A familiar face. A favorite credit.
Paul Mooney
The sketches, the credits, the comedy.
All in one place.
Born August 4, 1941
Died May 19, 2021Aged 79
Cast appearances (5)
A face that makes you laugh.
Credited work (3)
Funny from behind the scenes.
The person behind the punchline
A little backstory.
Paul Mooney was an American comedian, writer and actor whose sketch work included The Richard Pryor Show, In Living Color and Chappelle’s Show. In the archive he plays Negrodamus in The Wayne Brady Show and has a writing credit on The Niggar Family. His comedy frequently addressed race, popular culture and American social life.
Mooney was a longtime writing collaborator of Richard Pryor and served as head writer on The Richard Pryor Show and the first season of In Living Color. His acting work included portraying Sam Cooke in The Buddy Holly Story and the comedian Junebug in Spike Lee’s Bamboozled.
Quite the characters
Another side of funny.
The role call