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Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.

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Richard Pryor
Age: 65 †
Born: 1940
Born: December 1
Died: 2005
Died: December 10
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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor
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