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Title: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: Scuddie on December 10, 2005, 10:19:13 pm

Culture-shocking comedian Richard Pryor died today from a heart attack.  'Tis a sad day for the greatest comics of his time.  So long, Richie, you will be missed.  :(

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/10/pryor.obit/index.html

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: phreak on December 10, 2005, 10:23:52 pm

wtf.  god damn :(

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: Jetmech Jr. on December 10, 2005, 11:00:26 pm

HELL NO! :(

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: achtung on December 10, 2005, 11:08:25 pm

A Great Comedian I hate to hear it :(

The man was the forefather of black comedy, every black comedian today borrows from his style.

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: Night Hammer on December 10, 2005, 11:09:27 pm

:sigh:

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: an0n on December 11, 2005, 01:11:04 am

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In 1980, he suffered serious burns over about half his body when he set himself on fire while freebasing cocaine - dissolving it over a flame and inhaling the fumes.

He later said the incident was actually a suicide attempt.

But he later incorporated the event into his routine, joking that igniting yourself "sobers you up pretty fast".

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: karajorma on December 11, 2005, 02:50:40 am

Well FHM were running a column by the guy with a title like "He's not dead yet" so this isn't a huge surprise. But from what I've seen of his stand up he was pretty funny live even if most people will probably know of him from the movies he did with Gene Wilder.

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: an0n on December 11, 2005, 02:55:08 am

There's a Richard Pryor tribute on SHOUTcast.

Fire up WinAmp, Alt-L, SHOUTcast Radio and search for 'Pryor'

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: BlackDove on December 11, 2005, 07:23:42 am

It's been a long time coming, he's been seriously ill anyway, we all knew it was coming really.

It sucks.

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: Carl on December 11, 2005, 09:18:13 pm

He also had a special called "I'm not dead yet"

but yes, it's sad, and he was funny, but i'm sure he'd be joking about it right now if he could, cause that's just him.

Title: Re: Funny man Richard Pryor dies at age 65
Post by: aldo_14 on December 12, 2005, 05:22:47 pm

Quote from: Carl on December 11, 2005, 09:18:13 pm

He also had a special called "I'm not dead yet"

but yes, it's sad, and he was funny, but i'm sure he'd be joking about it right now if he could, cause that's just him.

Someone should tell his webmaster, then........
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