Dark Side of Comedy Richard Pryor (Season 1, Episode 5)
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Dark Side of Comedy

Richard Pryor (Season 1, Episode 5)

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TV Episode | Documentary, History

Richard Pryor confronts America with brutal honesty, but while he fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.

Directors

John Choi | Marshall Jay Kaplan | Michelle Métivier

Writers

Jason Eisener (based on a concept created by) | Evan Husney (based on a concept created by) | Lisa Kim | Nick Rose

Composer

Ohad Benchetrit (original music by)

Cinematographers

Ian Macmillan | Kevin Rasmussen (as Kevin Rassmussen)

Editor

David Mitchell

Casting Director

Ian Bender

Production Designer

Hope Little

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 13, 2022

Release date

Sep 13, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Dave Foley Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Kids in the Hall (1988)
Kathy McKee Self - Casting Director & Richard's Ex-Girlfriend Self - Casting Director & Richard's Ex-Girlfriend See fewer	Quadroon (1971)
Richard Pryor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Superman III (1983)
Godfrey Self - Comic Self - Comic See fewer	Soul Plane (2004)
Cecil Brown Self - Professor, Stanford University Self - Professor, Stanford University See fewer	Contraband (2012)
Ron De Blasio Self - Richard's Former Manager Self - Richard's Former Manager See fewer	Mr. Iglesias (2019)
Michael Winslow Self - Performing Artist & Voicetramentalist Self - Performing Artist & Voicetramentalist See fewer	Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Jimmie 'JJ' Walker Self - Comic (as Jimmie Walker) Self - Comic (as Jimmie Walker) See fewer	Good Times (1974)
Yamaneika Saunders Self - Comic & Writer Self - Comic & Writer See fewer	Life & Beth (2022)
Josh Johnson Self - Comic and Writer, 'The Daily Show' Self - Comic and Writer, 'The Daily Show' See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Lisa Lampanelli Self - Comic Self - Comic See fewer	Drillbit Taylor (2008)
DeRay Davis Self - Comic Self - Comic See fewer	21 Jump Street (2012)
Ali Siddiq Self - Comic Self - Comic See fewer	This Is Not Happening (2015)
Orlando Jones Self - Comic Self - Comic See fewer	Evolution (2001)
Deborah Serani Self - Psychologist & Psychoanalyst (as Dr. Deborah Serani) Self - Psychologist & Psychoanalyst (as Dr. Deborah Serani) See fewer	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Redd Foxx Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sanford and Son (1972)
Dick Gregory Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Hot Chick (2002)
Moms Mabley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Boarding House Blues (1948)
Paul Mooney Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bamboozled (2000)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) (as President Nixon) Self (archive footage) (as President Nixon) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)
Gil Scott-Heron Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	State of Play (2009)
Adrian Cooper Watermelon Actor (uncredited) Watermelon Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Fear Thy Neighbor (2014)