On Saturday, February 22, 2014 in downtown Toronto, Comedian Paul Mooney will perform live at the Bloor Cinema at 506 Bloor Street West. Presented by Stolen From Africa, this show is his only scheduled performance in Canada as part of his last professional tour entitled, Out of Darkness – The Last Stand.
Mooney is one of the most dangerous and brilliant comic minds of our time. His first professional gig was writing for Richard Pryor, penning most of the hilarious routines for Pryor’s “Saturday Night Live” appearance, co-writing material on the groundbreaking “Live On Sunset” and “Is It Something I Said?” albums, and for Pryor’s film “Jo Jo Dancer, You’re Life Is Calling.”
A talented comedic writer, Mooney has served as head writer for some of television’s best comedies, including “The Richard Pryor Show,” “Good Times” and the first year of Fox’s “In Living Color,” creating the hilarious “Homey the Clown” skit. He also wrote for Redd Foxx’s “Sanford and Son” series as well as “Saturday Night Live.” Most recently Mooney appeared on Comedy Central’s “Chappelle’s Show” and released a live stand up DVD, “Know Your History: Jesus Is Black and So Was Cleopatra.”
Paul Mooney came into his own with his controversial and critically acclaimed, debut comedy album Race for which he received a Grammy nomination. His album Masterpiece continues to stir anger, laughter, and thought.I always drop in some history,” Mooney explains. “It’s knowledge. There’s always a message in my comedy and you may not get it that night. It’s like time bombs. It’ll get you a week later. You’ll understand.”
STOLEN FROM AFRICA / VOLÉ D’AFRIQUE Stolen From Africa / Volé D’Afrique is a national, emerging non-profit arts education organization based in Toronto that promotes the cultural and historical awareness of the African Diaspora. Incepted locally as a consciousness in 2004, SFA has propelled itself from the streets of Toronto onto several international landscapes including Jamaica, South Africa, Ghana, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Russia! Today, SFA is made up of a diverse group of people from various racial backgrounds who are inspired by the effects of colonialism with aspirations of connecting and learning from the communities in which we live in worldwide.
Roundtable Discussion
Music
young jibwe – where ever you are
black milk – poison
danilo mcallum – afrofuturistic
wio-k – same level
guzo luo feat junia t – tunnells
ELMNT feat. berg beauge & rockley – UNI
cheyanne nicole – still believe
mattford – smoking portrait
rich kidd – i’d be lying
tecla – i get high
king reign f. shi wisdom – grey
gabriel teodros – black love
smash brovz – soul for tomorrow
castle – usual politics
mr. green f. black thought & malik b – live from the bedroom roots tribute