |
parodies of television censorship
ⓘ
satire of racism and police brutality ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | prime time ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalRunTimePerEpisode | 60 minutes ⓘ |
| partOf | American network television history ⓘ |
| productionCompany | T.A.T. Communications Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortLived | true ⓘ |
| starring | Richard Pryor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical reappraisal for its innovation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
The Richard Pryor Special? (1977 television special)