From the brilliant but short-lived (only four episodes) 1977 The Richard Pryor Show please enjoy ...and the Pips!!!
Without you-know-who, obviously. 😎
I actually saw that when it was originally broadcast and I remember a) thinking that it was an absolute genius bit and b) almost falling off my couch laughing.
I should add that the extremely funny black woman who's bracing Pryor at the beginning of the clip is (another) ground-breaking L.A. stand-up comic -- Shirley Hemphill, who went on to star in both the sit-com What's Happening!! and its later syndicated sequel What's Happening Now!!.
You know what? Seeing stuff like the above again, it occurs to me that the '70s were actually a lot better, pop culture-wise, than their current reputation suggests. 😎😎
From the '70's, I always liked Barney Miller. Good ensemble, well-written. Many recognizable character actors would make appearances.
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