Damon Wayans On ‘SNL’ Sketch That Got Him Fired

Damon Wayans on Why He "Purposefully" Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL': "I Snapped"
Damon Wayans is opening up about his reason for "purposefully" getting himself fired from Saturday Night Live following his short run on the NBC show in the '80s. The actor and comedian appeared on the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,
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.
How One 'SNL' Star 'Snapped' On-Air and Intentionally Got Fired
Damon Wayans Jr. revealed that he was unhappy on Saturday Night Live in the new documentary SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.
Damon Wayans ‘Purposely' Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL' by Going Off Script: ‘I Snapped. I Just Did Not Care'
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,
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.
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.

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