Live & Smokin'

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{{Infobox film

| name = Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin'

| image = Live and smokin richard pryor.jpg

| caption = DVD cover

| director = Michael Blum

| producer = Michael Blum

| writer = Richard Pryor

| starring = Richard Pryor

| music =

| cinematography = Michael Blum

| distributor = MPI Home Video

| released = {{film date|1971|4|29}}

| runtime = 48 minutes

| language = English

| country = United States

| budget =

}}

Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' is a 1971 American stand-up comedy concert film directed by Michael Blum, who also served as cinematographer and producer. The film stars Richard Pryor, who also wrote.{{cite web |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dvd-richard-pryor-live-smokin-richard-pryor/3624552 |title=Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' |last=Noble |first=Barnes & |website=Barnes & Noble |access-date=2019-10-18}} Filmed in New York City in early January 1971, it is the earliest Pryor stand-up comedy act to be filmed of the four that were released. This was Pryor's first stand-up act before he reached the mainstream audience; with only 48 minutes of footage, it is also the shortest of his stand-up routines.{{citation |title=Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' (1971) |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/richard-pryor-live-and-smokin/ |access-date=2019-10-18}}

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