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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".
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1977-10-20
S1E4 — (Episode 4)
Richard Pryor is a Chinese chef, a wino, El Neggro, a ranch owner, a survivor of the Titanic and Santa Claus. The cast roasts him. Charlie Hill tells jokes.
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Richard Pryor
Host
Robin Williams
Various
Sandra Bernhard
Charles Fleischer
Paul Mooney
Floyd
Shirley Hemphill
Peter Cullen
Edie McClurg
Marsha Warfield
LaWanda Page
Tim Reid
John Witherspoon
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