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A little after recovering from a heart attack and being arrested for shooting his wife's car with a .357 magnum and a little before setting himself on fire while freebasing, Richard Pryor delivered what is surely one of the greatest stand-up comedy performances in the history of the form... The segment demonstrates Pryor's subtle blend of raunchy humor, brilliant storytelling, masterful pacing, and genuine emotion.

Richard Pryor: Live In Concert... contains one of the most electric performances ever captured on film. On a bare, under-lit stage adorned only by occasional starbursts of lens flare, Pryor—dressed in dark slacks and a sweat-drenched red shirt—covers the whole spectrum of comedy. He doesn't do bits; instead, he seems to channel his subjects—blacks, whites, parents, children, animals—like a spirit medium. It's both the original stand-up movie and the best.