Here and Now (Richard Pryor album)

Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Live album by Richard Pryor
Released	1983
Genre	Comedy
Label	Warner Bros.
Richard Pryor chronology
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983) Live at the Comedy Store, 1973 (2011)

Richard Pryor: Here and Now is a 1983 Grammy nominated comedy album ^[1] based on the film Richard Pryor: Here and Now . ^[2]

Critical reception

Steve Newton of The Georgia Straight wrote, "If you can put up with Pryor's consistently crude language, Here and Now is good for plenty of laughs. And his alter-ego, Mudbone, puts in an appearance as well. Could quite possibly be the comedy album of '83." ^[3]

Box set reissue

In 2025, Here and Now was reissued along with a box set of Richard Pryor's comedy albums by Rhino Entertainment. ^{[4] [5]}

From Rhino's press release of the box set, it states: "Recorded when Pryor was clean and sober for the first time since he was 14 years old, the Grammy-nominated release saw the comic riffing on the trials of fame, meeting President Reagan, and the trials and tribulations of being a married man." ^[4]

References

1. "Richard Pryor". grammy.com. Grammy Awards.
2. "Richard Pryor: Here and Now". Discogs. 1983.
3. Newton, Steve (November 18, 1983). "Album review: Richard Pryor, Here and Now (1983)". The Georgia Straight . earofnewt.com.
4. "Richard Pryor - I HOPE I'M FUNNY: THE WARNER ALBUMS (1974-1983)". Rhino Entertainment. April 17, 2025. Archived from the original on April 18, 2025.
5. Jackson, Nate (April 17, 2025). "New Richard Pryor box set revives the comedy giant's classic albums". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 17, 2025.

External links

• Here and Now at AllMusic