Paul Mooney

Comedians will gather at the Laugh Factory Thursday afternoon to participate in a special tribute to comedian, writer and actor Paul Mooney, who died of a heart attack last week.

Comedian, actor and writer Paul Mooney died on Wednesday morning.

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 in stand-up, has died