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Saturday Night Live :: Richard Pryor/Gil-Scott Heron, Thalamamus Rasulala (01x07)

Episode Information

Title:

Richard Pryor/Gil-Scott Heron, Thalamamus Rasulala

Episode #:

01x07

Original Airdate:

Saturday December 13th, 1975

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Episode Crew
Director:	Dave Wilson (2)
Writer:	Lorne Michaels (1)

Episode Summary

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Tonight's host is stand up comedian Richard Pryor. Musical Guests are Gil-Scott Heron and actor Thalamamus Rasulala.

Sketches: "The Clumsy Waiters," "Samurai Hotel," "Looks At Books," "New Dad," "Police Line-Ups," "Racist Word Association," "Pong" (film), "When White Family Members Turn Black," "Spud Beer," "Early Suicide Pill," "Ploobis and Scred Get Drunk," "Exorcist II," "Albert Brooks Is Homesick" (film), and "Richard Pryor Stand-Up."

Performances: Gil-Scott Heron performs "Johannesburg" and "A Lovely Day."

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Albert Brooks	played	Himself	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Annazette Chase	played	Mother
•Richard Pryor	played	Himself (Host)
•Thalmus Rasulala	played	Priest
Musical Guests
•Gil Scott-Heron	played	Himself
Uncredited
•Jacqueline Carlin	played	Various	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Neil Levy	played	Boy Scout	Recurring (6th appearance)
•Rosie Shuster	played	Herself	Recurring (third appearance)
•Tom Schiller	played	Himself	Recurring (third appearance)
•Kathy McKey (1)	played	Black Mother
•Shelley R. Bonus	played	Herself (as Shelley Pryor)

Episode Notes

Pryor agreed to host the show only if musician Gil-Scott Heron, actor Thalmus Rasulala and Pryor's ex-wife Shelley could perform on the show. Flying back to New York, a frustrated Lorne Michaels said "He better be funny."

This episode was put on a seven-second delay due to Richard Pryor's notoriety for using obscene language in his comedy acts. The seven-second delay would be used in two later episodes hosted by raunchy comedians: Sam Kinison and Andrew "Dice" Clay.