Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
She had a black dad and a white Jewish mom. But growing up biracial in the 1970s was just one of the challenges Rain Pryor faced. The fourth of Richard Pryor’s seven children, her father was a world-famous comedian known for expletive-laden acts and a childhood spent in a brothel. Rain Pryor joins Kojo to talk about her life, her father, and her award-winning, one-woman show “Fried Chicken and Latkes.”
Guests
- Rain Pryor Actor, singer, producer, and comedian; also author of "Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love, and Loss with Richard Pryor" (Regan)
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