Comedian Paul Mooney, shown in a photo from the late 1990s, died Wednesday at age 79. (Patrick Downs / Los Angeles Times) Comedy legend Paul Mooney's signature sharp wit and unapologetic candor has ...

In addition to performing his own material, the icon was famously a writer for Richard Pryor. By Ryan Parker Former Senior Reporter Paul Mooney, the pioneering comic, writer and actor, has died, his ...

Paul Mooney, the comedian, writer and actor known for his close collaborations with Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle, has died at the age of 79. Mooney died Wednesday at 5:30 a.m. at his home in ...

Comedy legend Paul Mooney’s signature sharp wit and unapologetic candor has outlived him on social media this week after the prolific writer and performer died at his Oakland home Wednesday at age 79.