Richard Pryor

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Richard Pryor

FromEvil Genius with Russell Kane

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32 minutes

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Mar 28, 2018

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Richard Pryor may be the comedian’s comedian, but there is plenty in his life story that isn’t so funny. Russell Kane discusses whether his genius outweighs his evil, with panellists Judi Love, Kelly Convey and Imran Yusuf.

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Mar 28, 2018

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It’s good, bad, ugly - and very very funny. Changing the way we see heroes and villains in history.

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