Paul Mooney
Paul Mooney
Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, is an American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor. He is best known for his appearances on Chappelle's Show and as a writer for the comedian Richard Pryor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth4 August 1941
CityShreveport, LA
CountryUnited States of America
white hair people
If your hair is relaxed, white people are relaxed. If your hair is nappy, they're not happy.
white upset black
Listen, we've got one little ol' black president, and white folks are upset, but they've had 43.
white awards people
White people are very good at acting like they're not racist. They deserve an Academy Award for that.
dirt brooms knows
A new broom can sweep the floor, but an old broom knows where the dirt is.
passionate passive naive
I'm passionate about what I do. I'd be naive to be passive.
slavery levels remember
You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.
political actors world
The political arena is the funniest.They [politicians] are always pretending to change, but they never change. They're the best actors and actresses in the world. They've always been hilarious since the beginning of time.
morning people black
I love Obama because he is proof all black people don't look alike. Nobody every told me, 'Good morning, Mr. President.' We don't all look alike.
hollywood-films black written
When they were making black films in the '60s and the '70s, everyone knew their place, if you get my drift. You understand? Everyone knew the rules, and everyone knew their place. Everyone knew what to say. They had the written rules in Hollywood film, and the unwritten rules.
packs-of-wolves packs audience
An audience can be like a pack of wolves.
racism reverse
There's no such thing as reverse racism.
people path traps
I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them.
fame blackness ifs
If you have money and you have fame, but you don't have any confidence in your blackness, then it's all for nothing.
fun white people
White people made up the n-word, they knew about racial jokes before anybody, and in their old movies and old cartoons they made fun of everybody, especially black folks. Racial jokes were not new to them.