Good Morning POU! The Richard Pryor Show was an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days. The show was produced by Rocco Urbisci for Burt Sugarman Productions. It was conceived out of a special that Pryor did for NBC in May 1977. Because the … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Landmark African-American Sketch Comedy TV Shows
African-American Variety Shows
Tuesday Open Thread: Landmark African-American Sketch Comedy TV Shows
Good Morning POU! This week we will take a look at landmark variety shows that were created and headlined by some of the top African-American comic/entertainers in the world. First up, the groundbreaking Flip Wilson Show. The Flip Wilson Show was an hour-long variety show that aires in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: Landmark African-American Sketch Comedy TV Shows