Part live stand-up performance, part documentary, this film is one of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics ... Read allPart live stand-up performance, part documentary, this film is one of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows.Part live stand-up performance, part documentary, this film is one of comedian Richard Pryor's later stand-up performances. As foul-mouthed as ever, Pryor touches on most of the same topics as in his previous live shows.
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Pryor is as hilarious and uncensored as ever, covering topics including his struggle with substance abuse. The skits range from the comical to the poignant, with one sketch about a heroin addict having a particularly sad denouement.
Some reviewers have complained about the at times disruptive audience, but Pryor's interaction with the audience gives a better sense of his talent. We see his skill at improvisation, particularly in a scene where he receives a glass of water with some surprisingly animate contents.
Lots of silly d88k jokes, really LOTS of them, but they are still undeniably funny as hell when Pryor makes those jokes.
What makes this comedy show stand out for me is his talking about his own drugs addiction, with an almost 10 minutes long impersonation of someone who was high and totally wasted. The audience became silent as a mouse. Most impressive part of the entire show.
Richard speaks out on ANYTHING. No taboos. He paved the road for standup comedy. What a brilliant comedy genius!!
**** (out of 4)
In my opinion this is Pryor at his very best as he plays New Orleans to a rather tough crowd who keeps interrupting the show. This is one of the funniest films I've ever seen with only a few jokes that miss their mark. The stuff (again) dealing with Pryor in Africa is terrific as are the jokes about him getting crabs, getting married countless times and the "life as a junkie" is nice as well. When the crowd interrupts the show you'd think this would hurt things but it actually helps since Pryor is so fast on his feet that he manages to bring even more laughs to the show by making fun of them.
Sadly, Here and Now does contain one or two slow moving segments, unusual for the normally fast paced Pryor, and the is a heart breaking moment when he recreates his actions as a drug addict. The one main critisism is the constant heckling, for no reason that Pryor recieves, perhaps shading his performance. Do these people honestly think that they are going to say anything funnier than Pryor can? All in all though, Here and Now is well satisfying concert movie, and i would recomend it to anyone seriously hunting belly laughs.
Did you know
- TriviaFourth and final of four Richard Pryor live performance concert films. The others are Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971) (60 minutes), Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979), and Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982).
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Richard Pryor: When I was on vacation in Africa, I went out in the country. Where you see some lions and sh*t. I'm talking about real lions, not them kind you be fucking with in the zoo. Hey, lion, motherfucker.
- ConnectionsEdited into Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
- SoundtracksJust be Good to Me
Written by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Performed by The S.O.S. Band
Courtesy of Tabu Records
© 1983 Tabu Records Inc.
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- Richard Pryor: Live on Bourbon Street
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- Saenger Theatre - 143 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(interior: stage performance)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,156,776
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,701,609
- Oct 30, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $16,156,776