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Richard Pryor’s Daughter and Others Celebrate History of Black Comedy in New Documentary

The new A&E documentary Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution looks back with classic footage of renowned African American comedians.

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Here Are Some of the Funniest Stand-Up Comedians Netflix Has to Offer

Some of Hollywood’s most provocative and gifted comedians have set the stage on fire with sidesplitting and electrifying stand-up comedy specials.

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Richard Pryor Remembered by Fans on What Would Have Been His 80th Birthday
Richard Pryor Remembered by Fans on What Would Have Been His 80th Birthday

Richard Pryor passed away in 2005 and fans are looking back at his life and legacy on the day he would have turned 80 years old.

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Tracy Morgan Is Redd Foxx in the Richard Pryor Biopic

Tracy Morgan will star opposite Mike Epps and Kate Hudson in The Weinstein Company's upcoming expose on comedian Richard Pryor.

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Here's What Jurassic World Would Have Looked Like in 1978
Here's What Jurassic World Would Have Looked Like in 1978

A new fan-made trailer reimagines Jurassic World as a lost cult classic from the year 1978 starring Charlton Heston and Richard Pryor.

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Richard Pryor Biopic Begins Shooting in Spring 2016

The Weinstein Company gives the green light to director Lee Daniels' Richard Pryor biopic, starring Mike Epps, Eddie Murphy and Oprah Winfrey.

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Richard Pryor Biopic Lands Eddie Murphy and Kate Hudson

Eddie Murphy is in talks to play Richard Pryor's father in Lee Daniels' untitled biopic, with Kate Hudson playing the comedian's wife.

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Brewster's Millions Lands Director Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend has signed on to direct a reboot of Brewster's Millions, which follows a man forced to spend $100 million in one week.

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Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Reboot Happening at Amazon
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Reboot Happening at Amazon

Sid and Marty Kroft are teaming up with Amazon Studios for a reimagined pilot based on their 1970s TV series Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.

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Mike Epps Will Play Richard Pryor in Upcoming Biopic

Director Lee Daniels and producer Oprah Winfrey confirm that Mike Epps is playing the legendary comedian Richard Pryor in a new biopic.

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Josh Gad Will Play Sam Kinison in Upcoming Biopic

Director Larry Charles will follow controversial comedian Sam Kinison's life until his tragic death in 1992.

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Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? Biopic Coming from Producer Forest Whitaker

The actor will develop a new screenplay alongside the late comedian's widow, Jennifer Pryor, through his Significant Productions company.

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Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in The Change-UpAfter that awesome interaction with {131}, we went back to the set where they were shooting the scene that takes place right after the first scene we saw. This time, after Jamie welcomes Mitch at the door, he walks into the house and sees their young daughter Cara (Sydney Rouviere), who asks Uncle Mitch if he is going to her dance recital. What follows in the several takes we saw is a number of humorous responses from {132} as Mitch. It isn't clear
SET VISIT: The Change-Up - Part 2

We speak with stars Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds, as well as director David Dobkin on the Atlanta set of this Universal Pictures comedy.

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Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas Talk American: The Bill Hicks Story
Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas Talk American: The Bill Hicks Story [Exclusive]

The directing duo takes us behind-the-scenes of this groundbreaking new documentary, in theaters now.

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Superman: The Motion Picture Anthology on Blu-ray June 7

All of the previous Superman movies (1978-2006) are coming to hi-def Blu-ray this summer.

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Marty Krofft Talks Bigfoot and Wildboy and H.R. Pufnstuf [Exclusive]

The magical dragon mayor and the North West's greatest hero are back on DVD January 18th.

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