Damon Wayans has revealed how he “purposely” got himself fired from “Saturday Night Live” by going off script. Wayans was a cast member for Season 11 of the sketch comedy series, which has been deemed “the weird year,” as it marked Lorne Michaels’ return after a brief hiatus. Instead of adding up-and-comers from the comedy […]

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Damon Wayans ‘Purposely’ Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’ by Going Off Script: ‘I Snapped. I Just Did Not Care’

‘Listen, my mother’s gonna watch this show. I can’t do this. I won’t do this,’ he recalls protesting.

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Former SNL cast member opens up on the sketch that got him fired: ‘I snapped’

Damon Wayans is opening up on the circumstances surrounding his firing from “Saturday Night Live” in 1986, admitting he “purposely” got himself canned. The Emmy-nominated comedian, known for roles in “In Living Color,” “My Wife and Kids” and “The Great White Hype,” revisited his short-lived stint on the iconic sketch comedy series — which is looking back at its 50-year history in the new Peacock docuseries “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.” “I felt…

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The comedian revisited his act of sabotage that turned him into a short-timer at "Saturday Night Live."

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Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired

Damon Wayans is opening up about his short stint on Saturday Night Live and the sketch that got him fired from the NBC late-night sketch show. 
	The actor appears on Peacock’s docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, discussing his time on the comedy show. 
	“Yeah, I got fired. We gonna talk about it,” Wayans says in the fourth episode of the series titled “Season 11: The Weird Year.” 
	Wayans said he felt he was “born to be on Saturday Night Li…

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Damon Wayans On ‘SNL’ Sketch That Got Him Fired: “I Snapped, I Just Did Not Care”

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Damon Wayans Revealed Which "Saturday Night Live" Sketch Got Him Fired, And Why

Damon Wayans is opening up about his reason for getting himself fired from Saturday Night Live following his short run on the show in the '80s.

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Damon Wayans on Why He “Purposefully” Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’: “I Snapped”

Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributorsDamon Wayans Jr. revealed that he was unhappy on Saturday Night Live in the new documentary SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.Wayans, 64, felt that many of the roles and sketches he was cast in were based on offensive stereotypes. "I'm like, 'Hell nah! My mother's gonna watch this show. I can't do this. I won't do this,'" said the Hollywood Shuffle actor in the documentary.
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How One 'SNL' Star 'Snapped' On-Air and Intentionally Got Fired

Cautionary advice from Eddie Murphy turned into a prophecy for the future "In Living Color" star.R.M. Lewis Jr./NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty  "Mr. Monopoly" sketch on "SNL" starring Damon Wayans, Griffin Dunne, Jon Lovitz, and Randy QuaidDamon Wayans is ready to laugh about his short-term employment at Saturday Night Live: "Yeah I got fired. We gonna talk about it."The comedian sat down for an interview in Peacock's SNL50: Beyond Satur…

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Damon Wayans explains 'SNL' sketch that got him fired immediately: 'I snapped'

The comedian looks back on "purposely" jeopardizing his position due to frustrations with creative direction in a docuseries on the sketch comedy.

Damon Wayans ‘Purposely’ Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’ by Going Off Script: ‘I Snapped. I Just Did Not Care’

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