The Richard Pryor Show 47 years old

The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977. Because the special was a major hit, both critically and commercially, Pryor was given a chance to host and star in his own television show. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Robin Williams He was 26 , 63 years old when he died
Sandra Bernhard She was 22 , now 69 years old
John Witherspoon He was 35 , 147 years old when he died
Richard Pryor He was 36 , 65 years old when he died as Host
John Belushi He was 28 , 33 years old when he died
Peter Cullen He was 36 , now 83 years old
Maya Angelou She was 49 , 86 years old when she died
Edie McClurg She was 26 , now 73 years old
Tim Reid He was 32 , now 80 years old
Charles Fleischer He was 27 , now 74 years old
Marsha Warfield She was 23 , now 70 years old
Paul Mooney He was 36 , now 83 years old as Floyd

Crew

Name Job title
The Richard Pryor Show poster
The Richard Pryor Show (47 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1977-09-13
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 5