Richard Pryor

[Rooster]

Well, the first black comedian to adress racist issues has died.<br><br><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/11/arts/ ... chardpryor' target='_blank'>Here's the article</a> I read.<br><br>Shame, he was absolutly brilliant. Far better than the "the difference between white guys and black guys" crap that Chris Rock coems up with. What a tool.<br><br>*takes hat off* <!--emo&--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/cry2.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='cry2.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Tom Flapwell]

I saw him only twice. The first time was back when he was getting started; in a few minutes, I turned the rented video off (whereupon I saw "Beverly Hills Cop 2" getting started, incidentally). The second time was a lot of fun, even the parts that had nothing to do with race or sex. He even made his heart attack out to be hilarious.<br><br>This semi-early death does not surprise me, but I find it a solemn occasion.

[Llewthepoet]

He was very funny both as a comedian and an actor. He was very classy AND don't set yourself on fire. <!--emo&:ph34r:--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /ph34r.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ph34r.gif' /><!--endemo-->

[Ibun]

While I do not mean to be disrespectful to him, I never did really find him funny. That being said, he is still a big influence on comedians today, and it is a great loss.