Overview
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".
Cast
- Richard Pryor as Host
- Robin Williams as Various
- Sandra Bernhard
- Charles Fleischer
- Paul Mooney as Floyd
- Shirley Hemphill
- Peter Cullen
- Edie McClurg
- Marsha Warfield
- LaWanda Page