We open on Jo Jo Dancer, wildly successful comedian, at the height of his success. He’s manic, electric, also hypocritical and conniving. He swears to get off drugs but immediately proceeds to do what he promises is his last cocaine. In all the whirlwind chaos, he catches himself on fire and is rushed to the…
DVD Review – The Ultimate Richard Pryor Collection – Time Life
As a kid it seemed Richard Pryor was everywhere. I’d turn on my TV, and see him on channel 4 in Silver Streak or Brewster’s Millions turn on Comedy Central and see some old Pryor routine in the middle of the night. The man was a legend, and by the 90’s that legend was firmly…