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History of Richard Pryor and Comedians Who Attempt Comebacks

Comedy History 101
Comedy History 101
Episode • Sep 21, 2018 • 1h 1m

Part Two of our history of comedians who f-up and attempt comebacks. We dive into the greatest comeback of all time - with Richard Pryor who lit himself on fire while freebasing and then came back and filmed the stand up masterpiece, Live on the Sunset Strip. Along with this, we cover the worst comedy comeback of all time with Michael Richards - after he had a meltdown on stage at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood.

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