Today we quote of a joke from groundbreaking and innovative comedian Richard Pryor, taken from his self-directed 1983 concert film/documentary Here and Now:

To learn more about Pryor, read his 1995 autobiography Pryor Convictions, the 2014 biographies Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him and Becoming Richard Pryor. Also, watch the 2013 documentary Richard Pyror: Omit the Logic, now on Hulu, the 2019 documentary I Am Richard Pryor, or the 2021 episode of ABC.com’s  ...