Damon Wayans reveals why he ‘purposely’ got fired from ‘SNL’
Damon Wayans is opening up on the circumstances surrounding his firing from “Saturday Night Live” in 1986, admitting he “purposely” got himself canned.
Damon Wayans Reflects On Getting Fired From ‘SNL': "I Just Did Not Care"
The comedian looks back on "purposely" jeopardizing his position due to frustrations with creative direction in a docuseries on the sketch comedy.
Damon Wayans Revealed Which "Saturday Night Live" Sketch Got Him Fired, And Why
Damon Wayans got honest about his short time on Saturday Night Live and why he ended up getting fired. In the fourth episode of Peacock's docuseries SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night, Damon sat down to reminisce and laugh about his short time on the show.
Damon Wayans on Why He “Purposefully” Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’: “I Snapped”
Wayans basically “broke the ultimate [ SNL] golden rule, which is no surprises,” according to Live From New York author James Andrew Miller. Former writer A. Whitney Brown added, “You cannot go rogue. You cannot try to steal a sketch.”
How One 'SNL' Star 'Snapped' On-Air and Intentionally Got Fired
"Having not fired anybody for the first five years, [firing Damon Wayans] was really, really hard," the producer admitted in an older interview featured in SNL50. "But it had to be done." Wayans had broken a cardinal rule of the show,
Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired
Beyond Saturday Night” docuseries that he sabotaged his stint on “ Saturday Night Live ” in frustration over the sketch roles he was being offered. (Watch the video below.) The matter came to a boil when Wayans went rogue during a sketch called “Mr.
Damon Wayans 'Purposely' Got Himself Fired from “SNL” After Getting Cautionary Advice from Eddie Murphy: 'I Snapped'
Damon Wayans is reflecting on his brief time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ Reveals Hidden Details About a Comedy Institution
Peacock’s new docuseries has the massive task of defining a show that has defined culture for decades, as it peers into cast ...
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Questlove Directing ‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th Anniversary Music Documentary
Next October, Saturday Night Live will officially reach the ... Jimmy Fallon, Bill Hader, Eddie Murphy, Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson, Maya Rudolph, and Bowen Yang. Eli Brueggemann, Jane ...