his father was a pimp. and he was very aware of that situation growing up. i grew up seeing my mother go in the room with a man, and my aunties go in the room with men. who believed in you? who cared about you? richard franklin lennox thomas pryor iii. you. and magic dust. my dad s humor came from life. and i don t think dad had a choice. i think you either laugh your way through it or you die through it. thinking about death, though, i d like to die like my father died, right? my father died [ bleep ]ing. he did. my father was 57 when he died. right? the woman was 18. my father came and went at the same time. richard s comedy was funny. it was also therapeutic. it was almost like this guy was using the stage the way a therapist would use their couch. my grandmother is the lady that used to discipline me.
and his mother worked in it. his father was a pimp. and he was very aware of that situation growing up. i grew up seeing my mother go in the room with a men, and my aunties go in the room with men. who believed in you? who cared about you? richard franklin lennox thomas pryor iii. you. and magic dust. my dad s humor came from life. and i don t think dad had a choice. i think you either laugh your way through it or you die through it. thinking about death, though, i d like to die like my father died, right? my father died [ bleep ]ing. he did. my father was 57 when he died. right? the woman was 18. my father came and went at the same time. richard s comedy was funny. it was also therapeutic. it was almost like this guy was using the stage the way a therapist would use their couch. my grandmother is the lady
his grandmother ran a house of prostitution. and his mother worked in it. his father was a pimp. and he was very aware of that situation growing up. i grew up seeing my mother go in the room with men, and my aunties go in the room with men. who believed in you? who cared about you? richard franklin lennox thomas pryor iii. you? and magic dust. my dad s humor came from life, and i don t think dad had a choice. i think you either laugh your way through it or you die through it. thinking about death, though, i d like to die like my father died, right? my father died [ bleep ]ing. he did. my father was 57 when he died. right? the woman was 18. my father came and went at the same time. richard s comedy was funny. it was also therapeutic. it was almost like this guy was
thinking about death, though, i d like to die like my father died, right? my father died [ bleep ]ing. he did. my father was 57 when he died. right? the woman was 18. my father came and went at the same time. richard s comedy was funny. it was also therapeutic. it was almost like this guy was using the stage the way a therapist would use their couch. my grandmother is the lady that used to discipline me. right? you know. beat my ass. you know. get your ass out, put your hand out. don t you run from me! don t you run from me. as long as you alive, don t you run from me. what people took from him was a lot of the attitude and the over the topness and the profanity. the people that people don t give richard pryor enough credit for is what he brought to stand-up comedy was vulnerability.
his grandmother ran a house of prostitution. and his mother worked in it. his father was a pimp. and he was very aware of that situation growing up. i grew up seeing my mother going into room with men and my aunties go in the room with men. who believed in you? who cared about you? richard franklin lennox pryor iii. you. and magic dust. my dad s humor came from life. and i don t think dad had a choice. i think you either laugh your way through it or you die through it. thinking about death, though, i d like to die like my father died, right? my father died he did. my father was 57 when he died. the woman was 18. my father came and went at the same time. richard s comedy was funny. it was also therapeutic. it was almost like this guy was using the stage the way a