Wayans played his cop character as an effeminate gay cliche, which was not what was rehearsed. “I snapped. I just did not ...

Damon Wayans has revealed how he “purposely” got himself fired from “Saturday Night Live” by going off script. Wayans was a ...

Damon Wayans is opening up on the circumstances surrounding his firing from “Saturday Night Live” in 1986, admitting he ...

Getting fired from "Saturday Night Live" usually spells career disaster. But for Damon Wayans, getting the boot was exactly ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Damon Wayans is opening up about his reason ... I purposefully did that because I wanted him [SNL creator Lorne Michaels] to fire me.” In an old interview ...

Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock ...

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

Damon Wayans was a cast member during season 11 of SNL, when the show had an overhaul on existing stars participating.

“Damon starts doing his lines like a very effeminate gay guy,” Lovitz recalled. “I purposely did that because I wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me,” Wayans admitted. Griffin ...

In the 1980s, Damon Wayans was an up-and-coming comedian ... According to the In Living Color star, SNL creator Lorne Michaels didn't want Wayans to play outlandish characters right off the ...

“Damon starts doing his lines like a very effeminate gay guy,” Lovitz recalled. “I purposely did that because I wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me,” Wayans admitted. Griffin Dunne, who hosted that ...