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Dazzag
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Ah man, thats really bad news. Awesome comedian. Sad day...

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Who's Richard Pryor???

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>Who's Richard Pryor???

Why don't you do a google search?


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You are joking now aren't you man? I mean christ, he's only one of *your* countries best comedians like ever. I mean c'mon....

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well ive never heard of him


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Honest to god? I mean first black guy to really make it big in comedy? Inspired people like Eddie Murphy? Probably the greatest living (now dead, but he would appreciate the joke) american comedian? How old are you exactly?

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Posted: 11th Dec 2005 02:25 Edited at: 11th Dec 2005 02:33
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noo!!!!!!! this is really terrible news. Im suprised he didnt die right after that freebase thing.
Quote: " I mean christ, he's only one of *your* countries best comedians like ever"

well its funny that you mention that.... (greed laughs and refrains from comments explaining why some people would know him better than others in fear that it violates the aup.)

hey, even I need someone to talk to about my troubles...
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well im 16 so that may explain my lack of knoledge.


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Posted: 11th Dec 2005 03:45 Edited at: 12th Dec 2005 12:36
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I'm 1 and a half(not really)!!!

That's against the AUP too. But so is this:
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Oh, ya I'm a rebel!

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because some pedophilles may start chatting to me and meet with me in some dark alley? un likely cause im not that freaking stupid, and i dont pitty the people who fall for them regardless of there age.

and i had a little frolick down to see the aup and i see no your not allowed to post your age stuff so am i missing something?


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Posted: 11th Dec 2005 04:06
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Meh, thought it was. Wasn't anything personal I just wanted to post that. Just like this:

MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY!
MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY!

I sensed a little hostility there anyway.

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I know of him hes pretty cool but id say Dane Cook is the best american comedian. best British comedian would probaly have to be charlie chaplin

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Posted: 11th Dec 2005 06:15 Edited at: 11th Dec 2005 06:22
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I loved his early work. His later work was ok, but his early work was pure comedial genious. To bad about that fire..to bad:/.

edit: Talking about earlier in his career when a fire destroyed a lot of his home, and his life.

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A black guy with thick downturned moustach whos voice used to rise when he got wound up, was in loads of films and had a whole series of comedy CD`s, was Brewster in the Brewsters millions remake, the computer geek in Superman III, and was also in Green Berets iirc (amongst others).




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Posted: 11th Dec 2005 12:50 Edited at: 11th Dec 2005 12:52
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Just a shame that the memory of such a funny bloke on a forum thread has been saturated by some unfunny idiots (manticore...)

Rest in peace Richard

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Shame......

Somehow I thought he died years ago from aids???????????????

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Posted: 11th Dec 2005 16:03 Edited at: 11th Dec 2005 16:03
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Ya, he was pretty good. He also looked kinda like Jimi Hendrix.

Quote: "best British comedian would probaly have to be charlie chaplin"

No, Eric Idle


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@pincho
nope.


@manticore
Quote: "MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY!
MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! MONKEY! "

you think that's funny?! well its not! if you wanna be an idiot go somewhere else! how would you feel if , i made jokes about john candy or somebody right after he died?

hey, even I need someone to talk to about my troubles...
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Yeah, this is sad. I watched probably all of his movies--- and I especially enjoyed Brewster's Millions.



Quote: "best British comedian would probaly have to be charlie chaplin"


Are you serious? He's not *that* funny.


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Noooooooo!

Very funny guy. Went a little over the edge sometimes, but very funny.



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Ironically, the strapline of his website is "Welcome to the funniest man alive" and his new DVD is called "I ain't dead yet M* F*"

The first film I saw him in was "Stir Crazy", with Gene Wilder. I've you haven't seen it, get it! It is one of the funniest films of that era (early 80s).

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Quote: "Just a shame that the memory of such a funny bloke on a forum thread has been saturated by some unfunny idiots (manticore...)"
Your gonna make me cry!

Quote: "you think that's funny?! well its not! if you wanna be an idiot go somewhere else! how would you feel if , i made jokes about john candy or somebody right after he died?
"

Could you maybe explain how the word MONKEY typed over, and over is a bad joke about Richard Pryor?

And Greed, would you mind shooting yourself, it would really help us all have a better life. Now, mind your own bussiness, bugger.

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Quote: "you think that's funny?! well its not! if you wanna be an idiot go somewhere else! how would you feel if , i made jokes about john candy or somebody right after he died?"
Please explain how the word <<MONKEY>> is somehow a bad joke about Richard Pryor?
Your not exactly the most respected forum member yourself.

Quote: "Just a shame that the memory of such a funny bloke on a forum thread has been saturated by some unfunny idiots (manticore...)"
Too bad, a thread about such a funny guy is saturated by a bunch of stupid noobs, with no sense of humor.

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Indeed, stir crazy is a very funny film

Quote: "That's Grossberger. He killed his whole family one weekend and then the next day killed five people that looked like his family. "


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Heh, just found a quote online on a forum doing dedications to him. Basically it was something he said years ago about when he dies he wants his ashes to be mixed up with 2 pounds of cocaine and snorted by all his friends. Seriously doubt they will show that on the news Maybe over the edge, but the guy was a genius. Stand up stuff was legendary. Shame.

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See No Evil Hear No Evil

That's a great movie if you haven't seen it.

and....

Silverstreak.

and.......

Stir Crazy as mentioned already.

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@Jeku: Chaplins just plainly goofy. I like some British comdians Ive seen before but I dont know there names. Would you consider a Monty Python a British comdian. Cause hes funnier. I like Chaplin though.

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for anyone who doesn't know richard pryor watch brewsters millions.

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Quote: "Would you consider a Monty Python a British comdian."


Not all of them are British.

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sorry ur not comedian

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That's a shame, but seriously - I'm surprised he's not dead already.

Looks like all the old American talent is dying off, first with Rodney Dangerfield, now Pryor. I just hope Bill Murray ain't next!. I love these older US comedies, Brewsters Millions, Caddyshack, the old National Lampoon films, and pretty much every movie that ends in a massive, unexpected party .

Personally, I think the best, and largely underrated British comedien ever was Spike Milligan - without him there would be no Monty Python. Programs like Little Britain are funny, but they're also complete rip-offs, anyone who's ever watched League of Gentlemen will see where they've completely stolen ideas. I prefer Catterick and Still Game, Shameless is really good too, although that's not strictly comedy.


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Still Game is superb.


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@ manticore night
I think its extremely disrespectful to imply or state that this man is 'monkey'.
i guess you dont understand because your a canadian. still not appropriate but ill let you slide.

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Quote: "Programs like Little Britain are funny, but they're also complete rip-offs, anyone who's ever watched League of Gentlemen will see where they've completely stolen ideas"

Yes! That's exactly what I thought when I watched it.

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Little Britain is the same jokes in every episode. Most boring, and lack of talent.

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Yeah, I laughed a couple of times then stopped. Can't believe how much hype that show got.

Oh, and my fave comedian is Dave Allen (now sadly dead too ). Fantastic stuff. And early Eddie Murphy was brilliant. Richard Pryor standup was also amazing. Must get some DVDs....

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Pryor's flawed legacy

Many people have nothing but praise for the late Richard Pryor. Here's an article that states that he was actually much more of a negative role model than a positive one:

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/374027p-317932c.html
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duh he was a negative role model. But media is flawed in that good comedy is always negative. It is funny, but negative. I wouldnt let anyone under 16 listen to Pryor's records, or tapes! It is horrible what he says...but real funny. I hate media anyway, so I guess thats my bias

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And Kate Moss is the only supermodel to ever touch cocaine....

Really, that article is just the sort of article that should result in the author being punched. Like did anyone NOT know that Pryor took drugs or liked pornography, but yeah, he uses the N word too, he must be evil, just like every gangster rapper out there. Personally I think he made millions of people laugh, exactly what he set out to do - anything apart from that is irrelevant, just like bringing Bill Cosby into the discussion as an example of a good role model.


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Quote: "Really, that article is just the sort of article that should result in the author being punched"


I very much disagree.

If a black man is ashamed because Richard Pryor only fueled the fires of racism, why would you want to punch him?
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Quote: "he was actually much more of a negative role model "
Erm. Really? The guy practically lived off drugs. Not exactly a positive role model there... That isn't really the point. The guy was a legend as a comedian. Not as a role model (well apart from copying the comedy style obviously). Most celebs aren't exactly good role models. Love the Beatles. They did a lot of drugs..... Still like the music.

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Tobias,

Because Pryor did more for black entertainment than he, or most likely anyone else will ever do. He's a part of black history and cheap shots from some never-heard-of writer a couple of days after the mans death is in very poor taste.


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Quote: "I think its extremely disrespectful to imply or state that this man is 'monkey'.
i guess you dont understand because your a canadian. still not appropriate but ill let you slide."

Now we can add <<bigot>> to the list of reasons why noone likes you.

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Quote: "Now we can add <<bigot>> to the list of reasons why noone likes you."

nope its just you who doesnt like me for some reason. however

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that can explain why. maybe you'd have to be an american to understand why i was upset.

Quote: "Like did anyone NOT know that Pryor took drugs or liked pornography"

who doesn't?

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Quote: "nope its just you who doesnt like me for some reason. however"
I had no problem with you buddy, until you insulted my country. It's just one of those things that kinda makes people mad.

Quote: "that can explain why. maybe you'd have to be an american to understand why i was upset."
It's a joke, maybe you don't get it beacause your from texas.

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maybe we shouldnt insult people based on where their from guys. just a thought

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Quote: "maybe we shouldnt insult people based on where their from guys. just a thought "
That's my point. We should insult them about their personalities.

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NY buddy.

and i didnt insult your country i just stated that my offense might not be understood by you because it might be a colloquial thing and maybe shouting monkey in the middle of the thread wasnt interpreted correctly.

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