Richard Pryor The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs Who talks about this person Rona BarrettView Interview Rona Barrett on dealing with the drug problem in Hollywood Pat BooneView Interview Pat Boone on giving Richard Pryor his first television break on The Pat Boone Show Roy ChristopherView Interview Roy Christopher on tailoring the set to fit Richard Pryor's personality and comedic style for The Richard Pryor Show, and on designing around specific people in general William ClotworthyView Interview William Clotworthy on doing Standards and Practices for Saturday Night Live Budd Friedman with Emerson CollegeView Interview Budd Friedman on how comedy has evolved over the years, exemplified by Richard Pryor versus Eddie Murphy Paul Rodriguez with Emerson CollegeView Interview Paul Rodriguez on working with and being mentored by Richard Pryor Jamie Masada with Emerson CollegeView Interview Jamie Masada on Richard Pryor being the first comedian to perform at the Laugh Factory Jamie Masada on comedians like Sam Kinison and Richard Pryor doing edgy material at his club Jamie Masada on holding memorials for Richard Pryor and Rodney Dangerfield at the Laugh Factory Richard CrennaView Interview Richard Crenna on appearing on The Lily Tomlin Comedy Hour with Richard Pryor Mike DouglasView Interview Mike Doulgas on an incident between Milton Berle and Richard Pryor on The Mike Douglas Show Dick EbersolView Interview Dick Ebersol on Richard Pryor signing on and backing out of Saturday Night Live Dick Ebersol on Richard Pryor hosting Saturday Night Live Carl GottliebView Interview Carl Gottlieb on working with Richard Pryor on the 1974 Flip Wilson Special Arthur HillerView Interview Arthur Hiller on directing "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder Louis J. HorvitzView Interview Louis J. Horvitz on working on A Party for Richard Pryor with George Schlatter Don MischerView Interview Don Mischer on Barbara Walters interviewing Richard Pryor John MoffittView Interview John Moffitt on directing The Richard Pryor Show John Moffitt on photos from The Richard Pryor Show Michael MoyeView Interview Michael Moye on loving the comedy of Richard Pryor Bob NewhartView Interview Bob Newhart on a photo of him with Richard Pryor and his friendship with the comedian George ShapiroView Interview George Shapiro on Richard Pryor turning pain into comedy John SingletonView Interview John Singleton on meeting one of his idols: Richard Pryor Jeremy StevensView Interview Jeremy Stevens on writing for The Richard Pryor Show Saul TurteltaubView Interview Saul Turteltaub on his friendship with Richard Pryor and Pryor's appearance at a live show called "Calm L.A.," which was meant to calm tensions following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Keenen Ivory WayansView Interview Keenen Ivory Wayans on seeing Richard Pryor for the first time and deciding to become a comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans on the highlight of his career: delivering a speech at a party for Richard Pryor; on Richard Pryor's legacy