Damon Wayans On ‘SNL’ Sketch That Got Him Fired

Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired
Michaels said he canned him midseason because “it had to be done,” EW noted. Before his unauthorized improv, Wayans said in the doc he was warned by “SNL” great Eddie Murphy that as a Black man he would be pigeonholed into certain characters, so he’d better write his own, Deadline reported.
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When Damon Wayans Went ‘Rogue’ and Got Fired From ‘SNL’
Before he was a star of “In Living Color,” Wayans “purposefully” went off script during his short-lived “Saturday Night Live” stint.
Damon Wayans Reveals the Bold Move That Got Him Fired from SNL
Damon Wayans Rise To Fame . It all started in the mid-’80s, when Damon was a rising star in comedy. After making waves on the New York stand-up scene and landing a small but mem
Damon Wayans explains “Saturday Night Live” sketch that got him fired immediately: 'I snapped'
Damon Wayans is ready to laugh about his short-term employment at: "Yeah I got fired. We gonna talk about it." The comedian sat down for an interview in Peacock's SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night for the docuseries' fourth episode titled,

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