Richard Pryor

Rona Barrett on dealing with the drug problem in Hollywood

Pat Boone on giving Richard Pryor his first television break on The Pat Boone Show 

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 Clotworthy on doing Standards and Practices for Saturday Night Live

Richard Crenna on appearing on The Lily Tomlin Comedy Hour with Richard Pryor

Mike Doulgas on an incident between Milton Berle and Richard Pryor on The Mike Douglas Show

Dick Ebersol on Richard Pryor signing on and backing out of Saturday Night Live

Dick Ebersol on Richard Pryor hosting Saturday Night Live

Budd Friedman on how comedy has evolved over the years, exemplified by Richard Pryor versus Eddie Murphy

Carl Gottlieb on working with Richard Pryor on the 1974 Flip Wilson Special

Arthur Hiller on directing "See No Evil, Hear No Evil" with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder

Louis J. Horvitz on working on A Party for Richard Pryor with George Schlatter

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

Don Mischer on Barbara Walters interviewing Richard Pryor

John Moffitt on directing The Richard Pryor Show

John Moffitt on photos from The Richard Pryor Show

Michael Moye on loving the comedy of Richard Pryor

Bob Newhart on a photo of him with Richard Pryor and his friendship with the comedian

Tim Reid on the impact that comedian Richard Pryor had on him

Tim Reid on seeing Richard Pryor perform at Mister Kelly's in Chicago and the impact the performance had on him

Tim Reid on Paul Mooney inviting him to become part of the ensemble comedy troupe for The Richard Pryor Show

Tim Reid on how the writing worked on The Richard Pryor Show

Paul Rodriguez on working with and being mentored by Richard Pryor

George Shapiro on Richard Pryor turning pain into comedy

John Singleton on meeting one of his idols: Richard Pryor

Jeremy Stevens on writing for The Richard Pryor Show

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 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