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Richard Pryor: Icon(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-11-23
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Time: 0h 56m
His lasting impact on American comedy & culture
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Richard Pryor's impact on the craft of comedy and today's top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.
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Movie: Richard Pryor: Icon
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Richard Pryor
Self (archive footage)
George Lopez
Himself
Tracy Morgan
Himself
George Wallace
Himself
Louie Anderson
Himself
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