Pryor on Insider

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on December 28th, 2004

Did anyone see the footage of Richard Pryor on syndicated gossip television show The Insider?

We knew Pryor was in bad shape due to the ravages of multiple sclerosis, but his condition has deteriorated to the point where he is unable to speak or move.

And, while we have compassion for Pryor and wife Jennifer, we must ask how badly they want to publicize the movie of Pryor’s life that is currently in production (and was the impetus for the Insider piece)? Host Pat O’Brien held a pathetic, one-sided “interview” with the incapacitated comic. It was sensationalism at its lowest. And, there’s a second installment tomorrow evening, with input from Goerge Carlin— a double score for the ghouls at Insider.

If you have a hunger for up to the minute info on Pryor, skip Insider and just hit RichardPryor.com, or the Multiple Sclerosis Society.