

The Richard Pryor Show
1977-09-13 · 60 min / episode · ★ 6.4
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".
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- Richard Pryor
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- Burt Sugarman Productions
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Richard PryorHost
Robin WilliamsVarious
Sandra Bernhard
Charles Fleischer
Paul MooneyFloyd
Shirley Hemphill
Peter Cullen
Edie McClurg
Marsha Warfield
LaWanda Page
Tim Reid
John Witherspoon
John Belushi
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