The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.

Richard Pryor's impact on the craft of comedy and today's top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.

This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance and greatness of Pryor. Different themes are reviewed this way. Among others, they are the use of the word nigger, the way Pryor talked about racism, the fact Pryor talked openly about his own faults on-stage and the fact he didn't mince matters.

An American comedy series hosted by comedian Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor wanders around the NBC Studio, encountering various eccentrics. Meanwhile, the Reverend James L. White, the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin Dada and others are taping their own segments.

Special performance.

An inside look at the lives of extraordinary individuals as told by their inner-circles.

The family breaks up. The boy Jonukas feels very lonely. He wants to find his mother himself. The search is long and difficult.

“Je suis” highlights violence against women but also their strength and their hope of getting out of it, through a cross-dialogue between 7 women all played by the talented Annabelle Lengronne.