Richard Pryor Quotes that Won Millions of Hearts

Highly controversial for his stand-up jokes and touted to be the most famous stand-up comedian around, Richard Pryor has had all of it. He is extremely famous for his hilarious acts during stand-comedy performances. Many of the new-age performances consider him as an inspiration. We bring you some of his most famous jokes from his stand-up performances.

1.       I remember white dudes used to come down to the whorehouse. “Do you have any girls who cover you with ice cream?... And little boys to lick it off?” He was the mayor. 

2.       I woke up in an ambulance. And it wasn’t nothing but white people staring at me. I said, “Ain’t this a bitch. I done died and wound up in the wrong muthafucking heaven.” 

3.       Let me tell you what really happened. Usually when I go to bed, I have milk and cookies. And one night I had some low-fat milk and some pasteurized, And I mixed them together. And I dipped my cookie and the shit blew up. 

4.       It seemed fair to kill my car to me, right, ‘cause my wife was going to leave my ass. I say, “Not in this motherfucker you ain’t. Uh-uh. If you leave me you be drivin’ them Hush Puppies you got on. ‘Cause I’m goin’ kill this motherfucker here.” 

5.       When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, "I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any ni**ers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any." 

6.       Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers. 

7.       When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass upquick! I saw something, I went, "Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks likefire!" Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.