Paul Mooney on his career and relationship with Richard Pryor | American Masters | PBS

[@Marcg-b4n]

Timing is everything!!

[@BC99]

Pryor was lucky to have met Paul Mooney, a true friend and collaborator.

[@WodiesDad]

Do you say that knowing about Paul Mooney and Richard Pryor's son (who was a minor at the time)? If that's the definition of a true friend, I don't want true friends.

[@BC99]

@@WodiesDad I didn’t know about that. That’s terrible.

[@brandon2521]

@@WodiesDad I don't understand your comment. What is this about a son?

[@deelewis8061]

@@WodiesDadrumor and not true

[@deelewis8061]

@@BC99that’s not true

[@AllboroLCD]

This man was an American treasure!

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

I miss Paul Mooney. The Godfather of Comedy.

[@buicklincoln]

Best Mooney interview ever.

[@demondsims5411]

I miss this brother so much. He spoke the truth. Period. We need his truth in these crazy days. I fear where this world is going. We more men like Paul today to call out all of this bull💩.

[@robinduffy1309]

What an amazing storyteller.

[@valve6642]

Thank you PBS

[@Nobody-w8n4s]

Anyone interested in Mooney, read/listen to his autobiography “Black is the New White” narrated by Paul himself, it’s a great listen and insight into him and his relationship with RP..

[@dominiquejones3805]

As Paul said It's an easy read😂 idk why but that always made me laugh. I listen 2 the audiobook atleast once a month while I'm at work

[@WelfareChrist]

Mooney is my favorite comedian of his generation - aggressive truth teller who held nothing back. Even when I really disagreed with what he was saying, he'd make it funny enough where it didn't matter. Also love Aries Spears and Godfrey's impersonation of him, so spot on especially when you've seen interviews like these.

[@brendathompson2288]

Didn't know how much I missed him until he was gone. RIP Paul.

[@iiicuuubreathingfullyoohoohooh]

Thank you for sharing this slice of our species’ oral tradition. I played a snippet from Is It Something I Said on vinyl at my eighth birthday party and walked out of the room. And I so enjoyed hearing the adults scramble to find the record player and turn it off.

[@RuNotEnterStained]

Interview is refreshing. Thanks

[@dominiquejones3805]

The GOAT

[@House_of_GEB]

African royalty, American legend and Icon. A true Artist👑🖋🎤🎥🎓💜🗝

[@gomezgomez7759]

Hes so sassy😂😂 legend

[@jameswilson1522]

Incredible ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@dominiquejones3805]

Timing is everything

[@dominiquejones3805]

Bob, Carol Ted & Lassie 😂

[@IrvTheReaper]

Rest In Power King. You left us too soon!

[@michaeltracey5691]

This guy’s like a vampire, he’s great, but a lot like a vampire

[@Mindbodyandspirit240]

Great interview!

[@Malouco]

This dude is a real one

[@Flameb0]

a real what? r@pist? you know what he did to richard pryors son?

[@GeronFletcher]

A true genius

[@winstonrandle4587]

A very talented person 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾!!!

[@SkiD2000]

Wow! I miss Paul what a mind what a person.

[@flapsnakes]

Paul Mooney is wise.

[@pjb4653]

Mooney the mag pie lol

[@thejokersonyou]

Hearing the story about Richard Pryor's son and Paul Mooney... When was the last time Paul and Richard Pryor were actually seen together... Allegedly Richard Pryor wanted to kill Paul Mooney so this video title is tough.....

[@noveltycrusade]

Legend

[@marshallmcluhan33]

Paul Mooney just don't give a

[@browndamon]

🐐 🐐

[@egx161]

If not for PBS, there would be very little worth watching.

[@HistoryNPolicy]

I agree with this 100 percent.

[@lestermatos2989]

Correct

[@itsgoff]

Paul Mooney is funny af. But you know what would be great? If Brandon Routh were Superman again!

[@oRealAlieNo]

They used to mess with boys together.

[@Securedata5]

Truly missed

[@smokesolid8927]

RIP the Godfather

[@karljones8423]

Comedian Paul Mooney he will be truly missed. He has always told the truth about everything in this society. Call America full of bulshit. Lol 😅

[@tetsuo2195]

look up Richard Pryor Jr's accusations of Mooney. This dude was such a BS'er

[@Nobody-w8n4s]

Hard to discredit Jr’s claims. Paul is/was a great influence/hero of mine. That said there will always be an asterisk next to his name.

[@gibememoni]

racist blacks usually are gay

[@trekkiejunk]

I love Mooney, but he is sooo full of shit. If you are in the comedy circuit, you know he is famous for his gift of gab, and is such a bullshit artist. Funny as funny gets though. Case in point...While it's possible Mooney was hanging out with people snorting cocaine with $1,000 bills, it's highly unlikely. That note ended production in 1934. Banks would no longer have had them in the 1970's when Mooney was talking about seeing them. I suppose a collector could have rolled an old one up, but that makes no sense. Besides, his story talks about it as though all the rich guys were doing it.

[@kray2723]

No Shit Sherlock😂.

[@junkboxxxxxx]

He's very funny, but is not beyond bending truth to create a good joke. He's very good and he knows it. One of the tools of a narcissist is to acclaim themselves in ways that cannot be independently verified, like Paul's highschool classes and Trump's tales of unnamed billionaires and "big strong guys" coming to him with tears in their eyes telling him how great he is. How are you gonna know it didn't happen?

[@TheCarpentersApprentice]

We all know a hood hustler just like this. They’re some mix of knowledge, wisdom, bullsh*t, confidence, charm & misdirection. Dangerously effective but only if you take the bait.

[@GeronFletcher]

Bro do you not know a joke when you hear one ? 😂😂😂

[@eddierascalhaskell4954]

So. Op, were you on the comedy circuit with him? Were you around him at those parties?

[@CoryGrumpyJohnsonTV]

Was Paul Mooney the first openly gay comic?

[@pablobronson4122]

He wasn’t openly gay…

[@ac-uk6hs]

I wish PBS would do it without taking tax money. They can do it enough of us watch it I hate that they take tax money. It's like government sponsored information which I am a refugee from in Iran

[@Jebbie1976]

Mooney is pretty damned funny. Racist but funny.

[@garyspence2128]

You're probably right, but he was so funny. And he was equally caustic to blacks and whites alike. Reminds me of my grandmother, who didn't suffer fools gladly. Truly unique artist...and he's right about Pryor. Richard was, and still is, the greatest comic ever. Chappell hasn't taken that title...

[@theoriginalmr.j1422]

Just like Ricky Gervais , Louis CK aka "the pervert" and Bill Maher.

[@theoriginalmr.j1422]

Just too Black and too Real !!!

[@Kemetblack90]

It's impossible for Paul to be racist. What he says doesn't affect where you live, what job you work, etc. Only thing Paul does is say what you may not like

[@theoriginalmr.j1422]

@@Jebbie1976 How was the ancestor Paul Mooney racist?

[@9mmplantain323]

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