Re: Richard Pryor

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> Tom Enright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> Has he ever been funny?  I remember seeing him on my friend's
>> top-loading VCR circa 1980, and I thought that their was something I
>> didn't get about his adult humor.  Comedy Central profiled him last
>> night and showed 
> numerous
>> excerpts from his routines and the crowd was falling out of their
>> chairs laughing. But, nothing.  Nothing he said was remotely funny. 
>> What gives? 
>>
>> Dishonorable Mention:
>>
>> 1.  Robin Williams (over the last 10 years)
>> 2.  George Carlin  (over the last 15 years)
>>
>> -TOE
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> I saw quite a few of Pryor's appearances on Sullivan..... Richard is a
> master.  Maybe you're just too white?  As far as Robin Williams...
> there are times he is so off the deep end, he's just plain
> annoying....when you just want to give him a Valium and shut him up. 
> But I still think he's brilliant...one of the quickest minds I've ever
> seen.  George.....I have seen a few recent appearances....the guy
> *has* lost the "edge" he used to have, but his way of looking at
> life....*still* extremely clever. 
> 
> Peach
> 
> 
> 

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