Paul Mooney to younger generations via his now-iconic
Chappelle’s Show, has vowed to uphold the legacy of the legendary comedian, who died early Wednesday.
Chappelle was caught on camera by TMZ outside of the Soho Grand Hotel in New York City later Wednesday, and he spoke of the man who found mainstream success as a writer for fellow comedy mainstay
Richard Pryor.
Dave Chappelle (left) has vowed to uphold the legacy of legendary comedian-writer Paul Mooney (right), who died early Wednesday. (Photos by Sean Rayford/Getty Images and Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images for TV Land)
“I want to shout out every comedian on Earth, one of the best that ever did it, paved the way today, his legacy will live forever,” he said of Mooney. “He did everything from
Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, who called Bay Area home, dies at 79
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Pioneering comic Paul Mooney, a writer for Pryor, dies at 79
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