The Richard Pryor Show

The Richard Pryor Show
Created byRichard Pryor
StarringRichard Pryor
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time45–48 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 13 (1977-09-13) –
October 4, 1977 (1977-10-04)
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The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety show starring and created by Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977, at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's 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".[1]

  1. ^ Roush, Matt (June 3, 2013). "Cancelled Too Soon". TV Guide. pp. 20 and 21