FIRST TIME REACTING TO | GEORGE CARLIN VS. RICHARD PRYOR - EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HUSTORY - REACTION 

"Thanks folks, thats my time, gotta set myself free." Hurts me every time.

Wilder than Gene is referring to Gene Wilder. Pryor and Wilder did several films together. I'm pretty sure the boxing references are just standard battle flexes. Pryor's "Even the shit that I spit off the top. Flames" Is referring to when he got high and accidentally lit himself on fire. Hannibal Burress is a comedian. He was the first to speak out about the things Cosby was doing. Rufus is the character Carlin played in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

George Carlin played Rufus in the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" movie, and it's sequel, "Bill and Ted'd Bogus Journey"... The first one was especially iconic when it came out... Also, Richard Prior was well known for setting himself on fire, IRL, and NOT for show...

The battle of the legendary Comedians. 4 died and one has a dead career. Oh and the battle was supposed to end with Joan Rivers, but ERB's Patreons wanted them to include Robin Williams.

I think Hannibal Buress was the first to speak publicly about Cosby being a dirt bag. Also Carlin is Rufus in Bill & Ted movies.

So far I haven't seen a reactor get the _Brain Droppings_ bar. George Carlin's first book is called _Brain Droppings._

In case you don't know yet, Williams' opening line where he yells: "Gooood moooorning" is a reference to his movie "Good Morning, Vietnam" where he would introduce his character's radio show with this same "Goood mooorning".

¨Wilder than Gene...¨ refers to Gene Wilder, comedy actor, made several movies with Richard Pryor. ¨...silver streak¨ refers to the 1976 film Silver Streak, where Pryor costars with, you guessed it, Gene Wilder.

Robin was one of the best actors and comedians of all time. He started out doing stand up comedy. You should react to some of his stand up too. The man was hilarious.

When Robin Says he gotta set himself free, that’s a double reference to his character in Aladdin and the fact that he killed himself 😬

Wilder than Gene Wilder, Rufus is Carlin's characters in Bill and Ted

If you want to know more about Richard Pryor's life, he made a semi-autobiographical film called Jo Jo Dancer: Your Life is Calling (1986). Though embellished, it was inspired by many of Richard's experiences.

Richard Pryor help write Blazing Saddles and was supposed to play Bart but the studio thought that was the wrong thing so they got the guy who stars as Bart in the movie

Yes, that’s true about his mom and grandmother💯

@Britt, Gene is referring to Gene Wilder. His comedy film partner. Not for RU-vid reacts but for personal pleasure you've gotta go watch Stir Crazy, Silver Streak, See No Evil, Hear No Evil & my personal favourite Another You. They were a brilliant comedy pairing.

the line "non stopping brain droppings" is a reference to a book George wrote called "Brain Droppings" which was just full of his witty quips and ballsy bits. One of my favorite books of all time, as someone who loves literature *and* comedy, that is. Also, "I'm wilder than Gene when I'm killing the beat" is a reference to the comedy legend that is Gene Wilder. His most well known role was Willy Wonka in 1971's "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory," the OG movie, not the Johnny Depp iteration. Then the "let me move on to Rufus" line from Joan Rivers is in reference to the character George played in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" whose name was indeed Rufus. When Robin said "80 years old but that nose looks brand Nanu Nanu" is in reference to the show Mork and Mindy, where Williams played one of the titular characters, Mork. "Nanu Nanu" was a greeting that his people (the alien race) used.

In fact George and Richard had deep love and respect for each-other.

Rufus was George's Character in Bill & Ted movies.

"O Carlin my Carlin".............nice reference to Dead Poets Society's "O Captain my Captain"

ERB is great all are hood and fun to watch this is one of my favorites RIP to the late greats

You definitely missed the Robin Williams references, "Mork is Work backwards" & "Nanu Nanu" which are direct references to one of his earliest Tv roles as Mork from the hit show "Mork and Mindy" that aired during the early 1980's. It was like a modern (for that time period) version of the show "My Favorite Martian" that aired during the late 60's to mid 70's. Also one of my favorites growing up.

George Carlin was in Bill and Teds excellent adventures (where Keanu reeves became popular) and his characters name was Rufus.

If you ever have time to rewatch any of these multiple-guest ERBs take careful note of the last line (or two) before each new entrance. Usually the entrance is in response to, or hinted by, this previous line. In this case, Richard Pryor claimed to be the most iconic African-American stand-up comic, which is refuted by the line "You forgot the Cos". There is always some sort of link to draw in the next character.

Gene wilder and prayer did 3 film together. See no evil hear no evil. Silver Streak and I can't mind the 3rd

No matter what you think of Cosby, his comedy special Bill Cosby: Himself is comedy gold.

Rufus was a character that George Carlin played as in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

If this was real, then my vote would be Robin Williams. That man's brain worked so fast, and his ability to improvise on the fly is off the charts. "Robin Williams at the Met" was over 2 hours of stand up comedy by less than 45 minutes of it was scripted - the rest was improvised

"Wilder than Gene" is referring to Gene Wilder, who co-starred with Pryor in a bunch of movies in the 80s, starting with Silver Streak.

This is actually one of my favorite ones they’ve done

The Richard Pryor Boxing reference I think refers to the Richard Pryor vs Muhammad Ali benefit event - LA, 1978. Wilder than Gene - Gene Wilder reference. They may be referencing the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Starring Gene Wilder, classified as a musical, where Gene Wilder sang a lot, and was regarded as not a good singer? (He is most notably a comedian & actor, but not so much a singer) Richard Pryor & George Carlin were comedians of the same era. Yes, Richard Pryor was one of the 1st successful black stand up comedians in a mostly white male-dominated industry. Bill Cosby - had an endorsement with JELLO, specifically for their Jello pudding, then pudding pops. The reference to Bill Cosby & Drugs is - "In his testimony, Cosby admitted to casual sex involving recreational use of the sedative-hypnotic methaqualone (Quaaludes) with a series of young women, and he acknowledged that his dispensing the prescription drug was illegal" Hannibal Burress - Black comedic actor. They are most likely referencing that he prematurely left "The Eric Andre Show" (In an interview with Vanity Fair, Eric actually revealed that Hannibal hadn't wanted to be part of the new season at all - in fact, he had to convince his friend to say goodbye to the viewers on camera!) - 2020 "Rufus" reference is the character George Carlin played (a mentor) in the Bill & Ted movie series. I think the reason these 4 comedians are battling is because of this - "In a celebration of standup comedy, Netflix launched the Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival... The Hall was made to induct the first four greats of standup: George Carlin, Joan Rivers, Robin Williams, and Richard Pryor." hellgatelance.com/5678/arts-entertainment/the-hall-is-a-touching-tribute-to-stand-up-comedy/

Carlin and Pryor were close friends, George thought very highly of Pryorr

When Richard has flames 🔥 on his head that means on one of his stand-ups his hair caught on fire just like Michael Jackson had the same thing happen when his hair caught flames during a commercial for Pepsi during a concert

That Cosby impersonation was AWESOME XD

I dont know if you planning doing more erbs but, romeo and juliet vs bonnie and clyde, gordon ramsey vs Julia child, are really good battles if you want to check them out.

I'm a grown ass man and I can say I shed a tear fo show when Robin Williams died u hit it on the head he was such a big part of my life and I grew up in the late 70s/80s lol I hit like on all ya videos I be watching yo cousin channel too!! 💯🔥🍀🤘😎

"Good morning, movie bombs" references a movie Robin Williams was in (Good Morning, Vietnam), "O Carlin my Carlin" references ANOTHER movie Robin Williams was in (Dead Poets Society), and both "Mork aged backwards" and "brand new nanu" are references to the sitcom he was in (Mork & Mindy). These are just the ones you didn't mention.

Jean Wilder..."Wilder than Jean". Richard Pryor did a string of movies with Jean Wilder in the 70's

When I was a kid me and my sister would sneak into my parents room to listen to their Richard Pryor's wanted. Wasn't old enough to get most the jokes but we still laighed. I can't feel my lip was a Bill Cosby bit in his stand up days.

Cosby's 'What's wrong with my lip' is a bit from his routine talking about a dental visit when he was a kid. IIRC he has one other similar 'drugged' story as part of his repertoire. So it wasn't in itself directly a reference to THAT but...in retrospect that he has two stories about that sort of thing he liked to tell....well, "If I had a nickel for every time, etc." 2 isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice considering...THAT.

With the comment about wilder than gene, he's talking about Gene wilder, who is the true willy wonka and Rufus is a character that George Carlin played in the Bill and Ted movies

The 1962 thing is because George Carlin went to either prison or jail, that year, and ever since, his comedy style was darker, whereas before that he was really family-friendly. And the movie Jumanji was one of my least favorite Robin Williams movies, but not because it was bad. It’s because I saw it when I was 5-6 and it caused me to develop crippling arachnophobia.

Joan Rivers is tje GOAT if you ask me. Never stopped reinventing herself. Even after Hollywood closed their door on her she pressed on. She is a fucking legend and a role model.

Wilder then GENE.....GENE WILDER RICHARD PRYOR did a movie with him Silver Streak was the movie

I did this on purpose. I will decide before the battle even begins. Carlin delivered introspective. Pryor was too prior. They both had a lot to deal with, but Carlin did it better.

The late great 'Joan Rivers'.

If you think this is wild with all the people jumping in, there's at least a couple others that have this many players. Also, I recommend the 2 with Key and Peele in this: Ghandi vs. MLK Jr. & Muhammad Ali vs. Michael Jordan. I could recommend others, but I won't clog the comments too much. Keep up the lovely work!

Gene Wilder (Wilder than Gene) - was a comedian and friend of Richards.. they did some movies together.. you may know Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka from the original movie... he was also Young Frankenstien (the Mel Brooks movie like spaceballs and blazing saddles).. Gene also did movies with Richard (hear no evil, see no evil) as well as others.

George Carlin was in the movies " Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures" and " Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" where he played a man from the future named " Rufus". That's where Rufus comes from.

"brain droppings" was one George's books.

Gene wilder btw

When Joan Rivers called George Carlin Rufus is because before Keanu Reeves was famous as John Wick and the movie Speed with Sandra Bullock a young Keanu starred with Alex Winter in two 80’s movies Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure And The sequel Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey basically the premise of the first movie basically is a Time traveler Named Rufus(George Carlin) said that you two are the only hope of saving the future in other words just watch the first movie about Bill and Ted Excellent Adventure! You won’t be sorry and that’s why George is Rufus in that reference

damn. he said "monchichi". does anyone else remember that cartoon? it was from the mid 80's. the last line from their theme song was "monchichi means happiness."

Gene Wilder, the original WIlly Wonka. He was frequently in movies with Richard Pryor. Bill Cosby did Jell-o pudding pop commercials, etc. Shame Cosby has the, uh, personal problems he had, dude was a fantastic comic. Carlin played Rufus in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Robin Williams was the GOAT.

Richard Pryor if you haven't seen harlem nights man it's a must

If you are around 30-40 years old Robin Williams was a big part of your childhood.

Cosby did jello pudding commercials in the 1970s miss those days.

29 stops during a 4:21 video....I think that's a new record! 😂😂😂

The "flames" reference was about Richard Pryor setting himself on fire while freebasing 😂 His stand up afterward is HILARIOUS! :D

I didn't know what a "bump" was until a certain former congressman mentioned it a few years ago.

As a 35 year old man, fuck the video, I don't know which individual I love more, both were inspirational in my youth and young adulthood.

First time watching you. And I don't think I could have picked a better one. One of my long time favorites. Will be watching out for more content for sure.

Love your reactions!!!! Love to see your reaction to Chase Rice song Bench Seat. Very emotional song!

Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk

Richard Pryor did some movies with Gene Wilder, that's where the "Wilder than Gene" bit comes from. Cosby did have an endorsement deal with Jello Pudding, Hannibal Burres I think was the prosecutor that put Cosby in prison. Joan called him Rufus because that was the name of the character he played in Bill and Ted.

He's reference Gene Wilder, who starred with Richard Pryor in several movies (including the Silver Streak). The boxing is likely just for the rap battle motif. The flame is because Pryor literally set himself on fire, and it's one of his more famous bits. No, Pryor always took his own drugs. Cosby was the only one who drugged others. Yup, Joan Rivers! Both had heart attacks, yes! Rufus was Carlin's character in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.

You have to react to So hyang “Raise me up”

"Wilder than Gene, now that's a silver streak". Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor did several movies together, one of them called Silver Streak. I personally think Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor made a wonderful team.

"Wilder than Gene" is a reference to the late American actor Gene Wilder who was kind of out there, which is probably why he was used in the comparison.

Carlin has a book called Brain Droppings. If you never buy another book, this is the one to get. I laughed OUT LOUD so many times reading that book. I bought it at an airport and embarrassed myself laughing on the plane.

Gene Wilder did four movies with Pryor including Silver Streak

Cos had a sponsorship deal with Jell-o which also makes pudding

The speech at the end of Jack still rips my heart out, such a good movie!

5:04 oh Yes they went THERE.

I hate when they make more and more people jump in, because those who starts never gets to respond to them, giving them a huge handicap.

"What dreams may come" with Robin and Cuba was my favorite movie of ALL time.

Rivers absolutely destroyed them! Thanks for hitting this one and for your next ERB, might I suggest Freddie Mercury vs Frank Sinatra

I love Pryors response when Joan asked him if they could talk lol 8:34

Wilder then Gene.. Refers to his frequent movie partner, Gene Wilder...

Actor Gene Wider was his white collegue comedian

Cosby also had a comedy sketch about getting painkillers at the dentist's and getting all wobbly.

GOATS

Watch George Carlin and Richard Pryor on Johnny Carson. They both said great things about Bill Cosby.

Wilder than Gene while I’m killing the beat you’re steady taking second place that’s a silver streak those lines mean Richard Pryor made 4 comedy movies mid 70’s til the mid 80’s with is comedy teammate Gene Wilder Those Are Silver Streak as mentioned see no evil,here no Evil because Richard is blind and Gene Wilder is deaf,Stir Crazy where they both get thrown in jail for a crime and try to escape and another you which I’ve personally never seen yet!

Gene Wilder (played Willie Wonka in the old movie), he and Pryor made (at least) 3 movies together (Stir Crazy is the only one that comes to mind though).

Bill Cosby was a spokesman for jello pudding

Rufus is in reference to George Carlins role in the Bill and Ted movie series

"The Apprentice was so good when it first came out." No, it was trash from the jump. If you notice, none of the people that were on that show ever actually accomplished anything of note in the financial world. Just fumbling and coasting.

Richard Pryor saying he is on fire. Is literally as he was lite on fire and lite himself when drugged up on fire

Richard Pryor Light himself on fire freebasing. He was seen running down the street with his head on fire. Running joke is you light a match and and say Richard Pryor running down the street. I didn't get it till I saw Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip later as an adult.

They have done that a few times, letting more people appear in the battle. The first time it was absolutely shocking and awesome!!! Although right now I can't remember which one it was. I believe something with villains?

Gene Wilder played in several comedies with Richard Pryor. Silver streak, stir crazy, see no evil heartno evil, just to nana a few.

George all the way ❤

I don't think I've seen anyone not react and have the "Got to set myself free" line go over their heads The jenie had someone set him free, relieved from it's bonds and set free, Robbin set himself free-

Gene Wilder and Richard co-starred in 4 movies. -2 of them are actually funny!

Wilder then gene means gene wilder an actor he did movies with

He was talking about Gene Wilder... I recommend you watch Gene Wilder in young Frankenstein... Classic comedy

Rufus, Bill and Ted

Holy crap, this grasshopper has no clue who Gene Wilder is.

Bill Cosby had an endorsement with Jell-O pudding, pop, and Coca-Cola and yes, Bill was putting stuff but I believe it was in the drink not the food🧐

the pause on Pryor-rhea is boss level