richard pryor mafia joke

sorry guys for some strange reason the audio is slightly out of sinc to the video but an awesome joke still.

[@markoberacher8191]

Richard Pryor deserves credits for telling the entire story of The Sopranos in 3 minutes

[@russell2890]

Richard Pryor never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@ibnilsson6644]

True!

[@ChiTown094]

Facts! 🤣

[@giulioDev]

This and his protege Eddie Murphy doing the Italian dude/Rocky bit are the two best black dudes doing Italians in history. As a Sicilian, I love these.

[@LOPM63672]

ok

[@moviewolverine89]

The fact that the mob boss gave him hugs, hooked him up with some fine Italian cuisine and shared some murder stories with him is peak wholesome.

[@outthemudpg1337]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmWTq6yhhL9sb7c

[@bbennyj]

It’s a possibility that the story was only partially true. Yes, Satin Doll is a real person but I don’t see Richard Pryor busting in with a gun out of the blue and also on mafia guys which I’m sure he knew they were the mafia. And if he didn’t, I’m sure he knew up front that these people were not people to be messed with.

[@SML383]

@@bbennyj or maybe you mad cause it wasn't you and your jealous

[@brianrodriguez5931]

@@SML383 not every comedian is honest about their skits. Same goes for musicians, their lyrics don’t apply to their real life lol

[@c.galindo9639]

@@brianrodriguez5931 nope. It’s clear jealousy we have around these parts

[@tempemm]

He really puts a whole richly detailed film scene in your head effortlessly without realizing how good he is

[@andresciahooten9598]

Yes, he definitely does. I’m just imagining him hanging out with these guys as he’s telling the joke

[@Peptalks_Heal]

That Mafia accent is legendary

[@BIGTRACE781]

"put some struzzi on it....fry it up they like fried foods"😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cydre3401]

Reaf this as it was playing 😂😂

[@paolomarques439]

Me knowing richard so well , this is fucking hilarious 🤣🤣 100pro best wishes my man , lets hope 2021 will be much better👊👌

[@fumiqlovemusic700]

😂😂

[@adonaiyah2196]

THIS FCKIN KID HE GOT A PAIR OF SCUZZIS ON HIM

[@Jackson-mi3dr]

Some STRUUUZI on it lol

[@jensillum]

Extraordinary. He delivers an entire short film single-handedly. Brilliant.

[@GrooTheWanderer80]

I was thinking the same thing! I was visualizing the whole thing as he told the story/joke. Fuckin amazing.

[@Ubafunksta]

Genius

[@peterwieser4631]

Would have been in the top 🔝 20% of cardboard crap vehicles that Hollywood gave him.

[@iggypopisgod9]

Pryor was untouchable back then. Years ahead of his time. One of the first black comedians to crossover into the mainstream (films). That's fairly common now. Robin Williams was incredible live as well.

[@jefffawcett]

iggypopisgod9 no offense but Robin Williams was not in the same universe as Richard Pryor as a standup. Pryors concert films played in theaters, he was in a different league than everyone before and after.

[@abj5791]

He's one of the real comedians that actually lived one hell of a life. Most of us don't realize how easy we have it compared to what others go thru.

[@henripentant1120]

Speak for yourself

[@wildbikerbill6530]

"When you are running down the street on fire, people get out of your way" - On June 9, 1980, Richard Pryor set himself on fire after freebasing cocaine while drinking 151-proof rum.

[@gordo965]

Speak for your god damn self pudding shit-boy

[@youngbloodnba]

He also banged men

[@niniosneyers3993]

Hes fkn liitle kids what a nice life

[@thefigtreeguy]

This is my most favorite comedy bit because something similar happed to me in Buffalo, NY. I was waiting tables and I had two “large” Italian men and their girlfriends. By the way, I’m Greek with a thick accent. It was a supper club and the desserts were on a cart. So, I served the first three and the fourth customer asked for strawberry shortcake. I said to him “don’t worry. I make it nice”. We’ll, he went crazy. He stood up and wrapped his arm around my neck and he started doing something similar to Prior’s bit. From then on every time he came to the restaurant he would look for me to talk to me. He would walk around the tables talking to people that he knew and he would find me and ask me for a drink. When I would bring him the drink he would shove a fifty in my shirt pocket.

[@indigosunset70]

thats a nice tip. yea mobsters always tip better than everyone else..but i wouldnt wanna hang with them tho.

[@markparkinson6947]

That's nice of the guy to give you that 50.

[@TheSchmed]

@@indigosunset70 yep, doesn’t take much to get on the flip side, one mistaken comment, especially when misunderstood, “non e’ buono”

[@carlosvega4704]

Greek? Thought you were Russian.

[@AreMullets4AustraliansOnly]

The weird thing is if mafia guys weren’t so fucked up and criminal they’d probably be okay guys, like they treat people well when they treat them well, some of the old-school have a moral code as well. Not like today.

[@jshudo44]

“Who is it, Carmine? Tell him I call him back. Tell him it’s a stick up!”

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Carmine left. I think he went across the street or something

[@rdm0108]

@@BitcoinMotorist Carmine's gone?....... Carmine's out! Well, it was good seeing you Nicki.

[@Lilmonkmonk]

@@rdm0108Outta respect, Guys from other crews got away with a warning...everybody else, watch out!

[@ReVincentius]

I don't get it... what does it mean: "It's a stick up!"

[@CS-sr5nt]

This is weird...

[@joelhenry5489]

"Rich do the gun again."

[@mariusloveless7880]

So good, subtly the most hilarious part of a killer bit ..RIP Richard Pryor

[@215JETS]

Yea I didnt think people caught that.. That was my favorite line 😂🤣🤣

[@215JETS]

Gona goosey lmao

[@DothFrmBBL]

Great show

[@Wasrael]

@@mariusloveless7880 The cartels and Mexican Mafia make the Italians look like girl scouts..

[@nickgiovannini3351]

This was my dad’s favorite standup. This part in particular. I stop and watch this every now and then and remember his laugh and imitation. Miss you, Dad❤️

[@lucaazeri1700]

RIP .....

[@im-high-and-watching-youtube]

Just the fact Pryor said “made my bones” guaranteed that this story is authentic. 😆

[@nhmooytis7058]

A phrase known by anyone who ever saw a gangster movie.

[@TheDoorspook11c]

Not at the time this act was done though.

[@im-high-and-watching-youtube]

Oh god I hate this type of internet trash…. *sigh*. It was a joke…. But doesn’t matter anyways, you still got your 5 likes 👍🏼

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@TheDoorspook11c um The Godfather came out in 1972.

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@TheDoorspook11c this album was *1982.*

[@zoo05zoo]

You can tell that he actually worked around the mafia and Italians. This is some real stuff.

[@Johnny-rk9tz]

This is about authentic as canned grocery store pasta gravy.

[@Mr205BoSs]

zoo05zoo he's known for being around mafia people

[@nicholasgiordano9155]

lmfao yah right????

[@AvengerII]

The point being they liked Richard Pryor enough that they decided NOT to whack him!

[@Mr205BoSs]

Richard Pryor hanged around real gangstas and they loved him

[@acethegreat3963]

The thing that impresses me is how accurate this is to the modern stereotypes we see in movies considering how long ago it was! This was years before Goodfellas. Legend!

[@mja91352]

So you think there was history before the Nineties?

[@MOBROOKS]

Definitely legendary

[@guthax30]

Michael Anderson i find no evidence of that.

[@josedavila6428]

This was after the godfather though

[@hakshustletv]

Jose Davila Yeah but this would be modelled after Goodfellas more than Godfather, the setup and movies are completely different, this sounds like it would be something out of Godfellas or the sopranos but definitely not Godfather.

[@thom-mark6443]

As an Italian, I can verify the accuracy of this skit.

[@lightsacco]

lol

[@joannp5806]

As an Italian,I can agree with you,lol

[@bernardbell4314]

😂😂

[@CJ-ej6mo]

As an Italian, I can verify your verification

[@Drobexxx]

As an Italian, I'll fix you with some limoncello or mirto for your service in verifying the accuracy of this portrayal. Hey Gianni, get this motherfucker some salame al cioccolato with panna montata on top will you?

[@sanekabc]

When I was a kid, Richard Pryor was the first comedian to make me cry from laughing. So, my standards are very high. There are only a handful of comedians who have been able to do that.

[@Yoseman1]

Carlin, Murphy, Rock, Rodney, and a few others. That's it for me. It's not a big list.

[@larbueno]

Robin Williams, Dave Chapelle, Bill Burr, Brian Regan for me. Lots more, obviously.

[@romeoo5272]

Martin

[@Yoseman1]

@@romeoo5272 Martin? Dean Martin??

[@43wolverine]

I remember when Mike Epps did the James Brown joke saying he looked like a Thunder Cat. First time in my life that I laughed so hard I passed out in the floor.

[@FOUGEDDABOUDIT4509]

"Put some strunzi on there, Fry it up. They like fried foods"... Lmfao

[@nojayork7707]

FuggheddaBbouDditT is a stronzo. bile bowel movement

[@VredesStall]

+Alessandro Baldi "Stronzo" (I think) means 'turd' in Italian. But Richard says "struzzi"... which I'm almost certain he meant that the big guido wiseguys used as a figure of speech for cheese or other food topping.

[@VredesStall]

+Alessandro Baldi ????? Cosa???

[@VredesStall]

Alessandro Baldi Prego!!

[@JamieLandan]

+VredesStall thought he meant struzzi which is Ostrich. 😂

[@Mary-cg1sl]

His genius is that he didn't make up "jokes". He just told about what happened in his life, even the tragedy, and made it funny. You can tell that this encounter with the Italian guys really happened.

[@TheFunnyGuy9000]

Mary mhm

[@AikiDoge]

Only in death will we have our own names since only in death are we no longer part ov dhe effort In death we become heroes His name is Richard Pryor

[@olalekanalatise818]

@@AikiDoge hello

[@harristonrichardson4754]

Man can you imagine the look on Richards face while the dude was telling him that ?? I bet Richard was feeling SICK as hell and SCARED to say ANYTHING LOL,

[@cb6667]

Naa it didn’t happen he’s just so good he makes you believe it actually happened that’s greatness for you

[@movieclipoperator]

To make a mafia joke back in the 70's and 80's at the height of their influence and power took a lot of balls, let me tell you...a lot.

[@thamsanqahadebe5778]

Watermelon sized ones🤣😂🤣 The Mob must've loved Richard Priyor

[@easzeezerby]

In Youngstown at that....... LMAO Great place to rase a fam....

[@bobzelley5100]

He would paid them a" tribute fee" for this material.

[@cnote2458]

The mafia back then were in with a lot of celebrities. They hanged with and booked people people like Don Rickles and Frank Sinatra. So it wouldn't shock me if Richard Pryor hung with them occasionally.

[@nickypoundtown9568]

They would have laughed it off as free publicity, they controlled the rumors enough to maintain order but keep themselves out of jail

[@danluis9915]

He was so far ahead of his time, truly the GOAT

[@sw8467]

The way he keeps grabbing the mic stand “come here ya fkin kid”😂😂😂😂

[@vaderthekittenchannel1979]

😩😂😩😂 That’s my favorite part.

[@petegobeckli1386]

Utb 94 guy gave Rich uh NUGGY! 1959 style.

[@NUKE-W.E.F.]

But that is exactly what those guys were like.

[@datadavis]

Like Baloo but the murdering kind!

[@EddieChukkz]

"Who is it, Carmine? Tell him I'll call him back. Tell him it's a stick up!" That is what you call perfect timing.

[@OM-ro4ek]

Genius. Rewind and watch how he sets up the story, the cast, the scene, one at a time and then he stitches them all together. Man, he was a hypnotizer!

[@Joshualbm]

I circel back to this every so often to be reminded of how great well crafted comedy can be. Still makes me crack up as if I heard it for the first time.

[@juanaboynkin1196]

Richard Pryor was the pinnacle of comedy. He didn't tell jokes. He told funny stories about his life. He took personal tragedies and made the best humor out of it. Blessings to you, Richard. You still make us laugh.

[@perry92964]

he was also a brilliant writer before he was a stand up.

[@Sir......]

i dunno.... i find much more joy and humor from old Norm than this guy

[@tbirddddd]

@@Sir...... Norm had Richard Pryor's last TV appearance on his show.

[@JeffRebornNow]

Yes, that's why I admire Pryor so much. He didn't do jokes or "punch lines." It was all character-driven humor, and much of the time he was making fun of himself.

[@Florida46]

Precisely!! That's exactly why Pryor was and still is the most brilliant stand up comic of all time. His best routine is when he would make fun of himself for setting himself on fire when he free based cocaine.

[@chrismerrick3156]

This guy could make you laugh at a funeral on Christmas Day

[@SrananKing]

But you know what happened? He got some money...

[@chrismerrick3156]

great reply

[@uncontrolledsubstance910]

MUDBONE

[@nexttvmarketing]

He was good

[@WhiteSteveHarvey]

Lmfao well put

[@macwyll]

This is my favorite Richard Pryor story. Man, this dude had me believing I was actually watching this scene go down! There is no way to describe his talents. Miss Ya Rich!

[@nunessilva2162]

This never gets old. This guy still is the best of all time. Most of his jokes are based on true stories. I can imagine this stuff happening to him. Brilliant

[@bradnobl]

Rich carried his audience in a certain way.

[@boxingguru4221]

Serious question.. what was the funny joke in this video? Me and my pop pop got in a debate because I legit don’t find Pryor funny at all. I didn’t laugh one time watching this.

[@richardpage9474]

@@boxingguru4221 There is no actual joke, it's the ridiculousness of the entire story. He held up a bunch of made men with a cap gun and they laughed in his face. But they gained a bit of respect for him. The only joke is the end, after the murder story of driving a dune to a motel. They asked him if he wanted a ride.

[@thomasnc]

@@boxingguru4221 With what I’ve seen of Richard Pryor I’d say it usually isn’t one big joke that he leads up to or anything like that. He’s just tells stories and talks about things and says funny stuff and does great impressions as he goes along. I really like his comedy myself but I guess it isn’t for everybody.

[@boxingguru4221]

@@thomasnc I really do want to get it because I LOVE comedy and love to laugh. It makes me forget about the bs in my life and in the world. But to call Richard Pryor the greatest I do not understand. I feel like there’s something I’m missing.

[@coconut001990]

"What's the matter, Rich? You don't look so good" 😂😂😂

[@ririspearchucker4070]

.

[@captainmorgan123]

I read this as he said it! Best bit 🤣

[@johnepants]

I always loved this set, but it took me years to realize that the same guy that was laughing and being buddy buddy with him was also also letting him off with a pretty scary warning. “That shit was funny and you are a good kid, but if you ever do this again I’m gonna make holes in your head with an ice pick”

[@SmokeNMirrors470]

Amazing talent. Richard Prior inspired Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker and a whole lot of amazing comedians. Richard was the first and best even to this day. I remember him from superman but now I'm 43 I realise how far he was ahead of his time.

[@rob-fb3ph]

Few stand up comedians can deliver such real morbid experiences and actually make people laugh about it. I guess that's why he's a legend.

[@GerryBolger]

Johnny Salami never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@yankee2666]

What???

[@luckybenny8871]

GerryBolger Yeah, because HE WASNT PREPARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@carlrs15]

I've had enough with your antidotes!

[@andrewridolphi8593]

And frankly, it was a real blow to his self confidence. Dope reference

[@mrfrankcastle083]

The Junior pervasion is prevalent here too.

[@digionovecento9299]

Growing up in a sicilian family (fatherside) myself I'am really fascinated how precisely Prior nailed some typical sicilian behaviors. The face-grabbing they do with small children, my cheeks were always hurting during visiting our relatives in Sicily...😄. Also the typical vocal range and speaking melody they do was really spot on by Prior. Great work.

[@pawwalker3492]

Same here. My grandfather was also from Sicily. We had a real fun family 😊🙄😂 And lived in the safest neighborhood in Brooklyn.

[@vallisdaemonumofficial]

My best friend is of Sicilian decent, and her father certainly exhibits those mannerisms, but doesn't exactly live that type of lifestyle

[@rgarcia2418]

@@pawwalker3492 He had it down pat.

[@Heavycorp17]

Man it’s called living with people 😂

[@pawwalker3492]

@@rgarcia2418 - yes , he did. Some of my relatives and their friends could be a bit scary at times. But Heaven help anyone who messed with us. Or, when WE messed up - as kids 😸 Got the WAP! right to the head.

[@anilkapahi8788]

Richard Pryor is to stand up what Brando is to acting and what Dylan is to songwriting. The best.

[@kenkenny6196]

This is one of MILLIONS of reasons Richard Pryor is and will be the BEST comedian that ever did it!!

[@bryanbruner5327]

I’ve watched old comics and sometimes their humor just doesn’t carry on. The jokes may have been funny in their time and that’s it. Pryor though....timeless.

[@parrogakaparadise9477]

Wonderful comment. Thank you.

[@bryanbruner5327]

B_in_the_ cut I like Chappelle too. But to say Pryor’s stand up is “ass” is ridiculous. To each his own. At least you enjoy stand up

[@derrickhill7991]

Well its the artistry of beautiful acting Richard and Eddie could could go into a character or characters with voice gestures without practicing rehearsal something most comics can't do to day Kevin hart is not funny too me he act silly but he's not unique

[@crazysinbiote764]

B in the cut cahappels stole some material from pryor so hmmm

[@joseenriquepadillagonzalez5962]

@B_in_the_ cut Dude, Chappelle idolized Richard Pryor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJfaZJ-Ij7eDoNU

[@fal8872]

He even has the twitching and shoulder rolls ltalians do. Masterpiece !

[@hakshustletv]

I swear to God, the forward lean when he's laughing with the hand, everything is 100% flawless, you can't make this up😂😂

[@mrczz6690]

Haks Hustle...I've watched this 20 times, funniest thing I've ever heard. Legend

[@alvincook8970]

@@mrczz6690 💯

[@krankytilldaell6639]

.

[@kissssik6969]

Huh???

[@61head]

I was in my first year of college so many years ago, feeling very lonely and pressure-cooked. So much so that I went to a campus movie of one of his standup movies, not knowing at all who he was. I remember being quickly worried that I would pass out because I couldn't breathe from laughing so hard. I had to see the show twice because my and the audience's laughter would drown out the movie and so I would miss half of the bits. Lifted my spirits a great deal.

[@Imintune...]

Such a great Italian impression.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

Maybe Italian Americans, real Italians don't speak like that.

[@Imintune...]

No really especially when he talks about his former boss sticking ice picks into foes

[@iwpoe]

"Real Italians" regularly turn up in nightclubs speaking English in the middle of the US?

[@michaelc3732]

What do you mean "real Italians" Youngstown Oh was and huge landing spot for Italian immigrants and was HEAVILY mob controlled

[@iwpoe]

Michael C I was replying to a previous commentor who was acting like the story was fake because "real Italians" don't act like that. These are mob guys, not like whatever Italians he's thinking about.

[@dillonparadelas5752]

Fry it up! They like fried foods! 😂😂😂 Hands down greatest comedian there ever was.

[@PBDrives]

Too many incredible bits in this routine to single out, but the bit about fried foods is one of them

[@Celcil49286]

I lose it after that part hahahahah 😂😂😂

[@karimrahim451]

This man oozes old world class.

[@KJ-df9oz]

I choked when he said "Johnny Salami" 😂😆

[@mrwhodatallday504]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@alanreda2140]

“The Gabuzzo brothers “

[@robertszekely8686]

@@alanreda2140 "you carry, we bury"

[@alanreda2140]

@@robertszekely8686 🤣🤣

[@IDontKnow-pf6en]

i am italian, and i can confirm this is how italians act haha the hug thing is tootttaaallly spot on

[@havocxakaganjafarmer335]

Erin DiPiano Italian blondey girl how are yah

[@lauralil6886]

African blackey boy. nice name, keep being a stereotype.

[@johnmordecai2776]

So white dudes don't also hit on girls on the internet?

[@lauralil6886]

we do hit on girls but do a much better job.

[@elcondepatula]

Erin DiPiano sup girl? you ever been with a thug befo'?

[@dont_call_me_anthony89]

Carmine, tell him I'll call him back. Tell him it's a stick-up! AAAAHAHAHAHAHA!! Classic.

[@VincentScales]

love it!

[@johnsonleon16]

Lucius Too Sweet how does an italian say zoom zoom? MAZDA

[@rollsroyce7385]

indeed😆👍👍

[@V79K]

Carmine left ( if you get this you are awesome)

[@davidduranmorales550]

😂😂🤣🤣

[@TJTHEFOOTBALLPROPHET]

The best part of my childhood was spent sneaking these records on a back porch in New Orleans. ❤️

[@Kiss__Kiss]

LMAO!!!! This brings me to tears, in more ways than one. Love Richard Pryor(And all of his movies). As a Sicilian, I Grew up watching him, in the 70s and 80s... Those were the days..

[@IAMBENNYBLANCO.]

Wow..... such a great impression of old school Italian mafia guys..... the best I've seen. This was a comedian masterclass.

[@AscensionX-uq1mk]

ABSOLUTELY!!! OMG!!! HE FUQQIN NAILED IT! LOLOL... This shyt had my eyes watering!! LOLOL DAMNnnn... I didn't like his later material - it felt FORCED... BUT THIS... THIS is CLASSIC Richard Pryor!! His telling stories from his life with DEAD ON voice & method acting.. DAMN!! LOVE IT!! LOLOL.!!! You can't watch his later material and see why he was famous. But you can watch THIS... and all of a sudden - his fame becomes self explanatory! :) Was this "Live on Sunset Strip"? It's the only one I haven't seen... it's gotta be from that. Yes? No?

[@humansavages832]

Eros Delorenzi Ignorant!👎🏾👎🏾

[@humansavages832]

Eros Delorenzi Moron!

[@illwitness]

Just brilliant.

[@lessgetlifted5592]

@Eros Delorenzi it's an act dumb fuck and yes we get it your Italian you yourself know it's a good act or else you wouldn't be watching you just want ppl to know your Sicilian lol fuckin hump

[@kh7688]

I laughed more during this 4 minute routine, than I do watching entire stand up specials these days. Pryor is a legend and was definitely ahead of his time.

[@heavnxbound]

Have you heard of Dry Bar? Most of their comics are hilarious, can’t stop laughing.

[@DColskoolCMoore61]

Exactly!

[@kh7688]

@@heavnxbound I haven't but if they're on KZbin. I'll check them out 👍🏾

[@SlicerJen]

He is not joking.

[@TheKinetic]

This without a doubt is the best sketch I have ever seen. This guy brings those characters so good you actually see them on the screen. Perfect act!

[@pipeandslippersman]

the way he moves, the way he slips into the voices, the way he just throws away the one liners like they're nothing... brilliant, a true one off!

[@joeyxl3456]

great comment

[@greengrassofhome]

"You carry, we bury." is a great line. 😂

[@JohnH20111]

The Gabuzzo Brothers

[@manosparavida3551]

Pryor's life stories are off the Richter scale funny. His impression's are priceless.

[@RLuca84]

I'm Italian American and I think this is hilarious..I wish we made fun of each other more like this

[@joannp5806]

Oh we could,but some woke snowflake would start crying and show would be canceled.....Mob knew how to handle people like that yrs ago......umm,just saying😂

[@Digginbehindthedikes]

You are not a mobster so how does this relate to you?

[@RLuca84]

@M B general stereotype of Italian americans is we are mobsters , criminals, wife beaters , morons , idiots etc . The stereotypes overlap with one another.

[@joannp5806]

@@Digginbehindthedikes You have no idea who anyone on tube is,now do you?

[@lipby]

@@joannp5806 You've never seen South Park or Family Guy, have you?

[@destinyjamison8388]

“ Who’s It Carmine ? Tell Em Its A Stick Up “ 😂😭😭😭😭😭😂

[@dskywalker3397]

“You want us to give you a ride?” Richard Pryor was the greatest. Could be wrong here, but as the ‘story’ progressed, the crowd became a little quiet and uneasy because they recognized that Rich wasn’t just telling a funny story about his early days in Ohio. It really happened.

[@bigejenkins9803]

Yes just a little,But I STRONGLY believe it was because he not only made it very funny he almost turned it into a short and visual one man movie which was ingenious in itself so much so that it captivated the audience in their behavior reflected it.!!👂👁️👁️👂

[@Barrrt]

@@bigejenkins9803 Exactly. The storyline went pretty dark but I think it was more because we were all just engulved in the story. He took us into another world. Crazy skill (this is the first thing I saw of Richard Pryor, I decided to google him since all the comedians I love talk about him)

[@doozerace]

It went dark for the audience because he was actually describing an ice pick murder...

[@denniscarney1539]

Comedy isn't always about being funny. Outrageous stories being shared by excellent story tellers also have a lot of value, and he was one of the best

[@harristonrichardson4754]

Tell you what , Look at His Bio movie, Jo Jo Dancer and tell ME it didn't happen. Damn RIGHT it happened. Makes me wonder if HE wasn't a little nervous telling that story HIMSELF LOL. Some of those guys might still have been around at that time.

[@truckertom3323]

This man was one of the funniest Comedians who ever lived.

[@barryhardiman1135]

Cue people who sit in their bedrooms all day, suddenly being Mafia experts and saying it's nonsense

[@paintedwolf8394]

Pryor never gets old. Especially when he tells a story. Love listening to him.

[@billyraybar]

Absolutely brilliant. It's art. His cadence, use of props, timing, vocal manipulation all works together in this performance. This clip should be required viewing at performing arts and acting schools

[@IAMBENNYBLANCO.]

Bill Rabara my thoughts exactly.

[@keithwilson5746]

Yes..masterful!

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

Yeah, that's the best mock language of any kind that I've ever heard. Charlie chaplin did a great German in The Great Dictator but he had time to perfect it. Brilliant.

[@brettg82au]

fuck off idiot, are you on drugs? That was the most boringest minute of my life

[@PaulTheSkeptic]

brettg82au Most boringest? Apparently you found English class quite boring as well.

[@tiaanjelander9234]

They own a funeral parlour. You carry we bury 🤣

[@warlockthankless5323]

We bury ya fuckin fuck. Don't soil our reputation!

[@lerenzoyoung1971]

LMAO

[@CrimpG]

Yesss. I'm dead!

[@jamesblack7931]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnH20111]

You know The Gabuzzo Brothers ?

[@jeffreyfelipe2117]

Richard Pryor is Supreme Legendary Comedian. Not just Comedy but Story Telling, he could have directed a Mafia Movie from this comedy show. Rest In Peace Rich, and Paul Mooney. The 2 Legendary Godfathers of Comedy.

[@markimhoffsr.4148]

I can see the room, the mobsters, everything. Great story teller. The greatest.

[@elijahFree2000]

Pryor as a story teller was hard to beat.

[@88omair]

It's uncanny how much Richard influenced Eddie Murphy

[@WattsUpTez10mm]

Cosby influenced Richard ...Dick Gregory Influenced Cosby

[@ultraloyalservant2felineov41]

And Redd Foxx RIP

[@paulgerardhosty9909]

No disrespect to Eddie but Richard is in a, completely, different league.

[@antoniosaxon8605]

Eddie Murphy and so many Others

[@xaviersmoke9695]

Lenny Bruce and Andy Coughman.

[@bloodystuff13]

“Fry it up they like fried foods” 😂😂😂

[@alts3986]

A true legend of comedy I saw this at a theater I laughed so hard & cried, the entire theater laughter was so loud, I miss a true honest comedian RIP Richard Pryor

[@DaveLaMont1]

His brilliance condensed in less than five minutes. Best ever

[@mascos69]

1000 ppl who disliked this video never had "struzzi" on their monazande with a glass of zanini ferrone....lol

[@luigiguida8173]

it's not "struzzi" but it's "STRUNZI" which actually means "thurds!" XD

[@darwinlp9860]

@@luigiguida8173 😂 I googled struzzi and all I found were pictures of ostriches

[@reneesatchel42]

"What's wrong Richie...you don't look too good"...

[@latze74]

"You want us to give you a ride home? Aaaghhaaaahaaaa"

[@mummyd1990]

Richard was just a brilliant comedian and actor, Rip brother.

[@johnflorio3576]

His Italian vocal caricatures are amazing.

[@tenitri5023]

“Put some stroozi on it” 😂 idk why but that’s my favorite part of this bit

[@unholytwinz]

Tenitri “Fry it up, they like fried foods” I died at that part😂😂😂

[@victorg8105]

Lmao best part for sure

[@streetfighters805]

Tenitri omg me toooo hahahahahahahahaaaaaaaahahaha

[@TropicIslandMusic]

Because even though its borderline racist, they meant it with 100% geniune affection in their own mob ways :D I love it!

[@kylies8494]

Give him a little sinini foro 😁

[@HabAnagarek]

amazing to think this was pre-Goodfellas by 8 years.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Why?

[@HabAnagarek]

***** The Italian mafia mannerisms. Nevermind.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

+HabAnagarek Yeah, no one knew about those mafia mannerisms before Goodfellas.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Those mafia mannerisms were a well guarded mafia secret until Goodfellas blew the lid off. Lol

[@HabAnagarek]

***** You showed me, I'm a fucking idiot, stupid me.

[@peterk8909]

Like all great comics, Pryor tooka step or two to the left or right, I'm not sure which, from the point which most of us viewed a story and told that story from his point of view. His timing, his actions, his delivery were brilliant. RIP, Rich. You will live on as long as there are those among us that speak your name.

[@richarddavies4647]

The first time I saw stir crazy when I was 7 years old Richard Pryor became a massive part of my childhood wish he was still here can u imagine what he would say on stage this day and age

[@LittleBigKid707b]

This guy is SO on target with his mafia impression. I remember watching him in the 80s with my dad. A true legend and has inspired just about every stand up comic.

[@AvengerII]

It just goes to show -- 23 out of 24 godfathers voted Richard Pryor their favorite stand-up comic and decided NOT to whack him!

[@breakfastplan4518]

@@AvengerII truth be told, Rich worked for the Mafia a lot. They took good care of him and made sure he was okay!

[@MessyTimes]

"I'll call him Carmine back. Tell him it's a stick up!"

[@colmclark9293]

Oh man, just brilliant. That laugh he does, as the mobster. I watched this twice in a row and laughed even hard the second time. Even though I knew it was coming. Just ... wow.

[@PointlessSillyName]

One of my favourite Richard Pryor stories! "Whassa matter, Rich? You don't look so good..."

[@lensperspective9753]

"Ay yo, remember when Richard Pryor tried to rob us back in 77?"

[@Ironhandjohn]

Lens Perspective More like ‘59 or ‘60, since Rich was born in 1940.

[@davescuderi3494]

I’m fully Italian and LMAO “fry it up they like fried things” 🤣

[@radstar2185]

Given Richards life story this one could be from his past experience and not just a joke. He lived an extreme life and made us laugh about it.

[@astrzmbie9968]

"yo Richie you need a ride?" "Hell naw I don't need no ride! My mamas on her way to get me right now!" 😂😂😂

[@ralphadamo1857]

Amazingly, the burlesque dancer Toni Elling (born Rosita Sims) and best known as "Satin Doll," referred to in Richard's comedy routine, is 93 years old. Many of the great stars of the day knew her, including Duke Ellington, of course, who wrote the great song "Satin Doll" in her honor, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis, Jr., and many more.

[@liamjack4996]

The genius of Pryor was that halfway through this joke I genuinely thought the story was being told by an Italian-American Mafia guy in a smoky back room and not an African-American comedian on a stage. He was so great at transporting you to the places where the action took place and making it funny. RIP Richard, you brilliant guy!

[@VisionClearly]

I agree! I didn't even realize that happened.

[@martinharvey3990]

His African jungle set is brilliant because he does the same there! Genius.

[@gavinvalentino6002]

Hey *genius.* The audio has *OBVIOUSLY* been overdubbed. Watch his mouth during the Italian parts. Blatant mismatch.

[@smoohtalker321]

Not African...Israelites..

[@cedmo7857]

is u blind my niggah

[@rioborzeli147]

Richard Pryor was great and with the videos Still remembered and still GREAT

[@jeffersonwright9275]

I’ve watched this one more times than I can remember and it’s still just as funny as first time round!

[@perrymason151175]

"Fry em up cuz they love fried food" !!! LOL

[@rockabillylaker]

This is a real comedian right here, kids.

[@AizwellOfficial]

Shut the hell up, not because he was the only one while you became conscious of the device that is television, doesn't mean there aren't other real comedian now.

[@24Tyson]

+Ha Kou geez take it easy man lol

[@annegonzalez2704]

+Ha Kou . .where is your logic? go critique Sponge Bob.

[@mauricefuller2936]

rockabillylaker One of the greatest

[@felix2672]

Shut the fuck up! Shit changes. Ok..

[@Gigantor60]

Richard Lucky to live to tell this joke. True legend of comedy

[@brooktyler710]

Richard Prior was so talented and brilliant! There's nobody around today that is comparable.

[@TheMerryPup]

When he's telling the story he's so immersed in whatever character he's doing. It's what made him a good actor as well. What a giant talent he was!

[@stuartestrine1234]

I remember watching this in 1982 ( “ Richard Pryor live on the Sunset Strip “ ) in Oceanside CA. The rubes in the audience could not relate to Pryor’s dead on imitation of the mafia guys and were not laughing. Meanwhile, I’m rolling on the floor in hysterics. Being from New York, I can tell you it was a dead on imitation of mafia guys. Pure genius. Rest In Peace, Richard.

[@MartinHiggins1972]

Seeing Goodfellas, I can tell you it's dead on.

[@darthkek1953]

Doing Italian characters in an LA show is like doing surfer characters in a Bronx show.

[@creamydistortion]

I'm from New York and I never met a mafia guy (although a lot of the guinea kids pretended their fathers were cosa nostra...)

[@jaytrees7304]

@@darthkek1953 American characters as they are all Americans.

[@darthkek1953]

@@jaytrees7304 No, technically, Americans and _Californians._

[@cycleoflife7331]

this guy is kosher funny and was a hit on the Vegas strip. We loved him. When you ask the old timers what Vegas did you love, the old Vegas Stip or the new Disney theme clubs they’ll tell you it was the mafia clubs. They said, “they treated you like royalty if you spent, and lost your money or not, with free rooms, drinks and food” that kept the old timers coming back and they came back to see great acts like Mr Pryor’s or Lady Gaga of today.

[@SkammLykelee]

Casino hotels never stopped doing that. Even my mother-in-law. Used to get free comps because she was "unlucky".

[@kimoboy1]

You feel like your there when he’s telling a story so brilliant

[@danjohnston3422]

It's been said that unless you've experienced a certain measure of horror, sadness, and conflict in your life, you'll never make it in comedy. Happy people aren't funny. Mr. Pryor was an enormously capable talent, better than maybe 99% of anyone in the business, and had a childhood that would have killed the same percentage of other people. A deeply troubled and sad person in a great many significant ways, and yet one of the best comedic geniuses of any generation. He should have been happier. God knows he earned the right to be happier. But his experiences led him down a road that gave the rest of us so much joy. I've often thought he kinda "took a bullet" for those of us who enjoy his work. God bless him.

[@MahlonEdwards]

One of the most profound and likely accurate things this guy has ever read. Let's remember to not forget our other friend...Mr. George Carlin. Richard Pryor. Both One-of-a-kind.

[@johnathanwhite7498]

I totally agree let's not forget the late GREAT Robin Williams as well the two of them was my favorite of all time.

[@gabrielbotsford791]

Happy people are funny. They are not attention seeking. They are not the kind of performers that NEED it. At the crux of any art is the wholeness of human experience. We reject the negative in our facade, just to get through the day, but we rely on Richard Pryor and Robin Williams to get through the day....

[@nathanielandre2568]

Can't remember where I read it from but I remember reading that Comedy = Tragedy + Time

[@DAdelson]

@@gabrielbotsford791 Robin Williams the joke thief ?

[@dbcopper10]

"blood's squirtin every which a way.." brilliant ear for dialect. It felt like watching a play.

[@heliosolace]

I've only ever heard this for years so seeing it is AMAZING!! 😂

[@spicymike7696]

“You carry, we’ll bury” lol 😂

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

That entire standup was great. Saw it in the movie theater and laughed my ass off. That particular story is one of my favs of Pryor's, and he delivers it so perfectly.

[@sanekabc]

Wow, how lucky was that.

[@outthemudpg1337]

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[@dalehood1846]

Youngstown, Ohio, is Still not a nice place. Was in the top ten in the nation for crime just a few years ago. Used to be known as "Little Chicago," because it was about halfway between Chicago and my.