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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
February 14: Rolling Stone publishes a ranked listicle entitled 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. Richard Pryor ranks first, considering artistic merit, technical proficiency, sense of timing, quality of written material, delivery and degree of influence.
Wright was ranked as the 15th Greatest Comedian by Rolling Stone in its 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-up Comics. [2] His accolades include the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for starring in, writing, and producing the short film The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) [ 3 ] and two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations as a ...
In 2015, Rolling Stone ranked C.K.'s stand-up special Shameless number three on their "Divine Comedy: 25 Best Stand-Up Specials and Movies of All Time" list [9] and ranked him fourth on its 2017 list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time. [10]
[8] [9] In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked her sixth on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time, [10] and in October the same year, she was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. She is the subject of the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010).
Richard Pryor was an American comedian, writer and actor.. Pryor is considered one of the greatest standup comedians of all time. Over his career Pryor received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations winning for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Lily in 1974.
Rock was ranked No. 5 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He also ranked No. 5 on Rolling Stone ' s list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. [1] After years working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor film roles including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Rock gained prominence as a cast member on ...
After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the U.S. [2] By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire [3] and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. [4] In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time". [5]