He Was Crazy

I'm a few days off, but I just wanted to mention Richard Pryor, who died on Saturday, December 11. I was a great fan of Pryor. I was a little young for Lenny Bruce, but I read as much of his material as I could. Richard Pryor was definitely in the same creative, crazy, comedic genius mold as Lenny Bruce.

CNN has a write up, Comedian Richard Pryor dies at 65 , with a few clips of interviews included.

One of his greatest TV skits, from SNL, was "the Interview" with Chevy Chase (and yes, it was 30 years ago). You can check it out here: I'm Just Sayin': R.I.P. Richard.

I also have his 9-CD Collection, which has all his classic stuff, And It's Deep Too: Richard Pryor. It's a treasure.