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PRYOR CONVICTIONS And Other Life Sentences

Richard Pryor

The personal memoirs of a revolutionary comedian follows Pryor's streetwise childhood, early successes, battle with cocaine, six marriages, quadruple-bypass surgery, and diagnosis with multiple sclerosis. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo.

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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr referenced Richard Pryor's book in relation to a story about Richard Pryor performing at the Hollywood Bowl, where he started a set with a shocking remark, and it ended badly.

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So he opened with that And then everybody was just like oh my god, this is fucking amazing but blah blah blah blah blah not understanding the terms with which he he did that act and then They thought...

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-2-22

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-2-22

Bill Burr referenced Richard Pryor's book in relation to a story about Richard Pryor performing at the Hollywood Bowl, where he started a set with a shocking remark, and it ended badly.

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So he opened with that And then everybody was just like oh my god, this is fucking amazing but blah blah blah blah blah not understanding the terms with which he he did that act and then They thought he was gonna be cool and all of that and then he just fucking turned it around on him

It was basically saying why the fuck should I as a black man give a fuck about you? Cuz where were all you gay people? During the Watts riot and he slowly You know a few people understood what he was saying being like, all right fair enough And by the end the crowd hated him and fucking booed him

It sounded incredible It sounded like a Fucking unbelievable just one of those things the crowd is booing you because they know you're right

I think it was I was down the comedy store Something came about where it was like an anniversary of his death and they told that story. I was like wow

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 2-23-23

Bill Burr mentioned reading a book about Richard Pryor and found it to be amazing, possibly an autobiography.

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I've gotten back into reading everybody. And by reading, I mean, I just like reading autobiographies. Right now I'm reading this. Actually, the book about Richard Pryor that was fucking amazing that I started.

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 5-2-22

It was mentioned in relation to a story about Richard Pryor's Hollywood Bowl performance where he discussed being molested as a child, which was also detailed in the book.

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So he opened with that And then everybody was just like oh my god, this is fucking amazing but blah blah blah blah blah not understanding the terms with which he he did that act and then They thought he was gonna be cool and all of that and then he just fucking turned it around on him

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-23-15

Bill Burr mentioned that he was reading this book about Richard Pryor and found it amazing.

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I've gotten back into reading everybody and by reading I mean, I just I just like reading autobiographies right now. I'm reading this Actually the book about Richard Pryor that was fucking amazing that I started and I'm you know, I got ADD

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-23-15

Bill Burr found the book about Richard Pryor to be amazing and engaging, and he mentioned starting to read it, while also reading other books at the same time due to having ADD.

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I've gotten back into reading everybody and by reading I mean, I just I just like reading autobiographies right now. I'm reading this Actually the book about Richard Pryor that was fucking amazing that I started and I'm you know, I got ADD

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 2-23-15

Bill Burr found the Richard Pryor biography to be amazing and a great read, which he was enjoying amongst others he was reading at that time.

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I've gotten back into reading everybody and by reading I mean, I just I just like reading autobiographies right now. I'm reading this Actually the book about Richard Pryor that was fucking amazing that I started and I'm you know, I got ADD

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