Damon Leaves In Living Color

[@TGF25]

In Living Color & Martin were the best things that ever happen to FOX!

[@TheNadroj10]

Belize2787 Agreed my whole childhood was those two shows, Fox never did better then those two.

[@mrbensonhurst9229]

Living Single, too!

[@th3rd3arplan3tradio]

New york undercover too

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

Don't forget about Roc.

[@massdagod]

Married with Children

[@michaeljones2925]

It was like when Damon left he literally took the Joy, Fun and Realness with.

[@MrSmiley1978]

Homey D. Clown, The Homeless Guy and Men on Films are all time classics

[@MisterMoxley]

Reasons "In Living Color" went downhill, in somewhat chronological order: Fox's increasing censorship of sketches after the "Men on Football" skit from the Super Bowl halftime special, exit Damon, exit Keenen, the show moves to Wednesdays, exit the entire Wayans family and Kelly Coffield, quite a few annoying/needless skits (some felt sorta stereotypical) and a little too much Jamie Foxx in that last season.....can only take so much Wanda in so many shows.

[@damienchance2622]

Don't forget shawn, Marlon, kim wayans and kim Coles exits from in living color too

[@williamkanejr3233]

The show moved to Thursdays if I remember correctly not Wednesdays. But it was still a bad idea. Season 1 was great, season 2 even better. Season 3 was the best one. Then it went downhill. Season 4 was ok at best, and aside from The Dirty Dozens, season 5 kinda sucked.

[@MisterMoxley]

@@williamkanejr3233 Upon further review....right you are. Wikipedia says "In Living Color" went from Sunday night in 1992 to Thursday night in 1993. I wanna say the switch was made midway through season 4. Around the time when Keenen left, who was, conveniently enough, pissed at Fox for pretty much running him out of his own show.

[@williamkanejr3233]

@@MisterMoxley there were some Thursday episodes here and there on Thursday night, but the official move to Thursday didn’t happen until the start of Season 5. Which was by far the worst season. Only “Dozens” saved it from being a complete disaster.

[@americajustin6911]

This was the Beginning of the End of In Living Color IMO.

[@TheMasterQuests]

it all went down hill after Season 3

[@Rebmetpes4]

yup!

[@Rebmetpes4]

the 4th season was the icing on it!

[@christiancharles2866]

it was over after this

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

The last season was as bad as the last 20 plus years of SNL. Unfunny.

[@AFBN]

When Damon left in living color the show was never the same

[@hellskitchenfan-pv3rj]

Not when Marlon replaced him

[@DTownNash]

He was a frequent guest during the fourth season

[@DTownNash]

@@hellskitchenfan-pv3rj Marlon didn't replace him. Lol.Gratiot

[@karonbarwick541]

@@DTownNash Marlon was on Mo Money with Damon Wayans

[@christiancharles2866]

@@karonbarwick541 MO MONEY! MO MONEY!!

[@popoff21]

Keenan look like he wanted to cry didn't want his brother to leave, i wished Damon had stayed till the end

[@DeANGELIS4735]

Damon wayans had the opportunity to focus on his superstar movie career

[@tuningin88]

@@DeANGELIS4735 before he became a big movie star, he started in other movies with his brother, Keenen, back before, when he had hair. LOL.

[@dariusames3987]

that beat is memorable

[@DarkReapersGrim]

Man, I wish they got back together and made In Living Color again. We need it at this time.

[@damienchance2622]

I was saying the same thing

[@JamesLerem]

Sadly, too many into their feelings and being 2nd hand offended for this classic to make a return.. that not even Even Whiz & Ice's seminars could help

[@SweetFeisty1]

I LOVE that close bond that the Wayans bros had. To this DAY I STILL don't see any brothers willing to kiss their brothers on the face.

[@cartoonist1975]

like a trademark they had which carried and died through shawn and marlon on their show

[@plawson8577]

@@cartoonist1975ILC was done for once the remaining Wayans family left in February 1993.

[@peeweefanful]

i was going to cry for real why did this show have to end i wish the world can be more like the 90s and the 80s best years ever

[@damienchance2622]

I was saying the same thing

[@ComeToTheTable]

Its a shame when the producer, director and creator (keenen wayans) leaves the show

[@tuningin88]

He was still creator of the show. He just wasn't writer or executive producer anymore.

[@tuningin88]

This is the longest version of the theme song during the closing credits i ever heard. LOL.

[@GMANKOOL23]

I guess they didn't have enough sketch to fill up time. Makes sense that the credits were long .

[@oliveirinha20]

When KIW hug DW I think he realises the difficulty of keeping the show a success

[@DarkReapersGrim1]

The Wayans brothers are very unique. Skipping half of the family who isn't as well known, Keenan Ivory Wayans-The oldest of them, the leader, produced a show and put his family on. Shawn and Marlon-Went on to have a tv show and successful movie career. Damon-Outside of In Living Color, the first to leave for Hollywood, specifically the film industry, which at the time was bigger than television (nowadays it's like the opposite is true), had a successful show.

[@nr30199]

Damon never did get that "superstar movie career" and In Living Color was never the same without him.

[@1LegendaryWest]

Facts, his biggest movie was probably Major Payne.. I just wished he wasn't so conservative and worked more with his brothers. He did mo money with marlon and a couple episodes of my wife & kids with Keenan. He never did anything with Shawn.. like I still wonder why he wasn't in Don't be a menace, all of them did stuff together and he was always the missing brother. I wished they would of did at least 1 movie with all 5 of them

[@SonOfSparda501]

@@1LegendaryWest There was never an exact reasoning for that, but I do recall an interview where Damon explained how they were raised and the pecking order in the family. Like if Keenen asked him to give him something to drink, he could then look at Marlon and go "give Keenen something to drink." To me, that sounds like he had to break away to start learning how to manage stuff on his own so he can have a full understanding of everything Keenen was heading and how to handle that as well. Like if a just in case moment occurred, Damon would have to fill in for Keenen. Though minor and not a very solid fact on this, there has been some moments where he filled in for Keenen for stuff he couldn't take part of.

[@ebonyrushharrington2197]

So so true !!!

[@MisterMoxley]

Also of note, at 1:26-1:28 in the video, Fax Bahr and Adam Small, former writers of "In Living Color", would later create MADtv.

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

They also co-created "The Jamie Kennedy Xpirement" with Jamie Kennedy and co-wrote "Malibu's Most Wanted" with him.

[@Ivoryman1986]

@mudbuttkilla85 There were 2 reasons why Keenen hasn't appeared in any sketch during the 4th season while he was still a cast member. 1) He had to concentrate more on his newborn daughter Jolie. 2) He went totally bald and wore sunglasses at the same time. Though he did appear on some episodes after the Season 4 premiere but only with episodes that had musical guests. Damon, however was only seen in various sketches that season, but doesn't appear anywhere on the ILC set.

[@razorsharp9545]

Technically Damon was on the musical guest on one episode "Wreckx n Effect"

[@Pacevelii]

Kim Wayans about to cry.. 0:44 🥲🥲

[@deucemacsw]

@Pacevelli So was Keenan...Tommy struck a nerve when he said "Last Close!" Keenan choked up twice

[@ThisIsWEB]

Damon's always been a great actor. When he leaves the show, he literally leaves the show.

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

And takes breaks in between shows lol. He had the sitcom "Damon" on Fox which didn't last long then "My Wife and Kids" after that went off the air he didn't do another TV show 'til "Lethal Weapon."

[@andrewilliams4180]

He is my favorite Wayans brother 💯

[@FreshPrincex4]

​@@TalkinnGrubbinMedia now he's doing another show on CBS with his son

[@TalkinnGrubbinMedia]

@@FreshPrincex4 Yeah, "Poppa's House". I can't wait to check it out.

[@kirkswannjr8036]

Wow I just cry just watching this for sure and I will definitely will get this on DVD for sure

[@mhill94]

He went from Homey the Clown to Blankman to Michael Kyle.

[@DTownNash]

Don't forget major Payne or Johnny Stewart (along with Marlon who was Seymour Stewart)

[@cartoonist1975]

@@DTownNash yeah MO-MONEY

[@Dewitt4ever]

without him, there's no homie the clown. Damon wayans is the man cuz of his tv series and films are funny as hell.

[@ilove2praisehim]

Reverend Doctor Ed Cash was my favorite. That and Men On...

[@quagoveli7012]

This was the lowkey end of in living color, and the beginning of Damon’s legendary movie career. Watching this shit just gave me those vibes🖤💯

[@zealousjay1993]

Damon's personality is weird .. I mean yeah He is VERY Hilarious yet He's serious as death ..

[@1LegendaryWest]

Those be the funniest ones, just like Kim Wayans she's hilarious but if you seen her in interviews she's very polite, well spoken and you wouldn't think she did comedy

[@zealousjay1993]

@@1LegendaryWest true .. very true

[@1LegendaryWest]

@@zealousjay1993 Yeah I don't think he's serious, I would just call it very humble.. Alot of comedians are usually like that, you'll see them funny as hell but when they aren't working they are just humble and quiet even soft spoken.

[@s4mp_founder]

Its just shy. The most talented people usually are.

[@MaryjaneLove]

&&&&& he was the first Wayne's brother to break off into a movie career which was a good one . .❤

[@LiotaR]

This was so sad for me and I was watching years later

[@rowlaanbennett7296]

Atleast he didn’t leave for nothing, he left and brung us two classics back to back with Blankman and Major Payne

[@TheBrianator88]

Damon Wayans was the majority of the characters of ILC, like Homey the Clown and Men On Films

[@deontebelladonna6486]

Nobody can't play homey the clown like Damon Wayans

[@antoinec822]

Keenan followed right behind him.

[@damienchance2622]

And kim and Marlon stayed until the show canceled

[@hayatorpg3896]

@@damienchance2622Shawn. Marlon left too and Kim and Shawn only stayed till the end of Season 4.

[@deontebelladonna6486]

I almost cried when I seen this

[@damienchance2622]

In living color reminds me of original cast members of mad tv left and bring in the new cast members to the show

[@chrispleasantable]

The In Living Color theme song is in instrumental version. Do You Know the words as well as I do?

[@kennethendres7307]

really going back in time with vids like this

[@theinconspicuousbxc]

God, I miss the 90s!!!!! 😩

[@karonbarwick541]

End of Season 3 and the entire show.

[@peterfernandez9670]

This should've been the Season 3 finale

[@terrancefoster6613]

Oh he left left..... literally 😂

[@BillCosbyTouchedMyDoodle]

ILC was a cross between "Cheers" and "Beverly Hills, 90210." Damon Wayans (Shelley Long) left to pursue a movie career that never took off, and the rest of the family (the Walsh family whom was the foundation of 90210) left the series.

[@ThisIsWEB]

So I see that In Living Color's on, get to end of the episode, and I see this video playing lol. It just went off on Centric.

[@dominickdirienzo8266]

In Living Color started to jump the shark once Fox got rid of the Wayans family.

[@Shekanda]

They all were superstars

[@bigshambowski]

Damon's movie career never quite took off. With Mo Money, Bulletproof, Celtic Pride, Blankman, and Marci X all receiving negative reviews and/or doing poorly at the box office. But My Wife and Kids managed to keep him visible.

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

DAMON WAYANS WAS GREAT CAST MEMBER OF IN LIVING COLOR !!!

[@bradleycampbell245]

The beginning of the end of this show when Fox started airing the reruns of seasons 1 and 2

[@kirkswannjr8036]

Just seeing this was heartbroken

[@SoGoodWeNamedIt]

lol @ this long ass ending,they had so much air time to kill in the 90s

[@damienchance2622]

I wish they would extend the end credits a little bit longer

[@AlanaRosatv]

I know I wasn’t born in 1990 but this show is so amazing more funnier then snl

[@paulrodgers5559]

While nobody loved Damon any more than I did back then , I was glad to see his " Super Star Movie Career " shit the bed after never having really even taken off , for his having pushed the idea of Jamie Foxx onto Keenan. It's like his movie career was cursed for having forced him onto the show. Despite his accolades , Foxx exhibited a lot of behaviors that can only come from a clown who doesn't realize that he never really earned it. It was given to him , and to be honest , - he wasn't funny until he found a prop of some kind , and even then , funny to a dumbed down audience.

[@Mbdxwwe18]

A lot of people said that this was the last season or best season of In living color sometimes I agree with the fans but I also disagree because season 4 to me was equally as good a season 3 personally I think when all the Wayans left that's when it went downhill season 5 can tell you that

[@ComicRelief17]

He Never Left To Me

[@archersmith869]

U seen the love for his brother

[@jriley1992]

What is the point of continuing the show when Damon Wayans (and eventually none of the Wayans) had no involvement on the show? No wonder that show started to suck...

[@daaimlewis356]

Were Miss You Willow Grove.

[@jwilliams7554]

I’m sorry but Damon Wayans film career wasn’t as illustrious as mentioned. I think he just wanted to leave the show. Blackman, Major Payne, Bulletproof and Celtic Pride??

[@amadwooten2902]

It really was

[@DavidFrancis24824]

In Living Color 2018!

[@khalilreid]

Why is his name dammit Wayans

[@mareksaltberg1484]

Why does he left?

[@damienchance2622]

He wants to start his movie career

[@Heirllionaire]

I love the Diversity so much

[@daaimlewis356]

My Last Day On The Jobs Until May 30th, 2021!

[@daaimlewis356]

Daaim leave Bonefish Grill Until 2025!

[@ComeToTheTable]

May I ask how old you are son?

[@sexyladyliyah10]

what season was this

[@tuningin88]

Season 3.

[@headedsomewhere]

antwon the homeless man, look for the one where he was building an add on to his cardboard box home, hilarious ;0

[@dexmoviesnerd5912]

Michael kyle begins

[@ComeToTheTable]

It definitely relates, because you're saying that if you're related to someone it doesn't matter, if a guy kisses another guy he's related to it's still gay, so that would go the same for kissing your mother or sister, that would qualify as incest by your standards, comprehend?

[@Nightmastercool97]

what season is this?

[@laurencestreet758]

Season 3

[@melvynsngltn27]

@@laurencestreet758 the best season

[@DarkGaaraX]

Is that Wanda Stykes @ 1:42?

[@DarkReapersGrim]

Whoa, good catch.

[@cashoutsteve2495]

Yup!!!

[@damienchance2622]

Wtf????...it can't be Wanda

[@GMANKOOL23]

No , Wanda wasn't famous yet .

[@deandrep4380]

Movie Career is Mo Money

[@jmdi2703]

What is Jim Carrey's last Living in Color episode?

[@peterfernandez9670]

He was there thru its entire run

[@78Sista]

Then Marlon joined the cast but that didn't last long. Actually, I stopped watching with the show when the Wayans and Kelly Coffield left. That Christmas episode when some of the cast wore those shades? I knew something was up. #JustSayn

[@thestar2471]

I remember that they were pissed at Fox network drove Keenan to leave the show

[@1LegendaryWest]

Those guys had a bigger objective, Keenan had his thing going on with Robert Townsend writing and producing films, then Marlon comes in to replace damon but that was short lived because him and Shawn started writing Don't be a menace and planning out their own show, so the brothers were already busy doing other things and that show just interfered with that, they did enough on that show and it was times to venture out.. they are literally like the Jackson's of comedy but there's no mj because they all are the stars

[@damienchance7442]

I don't understand why the Wayans family left the show from season 1 thru 4

[@tuningin88]

Only Kim and Shawn stayed on, until season 4 ended. Idk Y Marlon didn't stick around.

[@1LegendaryWest]

They lost creative control just like they did with the scary movie series... fox wanted them to go in a different direction and make it more suitable/family like and we all know the wayans wasn't for that they had no filter

[@DTownNash]

Damon Wayans left because he wanted to focus on his movies. He guest starred throughout the season. Keenen Ivory Wayans left 13 episodes into Season 4 due to disputes with Fox. Marlon Wayans left an episode after Keenen. Idk why. Shawn and Kim Wayans left after Season 4. They were forced to stay due to contracts.

[@peterfernandez9670]

Shawn was the DJ for the first 2 seasons

[@ComeToTheTable]

Probably the worst decision in Wayans family history....

[@moneybagggoat798]

the worst decision they did was leave in living color

[@joeguinn39]

holly wood

[@QCongress83]

@buzzlewie Also, Hey Mon!

[@Rebmetpes4]

#FellowVirgo born on September 4 too!

[@DTownNash]

Happy belated !

[@usig00]

I said good day!

[@ComeToTheTable]

I'm just trying to get a point across. Why you so mad bro? Why you so mad?

[@NiGiff]

The biggest star of all was standing in the background the whole time.

[@EliteBusJr]

copyright 1992.... holy shit lol

[@mrbensonhurst9229]

Spring of '92 dude!

[@marvel6592]

I know wright he was hilarious, like he's the only clown that breaks the fourth wall out of all the clowns Homie Da Clowns does thing that others clowns don't and that is to embarrass and humiliate people who disrespect him which makes him funny

[@Jthrillz728]

Shame how they all sold out .

[@THXEB-nj5wr]

how did they "sold out" ya naggit?

[@sephiroth8724]

So being successful is selling out??? You’re a fucking moron

[@GMANKOOL23]

How ?

[@selassie9015]

💔💔💔

[@usig00]

It doesn't ungay a man on man kiss.

[@pepsiguy52883]

Go figure jo lo and jim would be the biggest stars lol

[@DONN1EDOOM]

not really.

[@TheBigHead1291]

too bad