There were many before you but who was the first? Who paved the way, set the tone for what you do today. Richard Pryor made dirty comedy main stream Sam Kinison made shock comedy main stream but who was the first to turn dark comedy in to an art form ,it might start with a look at this comedian whose take on the controversial topics of the time would leave audiences thinking and gain him cult following status gone before his time his work would be appreciated to the level of ground breaking comic.