{"product_id":"9781416587965","title":"Black Is the New White","description":"\u003cp\u003eOTHER COMEDIANS TELL JOKES. PAUL MOONEY TELLS THE TRUTH. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than forty years—whether writing for Richard Pryor and \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live \u003c\/i\u003eor performing stand-up to sold-out crowds around the country—Paul Mooney has been provocative, incisive . . . and absolutely hilarious. His comedy has always been indisputably real and raw, reflecting race issues in America, and this fascinating, fearless new memoir continues that unapologetically candid tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile other stars soared only to crash and burn, Paul Mooney has stayed chiefly behind the scenes, and he’s got a lifetime of stories to show for it. As head writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Richard Pryor Show\u003c\/i\u003e, he helped tear down racial barriers and change the course of comedy. He helped Robin Williams and Sarah Bernhard break into show business. He paved the way for superstars like Eddie Murphy. Few have witnessed as much comedy history as Mooney; even fewer could recount it with such riotous honesty and depth of insight. He reveals the truth about his celebrated partnership with the brilliant, self-destructive Richard Pryor, from their first meeting to the very last joke, and reflects on some of his most notorious moments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecades ago, Paul Mooney set out not just make audiences laugh but to make them think. \u003ci\u003eBlack Is the New White \u003c\/i\u003eis his blisteringly funny, no-holds-barred memoir of how he continues to succeed wildly at both.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041360363760,"sku":"9781416587965","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781416587965_p0.jpg?v=1769898293","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781416587965","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}