The Richard Pryor Special?
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.
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Top Cast
Richard Pryor
Self / Various
Maya Angelou
Willie's Wife
Shirley Hemphill
Pushy Fan from Tour Group
LaWanda Page
Sister Mabel Williams
William Guest
Self
Merald Knight
Self
Edward Patten
Self
Glynn Turman
Booster Johnson
John Belushi
Slave Driver / Bartender
Falstaff Wilde
Pat Hodges
Choir
Denita James
Choir
Jessica Smith
Self
Lois January
Older Woman
John Wheeler
Security Guard
Alice Jubert
Self
Debbie Hoffman
Self
Janice Morgan
Self
Jan-Minika Hughes
Self
Diane Whitmore
Self
Crew
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