Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead Or Alive
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Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead Or Alive is a documentary
special aired by the television network
BET
on the life and influence of Richard Pryor
. The thirty minute special featured commentary from a wide range of actors, comedians, musicians, politicians, and Pryor's own family members, the special aired just 9 days after his death.
Documentary film
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special aired by the television network
Television network
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BET
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on the life and influence of Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
. The thirty minute special featured commentary from a wide range of actors, comedians, musicians, politicians, and Pryor's own family members, the special aired just 9 days after his death.