Where Richard Pryor Set Himself On Fire - CH News

[@PhatGirlLuvr68Comix]

Even when he was high out of his mind Richard was brilliant. "I ain't running cause I ain't no track star!" - The Mack

[@willhaynes2190]

Word great part he played in that

[@trose202]

Richard Pryor, Katt William's, Dave Chappel, & Bernie Mac are my all time favorite comedians hands down🤗

[@TrillBill]

Brings a whole new meaning to "The most talented tend to be the most troubled." R.I.P

[@quiqui5793]

Thanks CHN! This was a really good one! Rest in power Richard the Great!! 🙏🏽🕊 p.s. Harlem Nights is one of my favorite classics!!! 🤩

[@chaunceychappelle2173]

"Now that's a fire there bwoi..." One of the funniest dudes of all times. I don't think being a kid would have been the same without him or Fred Sanford.

[@yahosephbenyisrael917]

R.I.P to the king of comedy Richard Pryor

[@craigflick3387]

😮

[@judewilliams7468]

BEFORE STEVE HARVEY CED ENTERTAINER BERNIE MAC THERE WAS RICHARD PRYOR

[@urbannuance5151]

The cast wasted they're money, time, and trip flying to LA. All they did was stand outside. Looks like the staff got a free trip to LA lol

[@levil4012]

Yooooo, comedy hype u all should do MORE videos like this one!! Like on location type videos showing famous spots of black celebrities wether good or bad events happened.. thumbs up for this!

[@tylerwilliams2003]

Damn🤦🏾‍♂️ rest up legend🕊

[@bernadettescruggs6847]

Will always and forever be A TRUE LEGEND OF COMEDY !!! RIEP MR.PRYOR

[@queen4269]

It's crazy how genius comedians all come from pain and permanent heartache such as myself.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Musicians also often come from abuse. Hendrix had a really rough childhood.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Chapelle is an exception. He had a happy family life.

[@queen4269]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Fascinating... yet people who are so called " rich" and privileged and never gets harassed by police or have any financial worries at all.... are miserable, mean, and angry! Simply fascinating.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

@@queen4269 Yeah that Kate Spade designer killed herself for some reason. Worth billions and she couldn't figure out how to be happy.

[@queen4269]

@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Excellent point. See... it has something to do with heart and soul, and or the lack of. Let me elaborate on my meaning. And this goes all the way to the top 1% of wealthy people all the way up to the white house and our beloved American " Democratic " were people shield them self's in self entitled privilege were in order to be there you have to have steped on the lil guy to have all that " luxury " such as oil companies to the rain forest and its human inhabitant's there and FEMA drug company's to the desperately ill, they steal and plunder less wealthy people and their land and lives to maintain their own " wealthy privilege lifestyles". All of this corruption and pure evilness requires you to absolutely have no heart or human soul what so ever. And so these folks to keep up with the Jones's go on to have children, grandchildren and so on, they underpay others whim they have already stollen from such as the lower income to take care of them with an abundance of financial privilege and no rules or discipline and no true real love.. They grow cold and empty. The more they acquire to fill their emptiness the more empty they become. All Because they don't know even what true love is or how to express it properly and they end up searching for this with the wrong glasses on to see correctly. Like the glasses they wear are shaded, looking for this love in places like cars, clothes, mean acts, and further on down the rabbit hole they go never finding that one thing to fill their emptiness. That love which shines so clearly through the eyes of a low income child happily enjoying a icy pop on the porch with his friends and family with no shoes on lols. They just don't understand that through the times when that kids parents couldn't afford to keep the lights on last month, that grandma came over and played shadow puppets through candles lights for all the kids in the house over the kitchen table. Took them to Church and taught them about the ultimate supreme love and how to fill their hearts with it! I could go on further but I think you get my drift. Rebuttal anyone? Remarks? Comments? I'd like go hear what y'all have to say about this.

[@southerngirlchef5886]

I didn’t know he was 39, interesting. 🤔 Pay attention to the numbers.

[@ertfgghhhh]

This is sad....

[@Games_Graphics]

Rip to one of the greatest that ever did comedy..Richard Pryor. 🙏🏾

[@JetseTurner]

Richard isn't one of the greatest stand up Comedians, he is the Greatest!

[@kinglawrey8948]

He was genius!! Dave a bad boy also bro & Katt. I love em all tho Fam. 💯👊🏽✊🏽🤷🏽‍♂

[@funkkidmusic301]

The 🐐

[@kinglawrey8948]

@@funkkidmusic301 I only say that bcus of the different style of comedy & era. U feel me. But Richard was "one" of the baddest of his time, don't forget about Redfox. 🤷🏽‍♂ and others that came after them. Patrice O'Neal, dead. 🤔 But they all great tho Fam.

[@retroesso]

Say that!!!!

[@PhilVerryChannel]

Mehhh....early innovator, yes but best, no. Stylish, funny...yes, He wasn't and isn't the best.

[@redfoxse7en52]

Just knowing that each time he joked about it being an accident, he was in his mind thinking about how it was really an attempt to end his life, is heartbreaking. He was and will always be loved by so many people. No more pain and stress. RIP King.

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

If you look up Jo Jo Dancer fire scene it shows exactly how it happened.

[@Iamdwillz]

Down the street from my crib this near reseda. Parthiana street

[@bOmBAsTiK]

Yeah, I used to live in Northridge. Was wondering where that spot was...

[@SHIZZLE71]

Would love to see a Pryor biopic. 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@bktrybe3685]

Love that"Russ" yall got playing in the backgrounder🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rodan5052]

It WAS Richard’s time to shine… a hot topic back then

[@jonathancineus6424]

I feel like this video was a stretch. There was nothing to talk about to so we’re gonna talk about Richard Prior AGAIN... we’re gonna go to the house where he used to live and stare at the gate. Nothing to do with comedy but let’s just talk about the address and stand in the street.

[@Don-el7ss]

Almost brought me to tears

[@cabinfourus]

This house HAD A POOL!! I'd have jumped in the pool.

[@Queen_EL11]

I was soooo confused! Why did he by pass the pool?! Unless the pool was built later.

[@blueskye6372]

Very informative. Thank you. 🙂💜✌️

[@ghanasoul]

Why post something like this?? Why not somethin bout Pryor that was bout his creativity ? Like a post bout what the Comedy Store meant to him? How he came up with his material? Geez.

[@spoolyboi9434]

I think we need to hear stuff like this sometimes it speaks on drug addiction, mental health etc there are a few good in it as well.

[@brettcannon74]

Nah man. He was abused as a child, ignored, rejected, was a murderer in the service, and was married 7 times. Once a drug addict always one is his case. He's lucky he had a career as a comedian. He was turned away from numerous movie roles after this incident.

[@bOmBAsTiK]

Great piece, but it doesn't make sense to say he burned himself up cos of fame or the pressure of being that "one black comedian," he said it himself, he was freebasing for a WEEK STRAIGHT and wanted to die. Dude was a junkie, the original crack-head. As well as being the GOAT.

[@keysersoze4334]

No he found out his best friend Paul Mooney took advantage of his son had he didn't have tht accident Paul would b dead no bs #FACTS

[@bOmBAsTiK]

@@keysersoze4334 Dude, that's Paul Mooney @ 10:22, you just rambling...

[@keysersoze4334]

@@bOmBAsTiK jus remember where u hear it 1st an that I told u so...

[@bOmBAsTiK]

@@keysersoze4334 Rashon told everybody FIRST last year on Comedy Hype 😂😂

[@keysersoze4334]

@@bOmBAsTiK I told u lol Paul Mooney disappeared after that came out!

[@lovelynn_96]

I feel like Richard Pryor spoke his truth in his book Pryor Convictions he wrote before he transitioned. I also enjoyed the Showtime documentary called Omit The Logic. #theonlykingofcomedy👑❤

[@Bibledefender4u]

No one has true joy or happiness until they come to Christ ✝️

[@truewordsworth8659]

This story is whack asf...this guy is babbling about getting out the way of a fireball & standing out of a big wall talking about this is where he lived..then you have a bunch of worthless facts behind it...who ok'd this to come out..c'mon y'all..

[@southerngirlchef5886]

Agreed

[@27Darin]

I like this, y'all doing a good job keep up the good work

[@PhilVerryChannel]

It is : stature not statute. Statute is rules/laws and stature is position.

[@lolabunny1157]

I literally never knew that he got burned up at all. Trying to kill himself or none of that

[@juliettemacdonald6184]

I heard earlier today (Thursday, May 20, 2021) that a very close friend, + great comedian, Paul Mooney died. It made me remember "Richard Pryor's roast" + the talk about Pryor + Mooney's subject matter + if it was real. For years the story that people believed was that Pryor's "accident" was from free-basing coke. It was only recently in a documentary that Pryor admitted that he doused himself with a high alcohol content rum + lit himself on fire. I believe, no it's probably a fact that, there are numerous kinds of comedy. For instance the # 2 comedian of all times was George Carlin. George took a really close look at people + life + found humor mostly in the behavior of people in given situations. But Richard took his life surrounded by his family's poverty +, somehow, made it funny. I remember feeling uncomfortable with a man taking his painful personal experiences + making them hilarious. He made a choice to do this but in the end it became "audiences laughing at a man's most painful experiences in life". I think his suicide was the result of years of shoving anger at the laughter deep inside himself until that night where he turned that pent up anger on himself. R.I.P to both comedians!

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

The autobiographical movie Jojo Dancer showed the whole incident exactly as it happened way back in the 80's. In fact you can watch the scene on KZbin. It was an **attempted** suicide, but mostly it was a cry for help.

[@Jackiesreels]

I remember exactly when this happened everyone was in shock it was totally crazy people were really worried about this man I won't ever forget

[@GetO2ed]

The beat in this video is haaaard

[@DizGuys]

First time I took acid was in the back of some car and when it dropped I freaked out, bailed from the car and ran down the road imagining it was all being filmed talking to cameramen hiding in the bushes and hedgerows.

[@bluesdoggg]

“Let me tell you what really happened. Usually when I go to bed, I have milk and cookies. And One night I had some low-fat milk and some pasteurized, And I mixed them together. And I dipped my cookie and the shit blew up.” 😂

[@michaelermcgowaniv]

😂

[@remainfocused8570]

I remember that .........Story

[@willhaynes2190]

Yeah classic

[@freetrailer4poor]

Louise TO Havenhurst is a long way. You have to pass McDonalds and an old strip mall. I live by there, not a common place for celebrities but they changed name to Sherwood Forest and one of nicest places in LA.

[@Valkonnen]

To give all of you younger people an idea of how "In the Dark" we all were before social media and the internet. When this happened everyone heard about it, and Richard even made Jokes about it in his act. But here's the crazy part...EVERYONE thoght that "Richard had accidentally got lit on fire while Freebasing cocaine with a blowtorch." . You could have asked any person in the whole USA, and we ALL thought that. No one knew that he actually poured rum over his head and lit it. So that goes to show how informed people are today compared to the few newspapers and three news channels which were all that we had. They could REALLY lie to us then!

[@krisj827]

I thought he would say Eddie Murphy on his Mt. Rushmore but to each their own.

[@eileenmclaughlin985]

Poor RICHARD RIP RP.😇😇😇😇

[@hellradiolives]

Now knowing what happened to Richard Pryor's son, I believe he felt responsible and that weighed on his mind so much that he did what he did.

[@majikulone3608]

loves!

[@alanluster950]

Damn, he ran right past the pool!

[@migety111]

R.I.P Richard Pryor...

[@mistymeaner1753]

Stop, Drop, and Roll.

[@carlscott7533]

Shit brother you should have lenny Bruce on your mount rushmore(slowless)

[@carlscott7533]

@Deangelo HALL. U.N.F GANG ENT like I said that was excellent, hiphop maybe turning around and your at the forefront.

[@shawnnixon2616]

Cosby!??? What, why!??

[@lolabunny1157]

Smh most of them comedians use to get high out of their mind. I forgot which comedian it was but he was on the breakfast club a few years ago trying to blame his addiction on his wife it’s a crazy thing

[@thescatman5029]

1) If all that ivy and trees were along the road, back then, I'm surprised that the fireball known as Richard Pryor didn't catch on, and burn that whole neighborhood! 2) Two miles down the road on fire.....!

[@lolabunny1157]

Wow that house was beautiful

[@michaelhollingsworth6026]

If you watch the life of jojo dancer the movie i think that was how it happened.

[@phiwokuhlethwala9415]

Nasty_C instrumental there on the background. Ivyson to the world Representing South Africa. @Nasty_C

[@jermaine9978]

👑 Mr Richard Pryor 👑 My Is Idol The Greatest Comedy And The And Great Singer No body wants you when you're down And Great And The Black Wiz Rest N Paradise OG Mr Suga Ray

[@tjforprezident7618]

I live like 2 minutes away from here. Actually a really boring street, so seeing someone running down this street on fire would be quite a site

[@freetrailer4poor]

He ran from there across Balboa past McD all the way to Havenhurst then almost all the way to Roscoe. All the way with 3rd degree burns.

[@appollosharris6319]

One of the greatest???? No! He’s the greatest comedian ever. My Mount Rushmore: Pryor Carlin, Foxx, Robin Harris. Honorable mentions Murphy, Chappelle, Mac(interchangeable).

[@realoutlaw58]

the house didnt have a pool?

[@bOmBAsTiK]

I was thinking that...maybe he couldn't swim 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@jayo552]

HE WAS SCARED OF WATER MASSES AFTER THE TOY

[@appollosharris4350]

You put Chappelle on your mount Rushmore with Richard Pryor????

[@GanjaxMan]

RIP RICHARD PRYOR..

[@unclepecos845]

Lesson: don't drink & do drugs.

[@ljthirtyfiver]

Y’all said history would be made ? The man set himself on fire .... the way y’all tried to package this lost me Man. I guess when I hear “history would be made” im thinking space Launch, first blk president, finally figured out teleportation, Richard prior came back to life ....something

[@shawnfisher8775]

That's crazy out of all places he dropped and fell in front of a Christian School 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🦧🦧🦧🦧🦧🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️🙈🙉🙊😁😁😁😁🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@jenniferhois4198]

Rip 🐐

[@AnonymousAccount514]

wow...it didnt even occur to me that he did admit to beating his women

[@mongotheshogunslade401]

Y’all running outta shit to talk about 🤦🏾‍♂️ , this is disrespectful and not a good look to RP

[@davidhoj]

the G.O.A.T.

[@leej2311]

I would have took a blanket and try to roll them out

[@pmnyc87]

I fks with your mount Rushmore but george Carlin got louis c.k spot

[@mikelowery435]

Higher ups made him...illuminati

[@keysersoze4334]

He was pissed off because he had just found out Paul Mooney took advantage of his son... #FACTS

[@lolabunny1157]

Wait is that a joke

[@keysersoze4334]

@@lolabunny1157 no those r facts look up comedy hype rushing talks about Paul Mooney

[@mr.masses3202]

Or did he...?

[@alexallen126]

Never thought Cosby was funny.

[@gregsmith141]

Kinda numbing his pain lol. Like he said he snorted up peru so the last half of his life was numb.

[@ljthirtyfiver]

Richard: tried to commit suicide Interviewer: intentionally Me: 🙄

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I doubt he was on fire by the time the medics and police got to him. He would have been dead. He was probably just running down the street in pain. Alcohol burns very quickly and would have gone out.

[@stacymirba1433]

It's so weird to listen to this self loathing "only one Black comedian at a time" bull shit. There were plenty including Flip Wilson, George Wallace, Redd Foxx, Bill Cosby, and Moms Mabley just to name a few.