via Twitter Jamie Masada, the owner and founder of the iconic Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood, tells TMZ that several A-listers are set to honor Paul Mooney with a special show on Thursday at 3 PM.
Here’s more from the outlet:
Eddie Murphy and Kevin Hart are among the many who have been contacted to attend. We’re told Tiffany Haddish is not able to attend because of work but will send in a special video tribute to be played during the event. Paul’s twin sons comedians Dwayne and Daryl will also be there … with the list of special guests expected only to grow.
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Hart shared his condolences to the influential, controversial comedian with an Instagram post captioned: RIP to a comedy legend.
Haddish called Paul one of her greatest teachers and wrote on Instagram: The knowledge you gave me will live forever cause I live it and share it all the time.
Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada told TMZ on Sunday that Mooney s twin sons Daryl and Dwayne will also attend the tribute.
The site previously reported that the eight-member Oakland City Council will hold a meeting on June 1 to brainstorm how to properly honor the Louisiana-born trailblazer.
Mentor for many: Murphy (M) originally met Paul (2-L) through the late great Richard Pryor, who gave Mooney his start as a comedy writer
Comedian Carlos Mencia Coming to Lafayette
We asked Jason Leonard of Lafayette Comedy to play 3 Questions with us, and here is how that went:
1. Why did you create Lafayette Comedy?
Lafayette comedy exists because when I got into stand-up myself, I knew the only way to build a good local scene was to attract more people to the shows here in Acadiana. And bringing in national comedians really brought attention to the local scene as interest and, thankfully, ticket sales, have gone up.
2. How has the pandemic impacted comedy in Acadiana?
Well, with everything being closed, both comedians and audiences alike are hungry for more entertainment. With the pandemic, I ve had extra time on my hands lately, which allows me to spend more time working on Lafayette Comedy, so I ve been in touch with a lot of agents and comedians. With the success of our past shows, bigger names like Carlos Mencia are noticing Lafayette and are actually reaching out to me to come here. Now that things are