Richard Pryor's widow, Jennifer Pryor, claimed that he once threatened to kill her during a drug-fueled psychosis. Jennifer appeared on Howie Mandel's podcast, "Howie Mandel Does Stuff," in an episode ...

Mel Brooks says Richard Pryor "spurred on" Blazing Saddles' use of the N-word. The filmmaker adds that "racial prejudice is the engine that really drives the film." Ben Stiller and Dave Chappelle also ...

It’s bound to put the “rock” in Rockefeller Plaza. A massive treasure trove of popular music memorabilia from the collection of the late billionaire owner of the Indianapolis Colts is set to go on ...

No one band truly launched rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream. However, on the list of bands that did so, Buddy Holly and The Crickets are certainly on it, alongside Bill Haley & His Comets, Elvis ...

As tragic as Richard Pryor's life story may appear at a glance, his struggles and misfortune helped create and fuel the comedy in his act. Not until Pryor played himself on stage did his rise to the ...

Eddie Murphy’s comedic chops already have earned him a place among the all-time legends—and it turns out he has a knack for ventriloquism, too. Murphy then mocked how Cosby, who was accused of assault ...

Lecturer Albert Edward Wiggam spoke at First Methodist Church in Duluth, advocating for eugenics. Claiming "the advanced races of mankind are going backward," Wiggam said, "a heaven for the unfit ...