Why Richard Pryor is still funny?

From minstrels to vaudeville to Instagram, comedy has come a long way. Richard Pryor is arguably your favorite comedian's favorite comedian so in this episode, Hallease and Evelyn look at how comedy has changed throughout modern history, and attempt to define what the G.O.A.T contributed to its evolution.

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On Broadway Tonight:    • Видео  
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Wanda Sykes Bit:    • Wanda Sykes: White People Are Looking | HBO  
Chris Rock at the Oscars:    • Chris Rock's Opening Monologue  
Dick Gregory in the 1960s:    • Видео  
Robin Williams, Mark Twain award speech:    • Richard Pryor receives the first Mark Twai...  

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RESOURCES ON COMEDY:
Laughing Mad: The Black Comic Persona in Post-Soul America https://books.google.com/books?id=FYi...
Why Negro Comedy is so Black: https://prospect.org/article/why-negr...
NPR on Comedy Central's 'The New Negros' https://www.npr.org/2019/05/30/728081...