Sam Tripoli

Use Armenian, use it.

And he drops an N-bomb on me, right?

which was one of the greatest moments of my life, being called the M word by Paul Mooney.

It was like such a blessing, dude.

So the next week I'm showcasing for Mitzi and there's this famous thing where people would hijack your showcase because they wanted to get in front of Mitzi so they would get spots.

Remind, hey Mitzi, I haven't gotten spots.

Oh yeah, I'll take care of you.

So I'm doing my set.

And I see Paul Mooney sit right next to her.

I'm like, oh, this motherfucker is stealing my fucking showcase.

Hijacking my showcase, which was like while you were on stage showcasing for her, someone would sit next to her and take her attention.

She wouldn't even watch you anymore.

So I thought he was doing that to me, but what he was doing was telling her that I should be a regular at the Comedy Store.

Oh, shit.

So he's the reason I'm in at the Comedy Store, this legendary comedian.

He wrote all of Richard Pryor's shit.

Like, if you watch Richard Pryor's special, Paul Mooney's credit comes out, and it's the only thing on the screen.

Really?

Yeah, he wrote a lot of Richard Pryor's shit.

So anyways, he's like, you got to pick this guy up, Mitzi.