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Oprah on the Wayans Family: "I Laughed So Much That I Hurt"


I worked with The Wayans family on the movie "Dance Flick. I was really impressed with their work ethic. Can't wait for their interview with the mega media mogul Oprah Winfrey..
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Reply #1 posted 02/24/13 1:35pm

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No Damon ... I guess Homey ain't playin that no more?

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Hell, even Keenen's ex Daphne is there, but no Damon?

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c271/tboogie71/Eye%20Candy/Wayans/b0bdad387b0111e28aa422000a1fbcf5_7_zps6c26193e.jpg

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Reply #2 posted 02/24/13 5:09pm

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Maybe they will explain where he is at & doing..

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Reply #3 posted 02/24/13 9:11pm

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no damon or damon jr??

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Reply #4 posted 02/24/13 9:12pm

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wait... is that damon jr way in the back?

hes hilarious on "happy endings" and they make him sit in the back?
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Reply #5 posted 03/03/13 3:30pm

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Premiers tonight.

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This was a good show, and they cleared the air about Damon.

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Being a Wayans buff, they made two mistakes.

They shows two seperate clips of Keenen and Damon's stand up. They were both off by four years. The club with Keenen is from 1982 episode of An Evening at the Improv. They listed it as 1986.

The clip with Damon was from a 1987 Robert Townsend special, they listed it as from 1991. Damon was on a mini-stand up retirement from 90 after The Last Stand dropped to 93.

I know this because I own both on two separate DVD's.

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Reply #8 posted 03/03/13 8:21pm

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

This was a good show, and they cleared the air about Damon.

How so? They never said why he wasn't there...

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

This was a good show, and they cleared the air about Damon.

How so? They never said why he wasn't there...

It wasn't beef with his family as a lot thought that was the reason. That's the most important thing. Any other reason really doesn't matter.

Last year, when he didn't appear at the TV Land Awards for ILC, he stated that "It just wasn't my thing" that's probably his reasoning for not being on Oprah.

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Reply #10 posted 03/03/13 8:47pm

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If that is what you chose to believe...That family strikes me as the type of family that doesn't air their dirty laundry. Like another famous family in the entertainment industry.That shall remain nameless...

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

If that is what you chose to believe...That family strikes me as the type of family that doesn't air their dirty laundry. Like another famous family in the entertainment industry.That shall remain nameless...

You think Damon had a falling out with the fam?

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Being interviewed by Oprah is a big deal for anybody. Especially a black family that grew up poor. For a member of a very famous family, that was a big part of its success to be absent & not present for a interview with the great Oprah Winfrey speaks volumes...

Something is not right... disbelief

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Being interviewed by Oprah is a big deal for anybody. Especially a black family that grew up poor. For a member of a very famous family, that was a big part of its success to be absent & not present for a interview with the great Oprah Winfrey speaks volumes...



Something is not right... disbelief


Damon's been on Oprah before, he's just been out the spotlight a long time. They mentioned Damon a few times, Damon Jr bought him up in a joke that got the whole room laughing. He's like the family's Paul Mooney.
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Reply #14 posted 03/03/13 9:39pm

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Being interviewed by Oprah is a big deal for anybody. Especially a black family that grew up poor. For a member of a very famous family, that was a big part of its success to be absent & not present for a interview with the great Oprah Winfrey speaks volumes...

Something is not right... disbelief

Damon's been on Oprah before, he's just been out the spotlight a long time. They mentioned Damon a few times, Damon Jr bought him up in a joke that got the whole room laughing. He's like the family's Paul Mooney.

Its funny you mentioned him .He was a big part of "In Living Colors success. He was a main writer & creator of "Homie The clown" among other characters. I ran into him a few times. But now that you put it that way. Damon could be the Paul Mooney of the family..Damon Jr is the spitting image of his father.How he thought he can change his name & no one would figure out who he was is unbelievable. Great interview! I was really impressed with Keenan(who use to open for Prince).

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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said: Damon's been on Oprah before, he's just been out the spotlight a long time. They mentioned Damon a few times, Damon Jr bought him up in a joke that got the whole room laughing. He's like the family's Paul Mooney.

Its funny you mentioned him .He was a big part of "In Living Colors success. He was a main writer & creator of "Homie The clown" among other characters. I ran into him a few times. But now that you put it that way. Damon could be the Paul Mooney of the family..Damon Jr is the spitting image of his father.How he thought he can change his name & no one would figure out who he was is unbelievable. Great interview! I was really impressed with Keenan(who use to open for Prince).

Mooney created Homey, the Brothers Brothers and one other sketch I can't recal right now. Franklyn Ajai was also a writer on the first season. They were both let got the next season.

Mooney and the Wayans go back to the Black Pack days of the mid-80s. And appearing on Hollywood Shuffle together, openning for Eddie Murphy RAW (which included Keenen), Robert Townsend's Partners in Crime and Bamboozled.

But if Damon does have beef which I doubt (most likely with Keenen) than they sure are hiding it well. Cause Oprah sure did try to get something out of them when she asked does the family go for long periods of time without speaking to each other.

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Reply #16 posted 03/03/13 10:08pm

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Like I said before. They don't air their dirty laundry. So Oprah can't get out what they don't want to tell...I felt the interview wasn't revealing enough. I guess with so many to focus on. It wasn't enough time for Oprah to dig deep. She tried with the not speaking part. But they shut her down quickly...You never really here anything about The Wayans. They keep their personal business very private..

I know all about the history with The Black pack. I attended Eddie Murphy's classy tribute a few months ago. Keenan was there...

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Reply #18 posted 03/05/13 10:48am

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Keenen Ivory Wayans on why ‘In Living Color’ is Not Coming Back (Watch)

'I think what people don’t understand is that comedy is a mask for pain,' Keenen said. 'People who are innately funny are innately disturbed.'

keenen ivory wayans*Keenen Ivory Wayans and the Wayans clan have dominated comedy on TV for the past twenty years or it seems.

Recently, Oprah sat down with Keenen and several of the famous members of the family to discuss the magic behind the Wayans, but she isn’t the only one that spoke with the family!

It had been reported that “In Living Color” was coming back to television, new actors were cast and they shot a pilot, but recently it was reported that the show will not be returning to the airwaves.

EURweb associate Cherise Nicole (CNikky) also spoke to members of the Wayans family about their iconic sketch comedy show and why it will not be making a comeback.

According to Comcast:

Oprah sat down with some of the Wayans family including: Siblings Keenen Ivory Wayans, 54, Kim Wayans, 51, Shawn Wayans, 42, and Marlon Wayans, 40; and “second generation” Wayanses Damien Dante Wayans, 32, Damon Wayans Jr., 30, and Craig Wayans (age unavailable).

2 19 2013-ONC-Wayans FamilyMissing from the group (for reasons unknown): Damon Wayans, 52, who starred with sibs Keenen, Kim, Shawn and Marlon from “In Living Color” on Fox in the early ’90s (along with Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier and others).

Among the subjects the group covered were family, the art of comedy and naturally, “In Living Color.”

As the eldest in the group interviewed by Oprah, and the one credited most with creating “In Living Color,” Keenen seemed to do the lion’s share of the talking when Oprah visited with the family.

When asked how “In Living Color” came to be, Keenen answered that it was really about artistic freedom — which Fox granted him when they agreed to take on the show — and some very talented people who happened to be available, including Carrey, Grier and Damon.

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Keenen spoke about comedy coming from pain:

“I think what people don’t understand is that comedy is a mask for pain,” Keenen said. “People who are innately funny are innately disturbed.” He wasn’t kidding when he said that.

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We spoke with Keenen during the red carpet premiere of Second Generation Wayans about why “In Living Color” will not be coming back to television.

“After a lot of thought and discussion, I realize that the bar is set really high and if you’re not gonna beat that or pass that than it’s better to … let it alone,” Keenen told us.

Watch the interview below:

Oh yeah, in case you missed it, watch our interview with Damien Dante Wayans & Craig Wayans about Second Generation Wayans:

Keenan has become very humble!! He made a good point on leavin 'In Living Color" alone

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wait... is that damon jr way in the back? hes hilarious on "happy endings" and they make him sit in the back?

drool and gatdamn he is hot

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Reply #20 posted 03/05/13 11:49am

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Damon Wayans Jr. to Topline ‘Let’s Be Cops’

Damon Wayans Jr. arrives at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 16, 2013 in Beverly Hills

Damon Wayans Jr. arrives at the 63rd Annual ACE Eddie Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 16, 2013 in Beverly Hills

*20th Century Fox will feature “Happy Endings” star Damon Wayans Jr. and “New Girl’s” Jake Johnson in “Let’s Be Cops,” a comedy from director Luke Greenfield.

The film is about two best friends looking for a little more out of life. They impersonate cops for kicks, but when they unknowingly mess with a real mobster, the game gets real.

Casting is getting underway on the other roles, reports Deadline.com.

Wayans starred opposite Johnson in the pilot for “New Girl,” but had to drop out before the show went to series after his own sitcom “Happy Endings” was unexpectedly renewed for another season by ABC.

I remember when "New Girl" & "Happy Endings Premiered. I was like wow! Damon Jr got two shows on at the same time.....It worked out for him. A star is born!!!!

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Cuddles said:

cborgman said:

wait... is that damon jr way in the back? hes hilarious on "happy endings" and they make him sit in the back?

drool and gatdamn he is hot

yes, he is. i love damon jr for that and he is funny as hell. he is my favorite wayans

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Reply #22 posted 03/05/13 2:48pm

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Cuddles said:

drool and gatdamn he is hot

yes, he is. i love damon jr for that and he is funny as hell. he is my favorite wayans

sexy + funny= awesome sex

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Cuddles said:

cborgman said:

yes, he is. i love damon jr for that and he is funny as hell. he is my favorite wayans

sexy + funny= awesome sex

do you watch happy endings?

its hilarious

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Cuddles said:

sexy + funny= awesome sex

do you watch happy endings?

its hilarious

yes and new girl, first shows to make me start watch tv reguarly again in ages.

Watched In Living Color as a teen, so when I saw a Wayans face, I knew it was one I had to watch. razz

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Cuddles said:

cborgman said:

do you watch happy endings?

its hilarious

yes and new girl, first shows to make me start watch tv reguarly again in ages.

Watched In Living Color as a teen, so when I saw a Wayans face, I knew it was one I had to watch. razz

Can you watch it on the internet?

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Cuddles said:




cborgman said:



do you watch happy endings?



its hilarious



yes and new girl, first shows to make me start watch tv reguarly again in ages.


Watched In Living Color as a teen, so when I saw a Wayans face, I knew it was one I had to watch. razz



Can you watch it on the internet?


I think you can.
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purplethunder3121 said:

Cuddles said:

yes and new girl, first shows to make me start watch tv reguarly again in ages.

Watched In Living Color as a teen, so when I saw a Wayans face, I knew it was one I had to watch. razz

Can you watch it on the internet?

the most recent few:

http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/happy-endings

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There is a niece, Chaunte Wayans who just joined the cast of Nick Cannon's revamped Wild N Out.

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Reply #29 posted 03/06/13 10:39am

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I think Keenan's said with his siblings, the second generation (& I'm guessing a few grand b,abies) they're numbering at about 60. I officially give up with trying to keep all these damned Wayans straight, it gives me migraines lol

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