stand-up comedy

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is a 1982 American stand-up comedy film directed by Joe Layton, starring and produced by Richard Pryor who also writing with Paul Mooney.

comedian

The film is about the life of comedian and actor Richard Pryor.

Pryor's comedy specials

Pryor's comedy specials set the standard for the genre, including Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip and Pryor's 1982 directorial debut, Here and Now.

stand-up comedy concert film

Pryor also owns a sub-genre of stand up, the stand-up comedy concert film.

What style of music

Q: What style of music does Sunset Strip play?

comedy

Richard Pryor is in a new kind of comedy...

a slow burn

17 Artist Glenn Ligon’s examination of a famous 1982 Richard Pryor stand-up routine captured in the film Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip was a slow burn.

style

What style or genre does this piece fit into?

Story

The Story that the characters are a part of also has a genre.