The Definitive Guide to Comedy
Ms. Pat’s early career sounds a little bit like the role Sally Field’s in the 1988 movie about comedy, Punchline, except only Ms. Pat grew up in a bootleg house in Atlanta, became a mother of two by the time she was 15, sold drugs, was shot twice, and arrested …
As you may recall, comedy fans have waited several years to see a major motion picture biography of the legendary Richard Pryor. It’s happening now, directed by Lee Daniels and starring Mike Epps as Pryor, with Oprah Winfrey playing Pryor’s grandmother, who raised the young comedian in a brothel. But …
The on-again off-again Richard Pryor biopic finally looks like a go, with Lee Daniels directing, Pryor’s widow Jennifer producing along with Oprah, and Mike Epps playing the iconic stand-up comedian. Epps, 43, posed with Jennifer Lee Pryor on Sunday, and wrote @TheRealMikeEpps: “Had to kiss the ring of @jennferLpryor (sic) for …
