Saturday Night Live Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

Primary photo for Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron

Saturday Night Live

Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 66 min | Comedy, Music

The host for the episode is Richard Pryor, and the musical guest is Gil Scott-Heron. The skits for this episode are as follows: Garrett Morris tricks Chevy Chase into taking a bad fall during a skit. Richard Pryor does an opening monologue...See moreThe host for the episode is Richard Pryor, and the musical guest is Gil Scott-Heron. The skits for this episode are as follows: Garrett Morris tricks Chevy Chase into taking a bad fall during a skit. Richard Pryor does an opening monologue about why he doesn't drink or take LSD. A man checks into a hotel managed by a samurai who speaks no English. A black author talks about his latest book in which he disguises himself as white. A woman tries to identify her attacker from a series of stacked line-ups. An interview for a job using word association turns racially tense. Two men discuss a hockey game while playing Pong. A father complaining that blacks are taking over is oblivious to the fact that his entire family has turned black. A major accidentally uses a piece of new equipment that was intended for emergencies. In a sequel to The Exorcist, Regan manages to push both priests over the edge. Albert Brooks tries to make another film while sick in bed. Richard Pryor witnesses a conspiracy theorist get gunned down just before announcing the truth about the JFK assassination. Shelly Pryor sings a song about carousel horses. During the Weekend Update, Chevy Chase comments on homosexuality in sports, Kissinger's accent, and Franco's continuing death. Emily Litella delivers an impassioned speech on busting children. Gil Scott-Heron performs "Johannesburg" and "A Lovely Day". Written by Jean-Marc Rocher See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Richard Pryor/Gil Scott-Heron.

Cast	+ Add Cast
30 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Pryor Self - Host / Junior Griffin / Mr. Wilson / Black Scottie / Father Karras / Various Self - Host / Junior Griffin / Mr. Wilson / Black Scottie / Father Karras / Various See fewer	Superman III (1983)
Gil Scott-Heron Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	State of Play (2009)
Shelley R. Bonus Self - Guest Performance (as Shelley Pryor) Self - Guest Performance (as Shelley Pryor) See fewer	Moment by Moment (1978)
The Muppets Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) Various (as Jim Henson's Muppets) See fewer	Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
Albert Brooks Self (segment "Sick in Bed") Self (segment "Sick in Bed") See fewer	Drive (I) (2011)
Dan Aykroyd Old Dad / White Father / Various Old Dad / White Father / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
John Belushi Samurai Futaba / White Scottie / Various Samurai Futaba / White Scottie / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chevy Chase New Dad / Weekend Update Anchor / Various New Dad / Weekend Update Anchor / Various See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Jane Curtin White Mother / Various White Mother / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Garrett Morris News for the Hard of Hearing / Various News for the Hard of Hearing / Various See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Laraine Newman Regan (segment "Exorcist II") Regan (segment "Exorcist II") See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Gilda Radner White Polly / Emily Litella / Various White Polly / Emily Litella / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Annazette Chase Black Polly (segment "Black & White") Black Polly (segment "Black & White") See fewer	Truck Turner (1974)
Thalmus Rasulala Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II") Father Merrin (segment "Exorcist II") See fewer	New Jack City (1991)
Bilal Sunni Ali Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	American Gangster (2006)
Jacqueline Carlin Wife (segment "New Dad") (uncredited) Wife (segment "New Dad") (uncredited) See fewer	Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Tom Davis Player on the Right (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited) Player on the Right (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Al Franken Player on the Left (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited) Player on the Left (segment "Pong") (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jim Henson King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Richard Hunt King Ploobis's Right Hand (voice) (uncredited) King Ploobis's Right Hand (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Brian Jackson Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Baron (1977)
Neil Levy Various (uncredited) Various (uncredited) See fewer	I Want You (I) (1998)
Kathy McKee Black Mother (segment "Black & White") (uncredited) Black Mother (segment "Black & White") (uncredited) See fewer	Quadroon (1971)
Jerry Nelson Scred (voice) (uncredited) Scred (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Frank Oz The Mighty Favog (voice) (uncredited) The Mighty Favog (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Muppet Show (1976)
Don Pardo Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Self - Announcer (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Radio Days (1987)
Tom Schiller Audience Member (uncredited) Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Harry Shearer Dr. Joseph Shuster (segment "Sick in Bed") (voice) (uncredited) Dr. Joseph Shuster (segment "Sick in Bed") (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Rosie Shuster Audience Member (uncredited) Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Alice Tweedy Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) Queen Peuta (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)