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Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayans used to be a comedy team? [img:$uid]http://lasvegasblackimage.com/wp-content/gallery/eye-on-black-a-salute/keenen-ivory-wayans-and-robert-townsend.jpg[/img:$uid]
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Similar to Abbott and Costello, the Smothers Brothers, ect. I knew they worked together on various projects and are best friends, but never knew they performed together as a comedy act ... at least for a short time.
This is taken from an episode of 'An Evening at the Improv' or 'Bubb Friedman's Improvisation' from Feb 19, 1982.
http://www.hulu.com/watch...#i0,p16,d0
Check out around the 25 min mark or the third index. Also, a young Stephen Wright is on the same episode. [Edited 12/16/12 19:41pm] PRINCE: Always and Forever
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Here is an episode from a year earlier featuring Robert Townsend solo, but billed as "BOB Townsend." Jim Carrey is featured on this episode also.
http://www.hulu.com/watch...3#i0,p8,d0
Check him out around the 15 min mark or the second index. PRINCE: Always and Forever
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I think I read somewhere in one of the Wayans biographies that Robert and Keenen were always working on stuff together in the early years of their careers. | |
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Keenen talking about the first time Robert invited him to his apartment, lol.
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Hollywood Shuffle...Townsend's "Partners in Crime" specials (is that what they were called?)...those are the first time I ever saw the Wayans boys.
Anybody remember "Rock Cops" with Keenan as Prince and Townsend as Michael Jackson? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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I think I do lol they used to air Partners In Crime all the time on HBO back in the day. | |
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Keenen and Robert started to make a name in "Hollywood" (no pun) after the success of Hollywood Shuffle in early 87. Before then, both were tryin to get their foot in the door. In the early 80s both of them, Robert mostly in films like A Soldiers Story, Ratboy, Streets of Fire and Keenen in short lived TV series like Irene, For Love and Honor and guest spots on CHiPs, Bensen and Cheers.
After both being rejected countless times or only being offered certian roles, they came of with Hollywood Shufffe and the rest is history. PRINCE: Always and Forever
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Is he the one from My Wife and Kids? | |
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Keenen? No that was Damon on My Wife and Kids. | |
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Lol.......I had 4gotton all about this. | |
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Nice................ | |
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Seriously, Partners in Crime was my ish as a kid!
"I want a million dollars... in nickels and dimes." "Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis | |
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"Blake Arrington is a tiger for 30 seconds!" When ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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Franklin Ajaye was perfect in that role LMAO! "50 DOLLARS? Ya'll can kiss ya'll asses good bye"! LOL! | |
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lol!! They really should've made that Bold, The Black, The Beautiful sketch into a series, that's some classic stuff | |
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Michael Davis and Prince Jones LOL!!!
I WANNA KNOW WHERE THIS ROCK HOUSE IS ATTTTT!!
The other sketch the always made me laugh was the farter's anonymous one where the guy was like "My Name is Bobby and I just ate a big ole can a beans" lol!
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Ed had on some driving gloves with a pinky ring. ![]() | |
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^ I loved it when Jamie mocked that look for his and Keenen's Arsenio Hall's spoof of Cape Fear (Cape Rear). | |
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"I know you got money...I spent $200 on cole slaw myself last week!" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
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"$50 ... y'all can kiss y'alls asses goodbye" PRINCE: Always and Forever
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Found these early Keenen Ivory Wayans commercials, lol.
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