![]() As an opening act for artists like Bob Dylan and Woody Allen, his early stand-up was often compared to Cosby’s. ![]() ![]() In his autobiography Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences, he said: “I was a skinny little black kid with big eyes that took in the whole world and a wide smile that begged for more attention than anyone had time to give.” In his search for love and approval, he found comedy.Īfter serving in the army and inspired by Bill Cosby, Pryor moved to New York City in 1963. In tackling racial issues, politics and details of his personal life, Pryor managed to be bitingly funny, edgy, controversial and yet not be threatening to white audiences.īorn in Peoria, Illinois, to a prostitute mother and a pimp father, Pryor was raised in his grandmother’s brothel after his mother abandoned him. ![]() He was the first African American artist to candidly comment on social inequities before an integrated audience. ![]()
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