Richard Pryor died today, of a heart attack. He was 65.
He was also one funny motherfucker.
My favorite Pryor bit, from his December 1975 appearance on SNL: Click here (courtesy of Google Video).
For more Pryor, listen to these:
The Meme-Mandated, Semi-Regularly-Updated, Occasionally Coherent Thoughts of G.M. Skarka
Oh man. Damn.
Another one of my holy trinity of comedy is gone. Stay healthy, George.
When You’re on fire and running through the pearly gate, Peter, gets out of your way.