Comedian Paul Mooney isn’t known only for his own no-holds-barred observations on race, stereotypes, prejudices and celebrity divas. He was also head writer for TV shows “Good Times” and “The Richard Pryor Show” and worked as a writer on “Sanford and Son.” Mooney also created “In Living Color’s” Homey the Clown character and has appeared in the films “Bamboozled,” “In the Army Now” and “The Buddy Holly Story.”
>> Paul Mooney will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. $30-$300. (602) 267-1600, Ext. 1, or celebritytheatre.com.
