So I officially dropped the ball on my comedy Friday idea. I did it once and then forgot about it for a couple of weeks, but I haven’t given up on it! No sir, not at all. For this week, I bring you a killer clip of Richard Pryor talking about his run in with the mafia. Pryor’s work transcended comedy at the time, much like Lenny Bruce did before him. His superfluous use of vulgarity buried much deeper meanings in his routine, but did so in a way that brought levity to the subject… not to mention hilarity.

Sadly, Pryor passed away a little over two years ago just short of his 65th birthday. He spent the last few years of his life dealing with his body’s rapid deterioration, thanks to multiple sclerosis. But for now, let’s focus on what made him so great. I give you, Richard Pryor: