THE VAULTS / CD REISSUES : Richard Pryor, “is it something i said?,” Reprise. ****

In the ‘70s, before movie stardom dulled his stand-up skills, Pryor made comedy albums that have been reference material for young comics ever since. Some of the material, such as the Vietnamese jokes, is dated on this 1975 release, but most of it is still fresh and hilarious.

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