CAPtions Richard Pryor Interview

[TheSmoothjazzy1]

Cool, thx!

[MZDECATL]

GLAD TO SEE HIZ HUMBLE SIDE BEFORE HE WUZ DIAGNOSED WIT THE DISEASE DAT CLAIM HIZ LIFE....R.I.P. TO DA GREATEST KING OF COMEDY

[philip2260]

wow, thanks for putting this up

[Kabman89]

thanks deggemeyer!!!

[maritzasantillan]

hopefully they can show Jo Jo dancer, your life is calling on youtube.

[hypershadow250]

you can buy it on line, very inexpensive. I got mine for $3. It's worth it.

[brendai11]

I was in this Video Productions class. I was the girl asking the last question at the end of the video. We were Honored to have Mr. Pryor come visit us. We also made (and gave) Mr. Pryor a short tape thanking him for coming to visit with us.

[famousfuture]

damn he look skinner than mike j(king of pop) on here.

[mjluvx]

mj and richard are my fv men eva 2 live , i think mike was skinner at some points though

[pipeandslippersman]

what. a. bloke. to give his time and wisdom to people trying hard to get something together back in his hometown while working on one of the hardest jobs in his life is just VERY COOL. whatever problems he might have had or caused and whomever he was as a person - this shows another side...

not the most informative of interviews but what the fuck. rest in peace, rich...

[deggemeyer]

HardKore5250, this was taped in 1985...he was 65 when he died in 2005, so he was 45 at the time of this interview. I think he was just being humble, being back in his hometown.

[hahanikka]

he said hes 44 in the video

[ThisIsTarn]

i think the guy is being coy on purpose. its a school/college interview, he's not gonna kick off. As a recovering alcoholic/drug addict, he's not gonna be jumping around, is he?

[deggemeyer]

Actually this was for an actual TV broadcast started by the gentleman interviewing Pryor. The TV show, "CAPtions" is STILL being produced and aired in Peoria, now in its 35th year.

[HardKore5250]

He looks young here

[Dedokai32]

I don't think he wants to be there lol

[HardKore5250]

How come? He is calm in this interview how come?

[Dedokai32]

It's called tact

[HardKore5250]

Whats tact?

[Dedokai32]

You said he's calm , i said i dont think he wants be there, you can tell by the tone of his voice but hes obv going to be calm becus hes trying to be tactful, its not hes gonna be rude and just tell em to fk emselves, but if he was doped up he wud of lol

[mgalore]

i remember richard pryors movie jo jo dancer at the time it was one of the most inspiring movies ive ever seen it made me want to leap  into life headlong with and lIve it ot the fullest . ILOVE YOU RICHARD PRYOR youll be missed greatly

[deggemeyer]

thanks ruudski. I have not heard about

any biographical filmbeing developed about Pryor's life. Anyone out there

know anything?

[vr6ice]

i know he wrote a book. read a piece of it, some funny stuff in their fo sho

[enemoj]

i hear its starting eddie murphy to play rich

[ruudski]

thanks for putting this on my frend any 1 no whats happening about the film a bout him if thers gonna be 1?

[deggemeyer]

My only regret was that I was not working for this agency at the time this interview was taped. I didn't join CAPtions until August of 1986. It would have been great to meet him.

[knottydiva]

ok well i am truly grateful for being able to B the 1st 2 post a comment for this rare footage of such a GREAT INFLUENCE on my life, this man was..and IS a fanatastic pioneer on the whole "African American" comdedic genre...I love the fact that this particular video has been shared with us b/cI for 1 I have never seen him able to be real.. he had a chance to speak his mind and represent for his hometown...much respect to one of the best pioneers of African American comedy ....