Why Richard Pryor Threatened to Shoot One of the Hosts of ‘Def Comedy Jam’

When Def Comedy Jam started in 1992, Richard Pryor’s career was on the decline. The comedy icon had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a few years earlier, and the disease had started to take its toll on his ability to perform. Pryor’s deteriorating health was evident on the set of 1989’s Harlem Nights, which, coincidentally, […] The post Why Richard Pryor Threatened to Shoot One of the Hosts of ‘Def Comedy Jam’ appeared first on VICE .

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