Does anyone know who Dick Gregory is?

He was a standup comic in the sixties, was involved in the Civil Rights movement. Later he had a lot of unorthodox ideas about health and nutrition, and spent most of his time promoting that. IDK if he's still alive.

i really only know of him because he was part of either Richard Murphy or Eddie Prior stand-up routines. i get those two confused.

He was part of the new wave of black comedians in the '60s, along with Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Flip Wilson, and others. Some felt he was the most talented of them all. FWIW when Mel Brooks decided he needed a black writer for Blazing Saddles, Gregory was his first choice. But he turned the job down.

As previously noted Gregory went sorta funny in the head in the '70s. I'm not really familiar with his work. I do know one thing: Gregory wrote an autobiography which he entitled N****r (no asterisks). When his offended mother asked him why he called it that, he replied, "Don't worry Mama. Now whenever somebody says that word, they're just plugging my book."

The only time I ever heard the name Dick Gregory was in the movie House Party when Pops was making his health shake.

The dude that looks like Grady?

Most Racist SOB I have ever seen.

I was invited by T J Jemison to a show at many years ago which Dick Gregory was one of the featured performers.

I was only one of 4 white people in attendance. Everyone treated us great, all the performers were awesome, until Dick Gregory took the stage. I walked out the theater half way thru his performance.

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