The Richard Pryor Show (series)
- User score: 5.8
- Production country: US
- Creator: Richard Pryor
- Production companies: Burt Sugarman Productions
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 9/13/1977
- Release date of last episode: 10/20/1977
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 1 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 5
- Run time: 60 min.
Series description
The Richard Pryor Show is an American comedy variety series starring Richard Pryor. It premiered on NBC on Tuesday, September 13, 1977 at 8 p.m. opposite ABC's popular television shows 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 special was a major hit, both critically and commercially, Pryor was given a chance to host and star in his own television show. TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".
