Which One Has To Go? Eddie, Pryor, Martin or Chappelle?
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I was responding to this since I'm the OP
The chappelle comment was more for alexw, I should have tagged him
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Genre Keyword: Stand-up Comedy Performance
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That's cool, but that's missing a LOT of comedians who I know outsold people on that list.
Dave didn't ever do any theatrical release though did he?peep this
Genre Keyword: Stand-up Comedy Performance
You brought up some good comparison arguments.
Because if we going by bread, them Netflix deals had to be fucking huge
Well, he was in (this is only a few)
1. The Nutty Professor
2. Con Air
3. Half Baked
4. You've Got Mail
5. Woo
6. Blue Streak
7. Undercover Brother
8. Chi-Raq
9. A Star is Born
facts but dave also has social media and streaming
shit martin didnt have in 1994
martin sold 10 million in only 500 theaters man
thats insanity
he was hot hot back then....cats just dont get it
I was judging standup because that's the best example of individual comedic ability. Shows and movies is a bunch of writers, directors, actors, etc... coming together to make the star look good and deliver a successful product.
You make a good point though but Martin's body of work is second to Eddie's classics. I can't give up 48 Hours, Trading Places, Coming to America, Harlem Nights.
nobody is fucking with eddie, man
id never argue that
at one point it was jackson, jordan, and murphy
aint nobody reaching that kind of stardom
It's ironic, that they have each at least once worked with another one on the list.
Note: If you get a chance watch the movie
"Lady Sings the Blues," featuring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor.
Note: If you get a chance watch the movie
"Lady Sings the Blues," featuring Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor.
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Even more so the biggest star of the previous decade worked with the biggest star from the next
Good observation
I mean stand up
Two Interesting things I learned about Richard Pryor:
1. He is half Puerto Rican
2. When he first started doing stand up, he used to use a lot of Bill Cosby's jokes until he found his own style.
No.1525: Richard Pryor
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I'm not even old enough to debate that but interesting viewpoint
Those weren't really things when Chapelle show hit though, which is when he became a household name.
Definitely not disputing Martin's impact either btw
Boycott this whole shit
Yeah I was talking about the Netflix specials
Yeah that was the comeback
And honestly I don't think his Netflix specials moved him back to the top of the public eye as much as solidified him as one of the greats of stand up. It was a big deal but niggas not quoting those specials like they did the show.
I think after the way the comedy central shit went left, people were so ready to get done explanation and see him back that that was always gonna pop.
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My opinion is gonna make people mad but as far as body of work I seen Pryor the least out of everybody..if by going by all the works of everybody I had to dump 1..sorry richard
Half bake was taking out the theatre after the first 2 or 3 weeks cause the movie studio didnt like the pro weed story to represent their company.. even though it did pretty good for limited release 17.5 million
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Eddie
How???
Stop
Eddie never really been that funny too me. He didn't have a funny Tv show like Chappelle & Lawrence and Pryor was just funnier period.
Were you offended by the Nutty Professor? The Klumps?
I like Martin's movies so...
Wouldn't be hard for me. Chappelle has to go, his sketch comedy is legendary, but I rarely laugh at his stand-up.