RIP-richard pryor

john gordon · Post by **john gordon** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:35 pm

one of the most brilliant comedians left us.

lola · Post by **lola** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 2:22 pm

Yep he was brilliant.
His standup comedian shows were one of a kind.

R.i.p

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:20 pm

An absolute comic genius. The original Eddie Murphy.

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:25 pm

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 3:59 pm

news said "aged 65" surely thats wrong thought he was way older than that

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:13 pm

Yeah man, he had a pretty rough upbringing too. Raised in a brothel from what I understand.

He was a funny dude. I recently watched his movie "the toy".

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:13 pm

forge wrote:news said "aged 65" surely thats wrong thought he was way older than that

Don't know if I'm right or wrong. But, maybe your just confusing his Parkensons disease with his actual age.

Please exuse any mispellings. I just woke a couple hours ago and my surroundings are starting to spin!

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:14 pm

He was 65. Seven marriages, setting yourself on fire while freebasing, and drinking yourself stupid for decades can tend to age you!

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:17 pm

suburbanbather wrote:I just woke a couple hours ago and my surroundings are starting to spin!

DUDE! Get hold of yer self god damn it! [slap across face]

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:17 pm

hambone1 wrote:He was 65. Seven marriages, setting yourself on fire while freebasing, and drinking yourself stupid for decades can tend to age you!

there you have it! again, like I mentioned above he did also have a disease, Parkinsons I believe(SP?)

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:21 pm

He had MS, multiple sclerosis.

forge · Post by **forge** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:26 pm

I didn't think he looked old, just he's been around so long.

I saw "the Toy" alot of times because when I was about 10 on my dad weekends, when I'd speak to him before going round on the phone he asked me what video to get and I said "tron" and he kept hearing "the toy" (probably due to drunkenness) so I kept frustratedly watching the Toy becase it was supposed to be Tron.

I liked it, but I would have liked it alot more if it wasn't meant to be Tron.

Then there was superman 3.

erm.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:34 pm

forge wrote:I said "tron" and he kept hearing "the toy" (probably due to drunkenness) so I kept frustratedly watching the Toy becase it was supposed to be Tron.

I liked it, but I would have liked it alot more if it wasn't meant to be Tron.

Then there was superman 3.

erm.

Gawd dude. LMAO. Maybe I'm just giddy this-morning or something, but I really found that to be frickin hilarious!

Yeah, I caught "the toy" earlier this year while bored at my father-in-laws house. Hadn't seen it since I was a kid. When I decided to watch it I was kind of like, "oh what the hell, nothing else is on, I'll just watch this". I was surprised to have enjoyed it so much.

suburbanbather · Post by **suburbanbather** » Sun Dec 11, 2005 4:45 pm

smutek wrote:He had MS, multiple sclerosis.

Thankyou!, I was not quite shure what is was.

12micsn1 · Post by **12micsn1** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:27 am

i just watched one of richard pryors live specials on DVD the man was a peer genius during his heyday. RIP RP