Mooney has held various jobs including a customs officer, cleaner, salesman, furniture polisher and collecting golf balls at a driving range, before becoming a stand-up comic.
[citation needed] In 2016, he regularly appeared on the Triple M impersonating Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with weekly spots on the Sydney and Melbourne breakfast shows, and as a guest co-host on Merrick & Australia.
[citation needed] On 15 January 2019, Lawrence replaced The Grill Team for Sydney Breakfast on Triple M with Moonman in the Morning, alongside Gus Worland, Chris Page and Jess Eva.
[citation needed] Mooney featured regularly on such television series as Spicks and Specks, Can of Worms, The Einstein Factor, Denise, The Celebrity Chase, Studio 10, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention?
In September 2016, Mooney co-hosted In Rio Today, part of the Seven Network's coverage of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, with Mel McLaughlin and Annabelle Williams.