but i find it difficult to say. you do? most white people, it's hard to say "crazy." [ laughter ] you tell them the title of the album. i can't say that. the title of the album is, "that nigger's crazy." see, now, you can just say that. if i said that, wouldn't you get mad? i'd punch you out. [ laughter ] zoglin: richard pryor was influenced by redd foxx, but what he did was to bring some of that sensibility to the mainstream. the idea that a guy who had been developing this new, provocative, racial material suddenly break through to a mainstream audience was a big moment. a lot of people here might be offended, so you should leave now 'cause i'm gonna say [bleep] and suck. [ laughter ] and [bleep] and doo-doo. [ laughter ] watkins: pryor used profanity in a way that even exceeded lenny bruce and all the comics who went before him. he made the use of those terms seem to be a part of everyday life and made the people listening to his comedy