My wife and I saw Paul Mooney perform at Goodnight’s Comedy Club in Raleigh this weekend.
The show was incredible.
His set is far from a standard comedy show.
Considering his legacy..writing with Richard Pryor..discovering and encouraging Robin Williams..Sandra Bernhard and John Witherspoon..free speech was in full effect.
Besides Mooney being hilarious, the other comedy came in the form of the look on some of the audience members faces when he went full blast.
I describe it this way…imagine if “Homey the Clown” from
In Living Color (a character which he created) came to life on stage.
Bitter.
Biting
Sarcastic
Funny as hell.
It was almost like a master class on sarcasm.
My advice to the people who didn’t expect or understand is to read up on the creative genius that is Paul Mooney.
One of my favorite bits was the one about President Obama.
“He can get those white folks money…36k for a fundraising dinner?
What’s for dinner..COCAINE?”
See him while you can.
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