Shortly afterwards, Richard Sr.’s widow, Jennifer Lee Pryor, responded to a fan tagging her in a clip of the interview on social media claiming that Richard Jr. told everyone that Mooney had ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure ...

Paul Mooney, known for his comedic writing for Richard Pryor and appearances in "Bamboozled" and "Chappelle's Show" has died. He was 79. The Emmy-nominated comedian's agent Helene Shaw confirmed ...

About the Episode On April 6, 2007, comedian Paul Mooney reflected on the mechanics of stand-up comedy and his unique role as best friend to comedy’s all-time greatest, Richard Pryor.

She added, “I came and I told you, and I said, ‘Paul Mooney said he caught Barbara with Richard Prior—he walked in on them. And then I was like, ‘Don’t tell nobody!’” Shepherd said.

“I never told this before, but I’m going to tell it,” she shared. “I told Joy that I had run into Paul Mooney, and Paul Mooney had said that he caught Barbara Walters with Richard Pryor.” ...

“I told Joy [Behar] that I had run into Paul Mooney and he said that he caught Barbara Walters with Richard Pryor,” Shepherd recalled on her eponymous talk show.

I came, and I told you, and I said, ‘ [Comedian] Paul Mooney said he caught Barbara with Richard Pryor. He walked in on them.’ And then I was like, ‘Don’t tell nobody.'” ...

The “30 Rock” alum first heard the rumor about Pryor and Walters, who died in 2005 and 2022, respectively, from comedian Paul Mooney. “ [Walters] did not tell me,” Shepherd clarified.

Mooney is perhaps best known for his work with Richard Pryor, as he was head writer on The Richard Pryor Show and worked on several of Pryor's albums and Saturday Night Live sketches, Variety notes.

“I never told this before, but I’m going to tell it,” she shared. “I told Joy that I had run into Paul Mooney, and Paul Mooney had said that he caught Barbara Walters with Richard Pryor.” ...