his father was a pimp. and he was very aware of that situation growing up. >> i grew up seeing my mother go in the room with a man, and my aunties go in the room with men. >> who believed in you? who cared about you? >> richard franklin lennox thomas pryor iii. >> you. >> and magic dust. >> my dad's humor came from life. and i don't think dad had a choice. i think you either laugh your way through it or you die through it. >> thinking about death, though, i'd like to die like my father died, right? my father died [ bleep ]ing. he did. my father was 57 when he died. right? the woman was 18. my father came and went at the same time. >> richard's comedy was funny. it was also therapeutic. it was almost like this guy was using the stage the way a therapist would use their couch. >> my grandmother is the lady that used to discipline me.