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The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977. Because the special was a major hit, both critically and commercially, Pryor was given a chance to host and star in his own television show. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

1977 |1 Season  | 60m |  Comedy

Cast

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Richard Pryor

Host

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Robin Williams

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Sandra Bernhard

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Charles Fleischer

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Paul Mooney

Floyd

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Shirley Hemphill

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Peter Cullen

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Edie McClurg

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Marsha Warfield

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LaWanda Page

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Tim Reid

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John Witherspoon

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John Belushi

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Maya Angelou

Seasons List

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Specials

1977

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Season 1

1977

More Details

Creator

Richard Pryor

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

NBC