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  1. Big News in the Works!
    I can’t share all the secrets just yet, but I just had an incredible conversation with the brilliant Rain Pryor! We discussed her autobiographical play, Pass The Matzo—a deeply moving exploration of family dynamics, racial identity, and the power of reconciliation, all centered around a Passover Seder. Given the season, the timing is perfect. Details to follow from JMGC.

    #RainPryor #PassTheMatzo #TheaterLife #NewPlay #Passover #JayMichaelsGlobal #RichardPryor

  2. Particularly relevant in today’s climate. In fact has always been relevant, but I think more people are willing to listen now.

    youtu.be/LHeOeMoxsnU?si=-QF19v

    #racism #capitalism #richardpryor

  3. #OnThisDay in 2005, #RichardPryor, American Emmy and 5X Grammy Award-winning #comedian (Live on the Sunset Strip), #actor (Silver Streak; Stir Crazy), and screenwriter (Blazing Saddles), died of a #heartattack at 65.
    #RIP 🥀🕯️

  4. Richard Pryor (b. December 1, 1940 )

    He was the one who made me laugh the hardest. More importantly, he was the one who first showed me how humor could expose racism, hypocrisy and a general lack of critical thought. Side note: Be sure to check out the piece on Pryor and Chase from David Henry and Joe Henry via Salon. #richardpryor #birthday #comedy #60s #70s #80s #makemelaugh

    robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/ric

  5. July 22 : Character at bank or ATM
    #Bales2025FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #StirCrazy (1980)
    Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe's woodpecker costumes are 'borrowed' by bank robbers to rob the Glenboro State Bank.
    #GeneWilder #RichardPryor
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  6. July 22 : Character at bank or ATM
    #Bales2025FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    #StirCrazy (1980)
    Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe's woodpecker costumes are 'borrowed' by bank robbers to rob the Glenboro State Bank.
    #GeneWilder #RichardPryor
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  7. President #RichardPryor.

    The Richard Pryor Show was an American #comedy variety show starring and created by Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977.

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=gFWhoDdn

  8. youtu.be/WdmBCcIK4tw?si=3vzarG

    Richard Pryor was a comedic genius who made full use of delivery and body language in his standup. He owned the stage and always had a real feel for the room, as demonstrated here.

    #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth #richardpryor #comedy #standupcomedy #standup

  9. Is #BlazingSaddles racist? Not at all – it shines a torch on a nation undergoing a serious identity crisis | #Film | The Guardian

    One of my favourite films. When you realize that all the racist jokes about black people were written by the great #RichardPryor, you get a better idea of the context. #MelBrooks was courageous to make this film.

    theguardian.com/film/2025/feb/

    #Racism #Attitudes

  10. Richard Pryor (b. December 1, 1940 )

    He was the one who made me laugh the hardest. More importantly, he was the one who first showed a young boy how humor could expose racism, hypocrisy and general lack of critical thought. Side note:  Be sure to check out the piece on Pryor and Chase from David Henry and Joe Henry via Salon. #richardpryor #birthday #comedy #60s #70s #80s

    robinbannks.wordpress.com/2024

  11. BET+ has revealed a sequel to the 1985 Richard Pryor comedy "Brewster's Millions" titled "Brewster's Millions: CHristmas" will premiere December 5. Richard Pryor Jr. will fill his father's shoes as Monty Brewster, with Rain Pryor, Romeo Miller, China Ann McClain and Telma Hopkins co-starring.
    #BrewstersMillions #RichardPryor #BETPlus #Christmas #Entertainment #Television #TV #Movies #Streaming

  12. Mar 22 : Playing Cards ♣️ ♦️ ♠️ ♥️
    #Stonegasmoviechallenge2024 #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
    @stonegasman

    #StirCrazy (1980)
    Prison wardens put Skip and Harry in a cell with Grossberger to break them. But they become friends and enjoy playing cards, all cheating to win 🤣
    #GeneWilder #RichardPryor #ErlandVanLidth

  13. Here's another story, this time from NPR, on the making of "Blazing Saddles" and some initial reactions to its release — no slide shows this time!

    flip.it/Y1JcSq

    #Movies #Film #Cinema #BlazingSaddles #Comedy #MelBrooks #CleavonLittle #RichardPryor #GeneWilder

  14. "Blazing Saddles," Mel Brooks' Western satire about a Black sheriff (Cleavon Little) appointed to save the town with drunken gunslinger, the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder), turned 50 this month. In this slide show, MovieMaker looks at how the film was made. “It was designed as an esoteric little picture. We wrote it for two weirdos in the balcony. For radicals, film nuts, guys who draw on the washroom wall — my kind of people,” Brooks told Playboy in 1975.

    flip.it/TN.ciP

    #Movies #Film #Cinema #BlazingSaddles #Comedy #MelBrooks #CleavonLittle #RichardPryor #GeneWilder