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  1. Bria Murphy Says Models Eat Cotton Balls With Orange Juice to Stay Thin

    Tue, 11 Jun 2013

    shared some of the secrets of the beauty industry, particularly of her fellow models. RELATED: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor ... Carol Burnett? Tracy Morgan on His Influences "Lots of girls get addicted to drugs and anorexia, it's

  2. Analysis: Why Rape Jokes Are Useful, Even When We Hate Them

    Tue, 4 Jun 2013

    using the very language used against them, using and re-using and subverting. (Take, for example, the comedy of Richard Pryor . Or this Dick Gregory set -- and its intro -- from 1965.) Change isn't an ending. You know? Change, by its

  3. Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor … Carol Burnett? Tracy Morgan on His Influences

    Sat, 18 May 2013

    Barbara Walters, actor-comedian Tracy Morgan said that he was inspired early on by Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor , as well as "Jackie Gleason, watching 'The Honeymooners,' and then, on top of that, Carol Burnett." "She

  4. Joan Rivers on Johnny Carson Feud, Comedy Sexism

    Thu, 6 Dec 2012

    whom she guest hosted for years on "The Tonight Show." "My group was Woody [Allen] and George [Carlin] and Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby. Rodney Dangerfield. Dick Cavett," she said about the comedians she came up with. "But I never

  5. Ellen DeGeneres Receives Mark Twain Prize

    Tue, 23 Oct 2012

    show. "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" is now in its 10th season. Previous recipients of the Mark Twain Prize include Richard Pryor , Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell.

  6. Jack Osbourne Gets Montel Williams' Help on MS Diagnosis

    Mon, 9 Jul 2012

    celebrity who came to his mind. "I instantly thought Richard Pryor ," he said, referring to the late comedian whose MS the more research you do, you know, unfortunately Richard Pryor had a bad case of MS. There's different kind of classes

News

  1. Chevy Chase and the Original 'SNL' Cast: Where Are They Now?

    Tue, 3 Apr 2012

    Man." Grant Morris Morris was "SNL's" first celebrity impersonation ace, mimicking the likes of Muhammed Ali, Richard Pryor , and Tina Turner. He left the show after five years and has appeared in a handful TV series since then, including

  2. Unpainted Faces

    Wed, 28 Dec 2011

    they had made up. I was glad to be there." (© Henry Diltz/Morrison Hotel Gallery) Richard Pryor ? Beverly Hills ? 1968 "When I arrived at Richard Pryor 's house to photograph him for his first album, he wouldn't get out of bed. He wanted

  3. Dec. 1: Cabbage Patch Kids Craze 1983; English-French Tunnel 1990

    Thu, 1 Dec 2011

    released on parole in 1999. Joey Buttafuoco served six months for statutory rape. Famous Birthdays 1935 Woody Allen 1940 Richard Pryor 1945 Bette Midler 1949 Pablo Escobar 1970 Sarah Silverman 1971 Emily Mortimer 1976 Laura Ling 1976 Matthew Shepard

  4. Gil Scott-Heron, Called Godfather of Rap, Dies at 62

    Sat, 28 May 2011

    The Vulture" -- came out when he was just 19. He became part of televison history as the musical guest during Richard Pryor 's debut on "Saturday Night Live" as its first black host. Scott-Heron's website features his most recent album

  5. Critics: Dr. Laura's Rant Reiterates N-Word Is Never OK

    Fri, 13 Aug 2010

    his comic career by using the N-word in a tirade at Los Angeles' Laugh Factory, Mooney, who famously wrote for Richard Pryor , banned the word from his vocabulary and started urging others to do the same. "There are times when I was saying

  6. Reports of Blackouts Believed Caused by 'Date Rape' Drugs Boom in Aspen

    Thu, 4 Mar 2010

    found at a bus stop, according to the paper, and another reported waking up in a utility closet. Aspen Police Chief Richard Pryor said the investigation is following up on leads and that there are no suspects in the alleged drugging, calling the

  7. History Shapers We Lost This Decade

    Tue, 29 Dec 2009

    38th President of the United States Coretta Scott King / Civil Rights Leader 2005 Johnny Carson / Talk Show Host Richard Pryor / Comedian Arthur Miller / Playwright Peter Jennings / TV Broadcaster Peter Jennings (1938-2005) Rosa Parks / Civil

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Videos

  1. 2013 Tribeca Film Festival: All You Need to Know

    Tue, 23 Apr 2013

    profile of the still acting 87 year old Elaine stretch. And snapshots of the legendary careers lately and the late Richard Pryor . Elijah jumps from epic trilogy to a shorter medium as a standup comic in setup punch. George Lucas's daughter

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    stretch. And snapshots of the legendary careers lately -- and the late Richard Pryor . Elijah -- jumps from epic trilogy to a shorter medium as a standup comic in setup punch. George Lucas's daughter he wrote
  2. New Mom Bodies at Center of Debate on 'Toe-to-Toe'

    Mon, 20 Aug 2012

    later. I guess the big question is -- I know the question on all of She, comedian's daughter of the late, great richard pryor , let's welcome steve warren and rain pryor. how are you? Hi, steve. I want to just get -- can we get right

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    the question on all of She, comedian's daughter of the late, great richard pryor , let's welcome steve warren and rain pryor. how are you? Hi, steve. I want to just get -- can we get right
  3. Jack Osbourne: Living With Multiple Sclerosis

    Mon, 9 Jul 2012

    death sentence like that said. You know in a will a couple of years and you know gave but. do you know unfortunate Richard Pryor had a you know very very you know. Back. Case of an accident you know different kind of classes and Macedonian the

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  4. 'Dancing With the Stars' Week 9 Elimination

    Wed, 16 May 2012

    picked up the Mark Twain prize for American humor. They're only fifty other comic superstars that are on this list Richard Pryor Whoopi Goldberg says she's joining some of the best. She sold her mansion for 37 million dollars Ryan Seacrest so

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    humor. They're only fifty other comic superstars that are on this list Richard Pryor Whoopi Goldberg says she's joining some of the best. She sold her mansion for 37 million dollars Ryan Seacrest so not to
  5. Advertisers' Product Claims Put to Test

    Mon, 18 Apr 2011

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  6. Merv Griffin Dies

    Sun, 12 Aug 2007

    there was Oprah there was Moorer. Live Jack Douglas Richard Pryor . Beginning in the early 1960s. Merv Griffin was a most of all he liked to share with comedians he gave Richard Pryor and Jerry sized hail their first big rates. And got

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    Before there was Oprah there was Moorer. -- Live Jack Douglas -- Richard Pryor . Beginning in the early 1960s. Merv Griffin was a fixture on daytime TV. He hosted 5500. -- and interviewed more than 25000.
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  7. Nightline Online: Mavericks

    Wed, 27 Dec 2006

    just funny there also trenchant social critics using punch lines to expose hypocrisy. And pretension think Mark Twain Richard Pryor or. The mavericks we met this year. They're still has been vilified as crude and disgusting even a list that are

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    using punch lines to expose hypocrisy. And pretension think Mark Twain -- Richard Pryor or. The mavericks we met this year. They're still has been vilified as crude and disgusting even -- a list that are

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