Richard Pryor News

Roger L. Simon is pushing for an Oscar recall. Hollywood screen writer Roger L. Simon drives a Prius, supports gay rights and thinks Al Gore should give back his Oscar.

So you wanna make an independent movie? I did. It's called "Under New Management," a romantic comedy set against the world of the Brooklyn mob, and it was bought by Showtime and will air this week on The Movie Channel.

Word to Rakim , this comedy troupe may make you laugh but they ain't no joke. Raised on Eddie Murphy , Lucille Ball , Richard Pryor and various Saturday Night Live comics, the group is now likened to comedic giants like The Kids in the Hall and In Living Color .

Comedian Paul Mooney is on Good Day New York talking about his new book "Black Is the New White." For the first time he reveals the truth about his celebrated partnership with the brilliant, self-destructive Richard Pryor, from their first meeting to the very last joke, and reflects on some of his most notorious moments, including publicly giving ...

This stage director began his professional career with the Negro Ensemble Company in the mid-1960s and graduated to Broadway in 1969 with the play "Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?", starring Al Pacino, Hal Holbrook and.... This stage director began his professional career with the Negro Ensemble Company in the mid-1960s and graduated to Broadway in ...

Paul Mooney is well known to stand-up comedians for his own work and for writing for his longtime friend, Richard Pryor.

Paul Mooney made comedy what it is today. And if you didna t already know, hea s ready to educate you on the subject.

Need a lesson on how NOT to control your spending? Try "Brewster's Millions," where Richard Pryor has to lose $30 million in 30 days.

The latest star to get the transfer is Richard Pryor, the outrageously talented 1970s standup who appeared on screen in films such as Stir Crazy, Lady Sings the Blues and Superman III.

How's the life everybody? The weekend is here and I'm heading to the left coast to spend time with my sister and her fiancA©, reconnect with old friends and, with any luck, make a few new ones.

With the words, "Good evening - " I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not," Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with 1970's era television audiences who delighted each week as the handsome yet accident-prone goofball stumbled.... With the words, "Good evening - " I'm Chevy Chase, and you're not," Cornelius Crane Chase struck a chord with 1970's era ...

"First, I'd like to thank Eddie Murphy for inexplicably deciding he didn't want to play Richard Pryor.

Was there ever a better live music show on television than Bert Sugarman's The Midnight Special ? I think not.

Michael Diliberti and Matthew Sullivan have been tapped to pen "Brewster's Millions," the latest take on the George Barr McCutcheon novel set up at Warner Bros.

It's one of the most filmed novels in Hollywood history, this tale of a guy who inherits a fortune provided he can spend a fortune in a fixed period of time.

These days, it's hard to imagine keeping a job for 50 years, let alone working in the same place for that long, but a High Point woman has done it.

I always figured that comedians were the best kind of people to hang around with as a kid.

Too good to be true. Consumers are always warned that if something seems unbelievable there has to be a catch or it's an out right scam.

If you remember the movie "Brewster's Millions," you might recall how hard it was for Richard Pryor to spend $30 million in 30 days with nothing to show for it in order to later win an inheritance of $300 million.

The third Superman movie is made up of three Superman plots, plus a Richard Pryor plot that converges eventually with the Superman ones.