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Richard Pryor Here and Now

R

Released Oct 28, 1983

1h 37m

Comedy

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86%

7 Reviews

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81%

2,500+ Ratings

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The comedian speaks frankly to a rowdy New Orleans audience about White House politics, alcohol, drugs.

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"They call it an 'epidemic' now. That means white folks are doin' it. ... Maybe next time you see black people in trouble you'll help. Maybe." The last major comedy special for the legendary standup artist, Here and Now is a fascinating comparison to Pryor's older work. He's less manic, more sober, but still going for the same comedic style; it's not necessarily a step down, you just have to rectify the super high-energy coke-fueled version of the comedian you've come to know with the one you see on screen here. Pryor's greatest genius was his delivery, the ability to cuss someone out right to their face and have them laughing alongside everyone else; his comedy was profane but never really mean-spirited. Part of what drags on the performance isn't Pryor, but the audience, who by this point had come to expect heckling and Pryor's acidic responses, but do it too much and won't let the man get through his bits. Still plenty of good laughs (and prescient social commentary), but I can't call it my favorite performance from the guy. (4/5)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/21

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extremely funny like fall on the floor laughing funny

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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I guess I just don't get this material. "Here and Now" pales in comparison to Eddie Murphy's "Raw". Pryor is lively, but I didn't find his set to be that funny.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

You can see where Eddy gets his influence from.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

The funniest thing about this one was how people kept talking like crazy and interrupting his routine and he finally was like "shut the fuck up"

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Not as good as either of his previous comedy specials, but there is no such thing as bad Richard Pryor stand-up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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At the end of the movie we have been wrung out with laughter -- and with a few other things, too, because Pryor is more than a comedian in this film: He's a social commentator, and a man talking honestly about himself.

Rated: 4/4

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Matt Brunson

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There are a couple of amusing bits involving President Ronald Reagan ("Motherf***** looked at me like I owed him money").

Rated: 3/4

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A disappointment, especially since it's the last full-tilt concert film of the funniest man in history.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 11, 2009

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Pablo Villaça

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Lidando com uma platia irritantemente participativa, Pryor demonstra seu domnio de palco e, atravs de monlogos reveladores, faz importantes comentrios sociais repletos de humor. Destaque para o monlogo do junkie.

Rated: 4/5

May 17, 2006

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Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2005

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Rated: 4/5

Jul 15, 2005

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Synopsis

The comedian speaks frankly to a rowdy New Orleans audience about White House politics, alcohol, drugs.

Director: Richard Pryor
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Films
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 37m

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