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Season 1 / Episode 7

Richard Pryor

December 13, 1975 · Musical guest: Gil Scott-Heron

Running order

The show.

  1. 01

    Restaurant

    Cold open
  2. 02

    Monologue

    Monologue
  3. 03

    Samurai Hotel — Samurai

    Live sketch
  4. 04

    "Johannesburg"

    Musical performance
  5. 05

    Looks At Books

    Live sketch
  6. 06

    New Dad

    Pre-tape
  7. 07

    Line-Up

    Live sketch
  8. 08

    Word Association

    Live sketch
  9. 09

    Pong

    Live sketch
  10. 10

    Black & White

    Live sketch
  11. 11

    Next Week

    Live sketch
  12. 12

    Weekend Update

    1. At the deskGilda Radner: Emily Litella Editorial on busting schoolchildren
    2. At the deskGarrett Morris: News For The Hard Of Hearing
    Weekend Update
  13. 13

    Spud Beer

    Pre-tape
  14. 14

    Line-Up

    Live sketch
  15. 15

    L-Pill

    Live sketch
  16. 16

    The Land of Gorch

    Live sketch
  17. 17

    Line-Up

    Live sketch
  18. 18

    Exorcist II

    Live sketch
  19. 19

    Sick In Bed — A Film by Albert Brooks

    Pre-tape
  20. 20

    Assassination

    Live sketch
  21. 21

    Wino

    Live sketch
  22. 22

    Christmas Carousel

    Live sketch
  23. 23

    "A Lovely Day"

    Musical performance
  24. 24

    Goodnights

    Goodnights

Notable moments.

Special Guests

Annazette Chase, Jim Henson's Muppets, Shelley Pryor, Thalmus Rasulala appear in the broadcast.

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Cameo

Kathrine McKee appears in the broadcast.

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Filmed Cameos

Albert Brooks, Jacqueline Carlin appear in the broadcast.

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Voice Cameos

Harry Shearer, Bill Wendell appear in the broadcast.

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Opening milestone

Garrett Morris becomes the first performer other than Chevy Chase to deliver the opening line.

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Weekend Update milestone

The recurring line ‘Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead’ debuts.

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Broadcast restriction

The Richard Pryor episode airs on a seven-second delay.

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Character debut

John Belushi's Samurai character makes his first appearance in Samurai Hotel.

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