Went to school with Keenan at Tuskegee Institute and we stayed in the same dorm. He was hardly the funny man that the world knows him now to be. He was an engineering major and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity (in other words, a smart guy). I remember when he told us that his was leaving school to go to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. We thought he was crazy to leave in his last year of school, but he obviously was not afraid to chase his dream and in doing so, brought his entire family with him to the top!!! It has been wild to watch the low-key, serious guy that I knew and interacted with in college, become the mega super-star, ground-breaking writer, actor and producer that he has become.
Yeah I think that's Gamma Phi chapter, we lived there there in the 70's behind Rockefeller Hall, dad was a professor in Vet medicine, What I love about your reply "Tuskegee Institute" can't get use to TU (sorry about that golden tigers ) OK now time to make a run to the Chicken Coop for a 3piece, " 06" till the day I die
Epic COMMENT! Takes an honest and true soul to offer real insight of another (which "they" knew), and give such a nonresentful response to offer such praise and respect ; ESPECIALLY, IN THESE TIMES! Bravo to you! And really thanx for the share! They were the best comedy group / satire, bar-none . Would love if they (WOULD) revived the gang. Even jim Carrey noted "if" they did reboot the show, that he would consider coming back to primetime. But AGAIN! Stellar comment.
I was in school studying Nursing when that show was popular. If anyone out there has been through nurse's training, you know how intense that can be. That show gave me a break from the endless studying. ❤
Do you remember the spinning wheel Device he brought out to explain how they the pick the topic the wheel was 95% white and 5% the rest and he spun the wheel and it landed on white he was surprised
@@hermanjames7202 Been a long time so no I don’t, but absolutely something I’d expect from them. For the era they were big risk takers and for me that was the biggest appeal.
I say this earnestly and mean no disrespect but why mention your race? There were at least two main characters on the show who were white, Jim Carey and Kelly Coffield. So what does your race have to do with watching and enjoying the show? All my friends watched this back in the day Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, etc. There was no race or cultural prerequisite to watch the show. It was simply an extremely funny show with a diverse cast that poked fun at anything and everything and we all agreed that it was extremely entertaining and funny.
@jaeshasway I am also curious of this 🤔. It's like the ppl that always have to add or mention that they have a bf or gf for literally no reason... no one cares! Lmao
@@jaeshaswayI’m curious as well why she mentions her race.It’s so distasteful and disgusting.White folks were on ILC as well.I’m gonna guess it’s her way of trying to be inclusive.
If you were the steward of the In Living Color tape or the Def Comedy Jam tape, you damn sure better bring it back to school tomorrow or at worst the next day.
Yes to all that. My parents, back in the day, loved Damon wayans skit: THIS OLD BOX, where he carried around his slop jar (a huge pickle jar with a pickle floating around in it), which looked waaaay too real😂😂😂
I love In Living Color! When comedy wasn’t afraid to push the envelope and when people weren’t offended by everything little thing. We need comedy like this back in 2024!!!
Comedy wouldn’t last like that in this world is so sensitive now it wouldn’t last I used to be a little comedian but now I don’t even tell jokes anymore because people are crybabies now.
“Alright Stop! While I do up my laces….this kind of thing happens every show, yo, I gotta learn how to tie a bow!” and his shoe went flying as he did those wild Vanilla Ice leg kick moves!😂😂😂😂
I read years ago, the Wayans’ parents didn’t allow them to watch television. So they entertained themselves by acting out skits at home. Thus, comedic stars were born. ⭐️
@laogalaxy3792 Yeah, and if it was for Rosie begging Kennan to let her work with her she wouldn't have been one and still haven't gave Rosie props for helping her
Yeah!! We used to watch this as a family!! 🤣🤣🤣 Fire Marshall Bill and Homie The Clown were my favorites. The Wayans Family is Iconic!! They need some kind of Achievement Award!!
@@doratheacarpenter9424 Lol, are kidding? I think todays generation would be objecting to all kinds of things in the original show. Most Comedians now a days walk on eggshells trying not to offend. But I agree, there are other things that used to be unacceptable or just plain wrong that are fully embraced as normal and acceptable now. (Or at least trying to be pushed as such.)
@@martycarter3306I Respectfully, except your opinion your entitled to your veiws just like I'm going to stand on mines, what's funny to you may not be funny to others. So with that being said HAVE A FIRE MARSHALL BILL KIND OF WEEK... LAUGHING 😃 LOVE❤️ LISTEN🦻and be kind.
My God, how I MISS this show! I’m a 55 year old man from Chicago. I was in my early and mid 20’s when this show hit the screen. And back then I could not wait every week when the new episodes came out. To this day, no sketch comedy show, IMO, had such a talented cast of comedians. I loved everyone on that show. If you didn’t laugh until you had tears in your eyes when watching In Loving Color, you didn’t have a sense of humor.
Remember, 'The Richard Pryor Show' was king, that's how 'In Living Color' got a lot of its great material... SNL was always weak and Mad TV was comic genius and they basically took from 'In Living Color' but all those 'In Living Color' cast members are legends just like all the cast members of 'The Richard Pryor Show' were legends -- just look at that cast Richard had on his show, amazing.
Oh, well if this is a contest about “which comedians do you remember whose work impacted American culture” then I wanna mention Redd Fox. I’d mention Lenny Bruce, but it seems like we’re focusing on television creators in this thread.
In Living Color walked so Chapelle could run. Keenan was the perfect engineer for that show. It takes a very special person to gather mega talents and know which ones would work well together and which ones wouldnt. Pushing Tommy David outside his comfort zone probably brought out humor otherwise wouldve been hidden.
@@oRealAlieNoNaw, he was part of the cast, not the show, white folks are not normally funny, but Jim Carey was definitely the exception, I still laugh at him to this day.
In Living Color was hands down one of the FUNNIEST, most iconic television shows OF ALL TIME! Those that know; KNOW. Back then, I don’t care what color your skin was, this show was all anyone talked about in school on Monday morning. This show invented “make them laugh so hard they can’t breathe and their tummies hurt! MOOHOOHAHAHAHAHA!” On top of the sheer brilliance and the scope of the writing and the talent involved, ILC launched so many careers. Where would laughter be without The Wayans Family? Keenan Ivory Wayans and family have brought us all so much laughter and joy throughout the years and for myself, if you can make me laugh so hard it hurts; I love you forever…and I do!!!
I don't remember her name, BUT that white girl was funny too. AND let's not forget David Alan Grier and Keenan's brother together that's was funny as well.
You ain’t never lied. Gen x at least had rebels with causes, laughter, and created things based off being latchkey kids. This generation is phucked. Rebels without a cause, unfunny, & no creativeness. Just remakes of whatever is out there in a corny way
I Agree This Is The Worst Generation That I'm Witnessing growing Up U Went To The OG's For Advice, And U Learned! And Listened, And Lived A Better, Healthier Life. This Is The Worst Generation In My Family, And In The Entire Hemisphere! The World Has What God JAH Said From The Bible, " People Have No Natural Affection Or Love For Each Other"! God Said When We Start To Hear Of These Kinds Of Things, Know That I Will Soon Be There On Earth, To Deliver The Righteous, And Destroy The Wicked! I'm Just Tryin To Be Ready!
Amazing how EVERYONE from that show branched off and left their mark in Hollywood. Even Jennifer Lopez dancing self hop scotched her way into Hollywood
@@clone1eighty7 Welp. Most out here “blowing domes” for free & struggling to pay their bills. JLo is rich & cant keep a hubby - so definitely don’t have good head game (apparently practice didn’t make perfect). 😂
Kenan's explanation of firing Kim Coles doesn't make any sense, which tells me that there were some problematic shenanigans going on that unfairly impacted Kim. But I'm glad that Kim was able to do more than bounce back with her role as Sinclair on the LEGENDARY "Living Single".
I agree, but the Writers in the last couple of seasons had both Synclair and Overton acting as if they had maybe half a brain between the two of them them!!! As if they were slow...😔
The rumor at the time was that was that one of the Wayans brothers wife saw that she was going after her husband and that's why she got kicked to the curb.
I loved 'In living color', I used to watch it every week & was 1 of the best sketch comedy shows of the 90's, hands down. Great recurring characters, fresh writing & the main thing, it was funny af!
In Living Color had some of the most incredible talent of any show. It was amazing they had that much star power. Other shows (SNL) did have popular stand outs, like Eddie Murphy and a few others but nothing like In Living Color.
Don't forget Chris Rock from SNL. SNL was maybe a bit more cerebral and not as much silliness. It may be time for SNL to end, not as good as it used to be. I did like ILC and have fond memories of that time and sketches. Mention it throughout the years. And, of course, Jim Carey kept the memory alive throughout his career.
Are you kidding me! Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Chevi Chase, Dennis Miller, Dan Ackroyd, , Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey, John Lovitz, Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealan, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Norm MacDonald, Will Farrell, Jimmy Fallon. Yeah, I guess you're right, just a few others!
as a middle aged white man....Let me just say this.. I PHUCKING LOVED THIS SHOW GROWING UP!!!! I honestly think today...no one, not even Jordan Peele or even Dave Chappelle, could pull off a TV show that would be 'out there' as ILC was in its hay day!
I've never seen a show as huge as In Living Color. The thing that surprised me most was that Tommy Davidson didn't become a huge star, but it makes sense now knowing about his struggles
The sad part about it is quite a few stars who started out struggling with substance abuse were able bounce back and soar Robert Downey Jr is one of them. He had a strong support system. Tommy doesn't
This show was definitely before its time. It was PHENOMENAL!!! It would air on Sunday night, after Martin. We would talk about both shows first thing Monday at work. I don’t think it could make it in 2024. Everyone is entirely too serious and over sensitive about humor.😅
Yes it was definitely before it’s time. Because he could air everything today and there would be no restrictions, since the media put any and everything on TV. Some things I don’t even wanna damn see they have it 😂 it’s sad that the reason he ended it is because of all those restrictions, that They kept making up on a weekly basis. And then started exploiting him or his show by showing reruns without his consent. SMH wonder if he ever sued them for that because it’s not right! They wanted to make their own money off of his show …or make more money rather. Greed at its finest.
Don't no body throw no stones Keenan signed the checks and catapulted the cast careers to do other work in the entertainment industry. Take the good with the bad and keep pushing
Keenan was one of the few who had that ' comedic genius' in his blood. When they look back now on America's funniest guys, Keenan is left out of discussion too often. Brother Damon was pretty much as brilliant as he was.
Tommy Davidson might be the most underrated and ought to be our generations 'Sammy Davis Jr' (still time) and its stunning the talent packed in that show's run.
The rumor was that Kim Coles was going after one of the Wayans brothers and the wife had come on the set and picked up on that and that's why she got kicked to the curb.
Not believing that Kim slept with Kenan. I'm guessing she did NOT sleep with him, so she had to go. "Living Single" would not have gotten her had she not left Keenan's show, so that cloud definitely had a silver lining ❤
I always noticed a drop in quality when he stopped appearing. But I also think the first two seasons had the highest level of writing. Season 3 started strong but seemed to get more low brow and vulgar just for the sake of it as it went on
@@justman4891 I unfortunately had absolutely no choice at the time to go to bed because I was in jail while in living color was in its prime, and when dayroom was over, IT WAS OVER and back to the cell. 😂
We need a new form of in living color to address alot of nonsense we see nowadays..a lot of things need to checked..we need shaming & honesty back..this new generation is weird and very sensitive..I miss the Wayans material..they called it like they saw it..
The fact that I still quote from: ILC, Dont Be a Menace, Scary Movie, Im Gonna Git You Sucka...testament to their impact on my entire life. Lets not forget Keenan also used to write for Eddie Murphy with Robert Townsend! "Hey Mon Got to go to Work"😂😂😂❤
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Went to school with Keenan at Tuskegee Institute and we stayed in the same dorm. He was hardly the funny man that the world knows him now to be. He was an engineering major and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity (in other words, a smart guy). I remember when he told us that his was leaving school to go to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. We thought he was crazy to leave in his last year of school, but he obviously was not afraid to chase his dream and in doing so, brought his entire family with him to the top!!! It has been wild to watch the low-key, serious guy that I knew and interacted with in college, become the mega super-star, ground-breaking writer, actor and producer that he has become.
Yeah, he even wrote part of 'Eddie Murphy Raw'.
He wasn't the funniest but he was the genius and driving force. Keenan knew talent and knew what people wanted he was a business man
Yeah I think that's Gamma Phi chapter, we lived there there in the 70's behind Rockefeller Hall, dad was a professor in Vet medicine, What I love about your reply "Tuskegee Institute" can't get use to TU (sorry about that golden tigers ) OK now time to make a run to the Chicken Coop for a 3piece, " 06" till the day I die
Epic COMMENT! Takes an honest and true soul to offer real insight of another (which "they" knew), and give such a nonresentful response to offer such praise and respect ; ESPECIALLY, IN THESE TIMES! Bravo to you! And really thanx for the share!
They were the best comedy group / satire, bar-none . Would love if they (WOULD) revived the gang. Even jim Carrey noted "if" they did reboot the show, that he would consider coming back to primetime.
But AGAIN! Stellar comment.
I was a freshman at Tuskegee I remembered seeing him at Thomkins Hall Cafe walking to and from engineering building
White, black it didn't matter. In living color brought everyone together for laughs. I miss those days
I was in school studying Nursing when that show was popular. If anyone out there has been through nurse's training, you know how intense that can be. That show gave me a break from the endless studying. ❤
And nothing was off limits. They made fun of everyone and everything.
Me2
Do you remember the spinning wheel Device he brought out to explain how they the pick the topic the wheel was 95% white and 5% the rest and he spun the wheel and it landed on white he was surprised
@@hermanjames7202 Been a long time so no I don’t, but absolutely something I’d expect from them. For the era they were big risk takers and for me that was the biggest appeal.
In Living Color was a cultural phenomenon, I watch all 5 seasons every year. The 90s was such a great decade.
Best decade of all time when it came to TV, music, and movies
Agree
Facts
@@aprentissdaye CHURCH 💯🤛
It sure was !! Jamaican skit,"Hey Mon'!" Was one of my favorites.
Kim Wanyas desereved to be mentioned as well. Don't nobody talk about my Ms. Jenkins😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We do, but you didn’t hear it from me. 😅😅
ILC could not be made/broadcast in 2024 America. Every ethnic group known would be protesting!
House so dusty, roaches ride around on dunebuggies!
Let's Not Forget the TRACY CHAPMAN SKIT, THAT ONE WAS FUNNY CUZ IT WAS SOO TRUE. ✌️
I ain’t the one to gossip so u ain’t heard that from me 😂😂😂
Those who know, this was THE show. You couldn’t wait for the next one, way ahead of its time.
Facts
I remember. We’d talk about an episode for a whole week.
was not ahead of its time
@@kidrobot. and que the bots..🤦🏼♂️
@@PHUNNYGUY2 and que the nostalgia
In Living Color, Married with Children and the Simpsons … best Sunday evening lineup ever!
Every Sunday night just before school the next day, 1991.
Agree 1000 percent never missed a Sunday night
Married with children was top tier too ,I looked the bundys 😂😂😂❤
Facts!!!
That was the line up
I am a 71 year old white woman , my youngest daughter and I watched ILC together all the time and laughed our butts off . Loved it .
I say this earnestly and mean no disrespect but why mention your race? There were at least two main characters on the show who were white, Jim Carey and Kelly Coffield. So what does your race have to do with watching and enjoying the show? All my friends watched this back in the day Black, White, Asian, Hispanic, etc. There was no race or cultural prerequisite to watch the show. It was simply an extremely funny show with a diverse cast that poked fun at anything and everything and we all agreed that it was extremely entertaining and funny.
@jaeshasway I am also curious of this 🤔. It's like the ppl that always have to add or mention that they have a bf or gf for literally no reason... no one cares! Lmao
Good for you white woman.
@@jaeshaswayI’m curious as well why she mentions her race.It’s so distasteful and disgusting.White folks were on ILC as well.I’m gonna guess it’s her way of trying to be inclusive.
@@jaeshaswayThe most racist ones mention their race in my opinion.
You absolutely couldn’t miss an episode back then .
Kids now have simply NO idea how great it really was .
I swear
👏🏽👏🏽 Their feelings would be hurt if they had to hear .25 of the things we've grew-up on.
I watched it recently, not that great. I stopped half way through season 2.
If you were the steward of the In Living Color tape or the Def Comedy Jam tape, you damn sure better bring it back to school tomorrow or at worst the next day.
I miss that era. 🎉🎉🎉
Homey the clown, Men on film, Vera Dimilo and Wanda, killed me every time!😂😂😂
Homey don't play dat
Homie da Clown Don't mess around. Even though tha man Tries to keep him down ...
Ha Ha! I told my grandkids that Penny Wise has nothing on Homie the clown!!!!!!
Shanana
Yes to all that. My parents, back in the day, loved Damon wayans skit: THIS OLD BOX, where he carried around his slop jar (a huge pickle jar with a pickle floating around in it), which looked waaaay too real😂😂😂
PLEASE MAKE “In Living Color” available on NETFLIX!!!
You tube has in living color
That wasn't part of the deal
Yes, because I was stationed in the UK during that time....would to see it in its entirety.
Or Tubi
Not sure, but i think it’s also on hulu
I love In Living Color! When comedy wasn’t afraid to push the envelope and when people weren’t offended by everything little thing. We need comedy like this back in 2024!!!
It would be great, but people are overly sensitive these days. In comedy anybody could get it. Today, not so much
So true, people have an unrealistic belief that they should never be made to think about themselves.... toughen up butter cup ❤❤❤❤❤
Ok, cup cake. And u little penguin, on it, and eventually, I will find out if so. Keeeef, g.i ubettapray
Comedy wouldn’t last like that in this world is so sensitive now it wouldn’t last I used to be a little comedian but now I don’t even tell jokes anymore because people are crybabies now.
Jim Carry playing Vanilla Ice was the best laugh I had as a kid.
I forgot about that one!
“Alright Stop! While I do up my laces….this kind of thing happens every show, yo, I gotta learn how to tie a bow!” and his shoe went flying as he did those wild Vanilla Ice leg kick moves!😂😂😂😂
Fire Marshall Bill😂😂
😂😂😂 hilarious yessss
Extremely white white baby 🎶 😂🤣🤣 that was hilarious.
I read years ago, the Wayans’ parents didn’t allow them to watch television. So they entertained themselves by acting out skits at home. Thus, comedic stars were born. ⭐️
They are Jehovahs witnesses. They were not allowed to do anything. lol
You would be right! ✅️
Ll😊ll mm@@jbb8090
@@ZAWeezy I'm realizing that a lot of entertainers were Jehovah's Witnesses...🤔
@@csmith2484 Prince, Michael Jackson, Ja Rule, Krayzie Bone off the top of my head
Rosie Perez was involved as the choreographer. This show launched multiple careers.
You forgot to mention Jennifer Lopez. She was a fly girl.
Grieve, Foxx and Davidson as well. And of course Carrey.
@@laogalaxy3792 They didn't mention their SISTER!!!
@laogalaxy3792 Yeah, and if it was for Rosie begging Kennan to let her work with her she wouldn't have been one and still haven't gave Rosie props for helping her
And Jennifer Lopez was one of the fly girls.🎉😊
TY Keenan, you made my 6 years in military tolerable.
Sunday night had us in stitches
“Homie don’t play dat!” “Let me show you something!” “Three snaps in Z formation!” Best show ever! 😂😂😂😂😂😂
jim Carey fit in perfectly on this show. It was must see TV.
Yeah!! We used to watch this as a family!! 🤣🤣🤣 Fire Marshall Bill and Homie The Clown were my favorites. The Wayans Family is Iconic!! They need some kind of Achievement Award!!
Remember dis ol box 📦 🤣 😂
@@rlh9373 yeah. He was funny af too. I think most of Damon’s characters were the funniest.
"Homie don't play that "😂😂
Same my dad and I loved this show
Our family watched it too! Do families still watch tv together? Seems everyone is staring at their phone
This show was loved by many. It ended way to soon
And I doubt it could be made today at the same level. Today's "modern audiences" are way too sensitive.
@DocMicrowave I don't know if I agree wholeheartedly with that this the world is accepting of so much now, just a wild place.
@@doratheacarpenter9424 Lol, are kidding? I think todays generation would be objecting to all kinds of things in the original show. Most Comedians now a days walk on eggshells trying not to offend.
But I agree, there are other things that used to be unacceptable or just plain wrong that are fully embraced as normal and acceptable now. (Or at least trying to be pushed as such.)
Thank God it had ended..worst show ever happened on TV
@@martycarter3306I Respectfully, except your opinion your entitled to your veiws just like I'm going to stand on mines, what's funny to you may not be funny to others. So with that being said HAVE A FIRE MARSHALL BILL KIND OF WEEK... LAUGHING 😃 LOVE❤️ LISTEN🦻and be kind.
My God, how I MISS this show! I’m a 55 year old man from Chicago. I was in my early and mid 20’s when this show hit the screen. And back then I could not wait every week when the new episodes came out. To this day, no sketch comedy show, IMO, had such a talented cast of comedians. I loved everyone on that show. If you didn’t laugh until you had tears in your eyes when watching In Loving Color, you didn’t have a sense of humor.
Has to be on Blu-ray by now.
Wayan brothers don't get enough credit. These dudes have been as influential in my life for comedy as anyone else.
In living color, living single, Martin, and Def Comedy Jam. We had good ass shows
They were okay.
Please! You dare put "Martin" on the same line as In Living Color?
When you could sit down and watch one after another of great shows. Almost every night. Now I can't find a thing
Got to man Martin was good it was must see also @@xaspirate8060
@@xaspirate8060Martin was good but in living color was just a much different type of show
Keenan playing Mike Tyson on the Love Connection (Game Show) speaking to Robin Givens made me fall off my couch laughing.
I just went back and watched it on RUclips. Hilarious!! 😂
He gotta tell ya, Chuck--he wasn't too ecstatic. :)
The Arsinio Hall sketch with Marion Barry was my favorite. Men on Films was also funny, especially the season ending cliff hanger.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I remember that
Back when Sunday nights were FIRE!🔥 Black, White, Latino, Gay, Straight, etc., the show had no filter and everyone & everything were fair game!
Simpsons, In living color, and married with children reigned supreme in the 90’s.
All on Sunday night too. Week nights there was Seinfeld and Roseanne. SNL was good in the early 90s too
Forgot Seinfeld and Cheers.
Ren and Stimpy, Bevis and Butthead too
90s was prime fox
Hold on how you not gonna mention Kim Wayens. Ms.Bonita sits well in my memory 😂❤❤❤ (now don’t tell nobody I told ya)😂😂😂😂😂😂
You didn't hear it from me! 😂
@@leemaria9166one hair roller up front 😂😂😂😂😂 mmmhmmm ❤😂
But I ain't one to gossip....😅😅😅😅
As long as you didn't say nothing bad about Ms. Jenkins. Lawd knows, she loved some Ms. Jenkins. 😅😅😅
She was my favorite
I'm 41 but was a 8 yr old kid watching In Living Color,Living Single,New York Undercover ,Martin & Rescue 911...You just had to be there❤❤❤❤
Pretty much!🤷🏼♀️🫶🏼
This show was so much funnier then many of SNL episodes.
Soooooooo much
Except when SNL HAD BELUSHI.ACKROYD.CHEVY CHASE BILL MURRY AND LORRAINE NEWMAN AND OTHERS...WOW...NOTHING TOPPED THOSE DAYS...😊
What is SNL ?
@@khadijahskreations
Saturday Night Live
It's on Saturday night
11:30 EST US
SNL was not in the same zip code as In living color.
In living color was probably funniest show ever
Remember when Mad TV tried to copy but never became as popular.
Besides Martin!🤷🏼♀️🫶🏼
@@sashaclarke2749nope
Kim Wayans was hilarious! She wasn’t mentioned in the introduction.
i never found her to be funny at all
@@watchyurmouf9601never!
FACTS!!!! SHOUT OUT TO KIM AKA “LIL MAGIC” 😂😂😂
@@watchyurmouf9601 Her spoof of Crystal Waters music video is hilarious!! I can't hear "She Homeless" anymore without thinking of Kim Wayans!! 😂😂😂
@@gvnglvndniemLil Magic & her Mama, Hilarious!
The best of the best. No Chappelle show without this ground breaking show!!!🤣🤣
Remember, 'The Richard Pryor Show' was king, that's how 'In Living Color' got a lot of its great material... SNL was always weak and Mad TV was comic genius and they basically took from 'In Living Color' but all those 'In Living Color' cast members are legends just like all the cast members of 'The Richard Pryor Show' were legends -- just look at that cast Richard had on his show, amazing.
@@plainsimple244, you need to remember Flip Wilson.
@@charleslennonbaker I do, I just didn't mention him
Oh, well if this is a contest about “which comedians do you remember whose work impacted American culture” then I wanna mention Redd Fox. I’d mention Lenny Bruce, but it seems like we’re focusing on television creators in this thread.
@@plainsimple244 sure bro
We would break our necks on Sundays to watch In Living Colors. There hasn’t been a show like it since.
Chappelle Show
Agreed @@drsinister4274
You’re wrong. I’m Gonna Git You Sucka was “hit out of the ballpark” and remains a comedy classic!
How much for just one rib?
Ann Marie Johnson's segment always play in my head when I hear mention of this movie. 😂
Cuz…. “You can either take the stairs or the elevator!”
“Doonk, doonk, doonk!” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
They gave a lot of people jobs & became very successful...Put Some Respect On They Name!!!
That show had me in tears....one of the funniest if not the funniest show to ever be on television, truly a classic.
❤❤❤me tooo🤣
In Living Color walked so Chapelle could run. Keenan was the perfect engineer for that show. It takes a very special person to gather mega talents and know which ones would work well together and which ones wouldnt. Pushing Tommy David outside his comfort zone probably brought out humor otherwise wouldve been hidden.
Ironically Keenan studied engineering.
Even though they didn’t make the ILC cut, it’s amazing that Martin, Chris, and Mark went on to have hugely successful shows of their own.
One of the best skit shows ever. Amazing talent and great writing.
You can tell their happiness was genuine. Jim Carey was a perfect mesh with them all!
JAMES CAREY
It was the jim carey show. Lol
@@anthonyburchette2537 my favorite show of all time. I miss it.
@@oRealAlieNoNaw, he was part of the cast, not the show, white folks are not normally funny, but Jim Carey was definitely the exception, I still laugh at him to this day.
@@cindyb2525 hahaha sure. Think that.
The network that ran Married with Children for 11 years didn't think they could air a In Living Color?
In Living Color was hands down one of the FUNNIEST, most iconic television shows OF ALL TIME! Those that know; KNOW. Back then, I don’t care what color your skin was, this show was all anyone talked about in school on Monday morning. This show invented “make them laugh so hard they can’t breathe and their tummies hurt! MOOHOOHAHAHAHAHA!”
On top of the sheer brilliance and the scope of the writing and the talent involved, ILC launched so many careers. Where would laughter be without The Wayans Family? Keenan Ivory Wayans and family have brought us all so much laughter and joy throughout the years and for myself, if you can make me laugh so hard it hurts; I love you forever…and I do!!!
One of the best shows in television history 💞
I don't remember her name, BUT that white girl was funny too. AND let's not forget David Alan Grier and Keenan's brother together that's was funny as well.
Kelly Cofield fa sho
ALAN WAS HELL🤣
Hated it .... 2 snaps in a circle 🤣🤣🤣
I liked Kelly and she was type cute
Edna Edna bo bedna
Yes, I agree...the white girl was Kelly Cofield and you can't forget bout Daivd Allen and Kim Wayans
My 70 year old Irish dad's favorite show still to this day
The sheer talent on that show, my whole family watched! It should still be on the air today, helping to foster new comedians careers.
Changed my whole Life!!! I feel sorry for this generation 😢
Facts me to this generation so sensitive living color would be canceled in the middle of the theme song
@kevinlewis6927 you ain't lying! 😂😂
I truly miss the 90's!!!😢
You ain’t never lied. Gen x at least had rebels with causes, laughter, and created things based off being latchkey kids. This generation is phucked. Rebels without a cause, unfunny, & no creativeness. Just remakes of whatever is out there in a corny way
I Agree This Is The Worst Generation That I'm Witnessing growing Up U Went To The OG's For Advice, And U Learned! And Listened, And Lived A Better, Healthier Life. This Is The Worst Generation In My Family, And In The Entire Hemisphere! The World Has What God JAH Said From The Bible, " People Have No Natural Affection Or Love For Each Other"! God Said When We Start To Hear Of These Kinds Of Things, Know That I Will Soon Be There On Earth, To Deliver The Righteous, And Destroy The Wicked! I'm Just Tryin To Be Ready!
Amazing how EVERYONE from that show branched off and left their mark in Hollywood. Even Jennifer Lopez dancing self hop scotched her way into Hollywood
Stop.jenny blew domes to get where she is keep it 💯
@@clone1eighty7 Welp. Most out here “blowing domes” for free & struggling to pay their bills. JLo is rich & cant keep a hubby - so definitely don’t have good head game (apparently practice didn’t make perfect). 😂
I guess…If you wanna call the casting couch “hop scotch”
I think some dude named Benny Medina was hell bent on making her a star. If my memory holds up 🤷🏽♀️🥴
Didn't know that about J.Lo
In Living Color came out right after I'd emerged from a really traumatic period in my life, and that show was the best therapy, ever.
The show was ahead of its time. The Men on Film bit was always awesome.
I saw Tommy Davidson a couple months ago at Katt Williams Dark Matters Tour he’s still hilarious
Yes Tommy is a true clown😂 his face expressions always send me
Kenan's explanation of firing Kim Coles doesn't make any sense, which tells me that there were some problematic shenanigans going on that unfairly impacted Kim. But I'm glad that Kim was able to do more than bounce back with her role as Sinclair on the LEGENDARY "Living Single".
Yes and ‘ woo woo woo
I agree, but the Writers in the last couple of seasons had both Synclair and Overton acting as if they had maybe half a brain between the two of them them!!! As if they were slow...😔
The rumor at the time was that was that one of the Wayans brothers wife saw that she was going after her husband and that's why she got kicked to the curb.
I love “In Living Color”…the show had the most iconic comedic actors..
Missin' In Living Color in 2024!!!! THE Best 👌
...I'm Mexican, but my first lewd and raunchy movie was Booty Call...lol...that T-Rex bit had me rollin!...
Bonita Buttrell..."but u ain't hear that from me" 😂😂😂
My life would not be the same without the Wayans. I genuinely cannot stand Hollywood but this family holds a special place in my world.
This show was absolutely hysterically funny.
In Living Color was the best comedy skit show of all time.
We'd be Home Sunday night to make sure we watched! 😂 ❤
Never missed an episode the GOAT comedy show
I loved 'In living color', I used to watch it every week & was 1 of the best sketch comedy shows of the 90's, hands down. Great recurring characters, fresh writing & the main thing, it was funny af!
In Living Color had some of the most incredible talent of any show. It was amazing they had that much star power. Other shows (SNL) did have popular stand outs, like Eddie Murphy and a few others but nothing like In Living Color.
Don't forget Chris Rock from SNL.
SNL was maybe a bit more cerebral and not as much silliness. It may be time for SNL to end, not as good as it used to be. I did like ILC and have fond memories of that time and sketches. Mention it throughout the years. And, of course, Jim Carey kept the memory alive throughout his career.
Are you kidding me! Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Chevi Chase, Dennis Miller, Dan Ackroyd, , Adam Sandler, Dana Carvey, John Lovitz, Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealan, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, Chris Farley, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Norm MacDonald, Will Farrell, Jimmy Fallon. Yeah, I guess you're right, just a few others!
@@sycpupDamon Wayans was also on SNL
As a teenager I never wanted to miss an episode. In Living Color and SNL would always be the talk around school every week
This was so true, we would talk about it Monday morning and couldn’t wait to see in Living Color and SML that week.
I never knew why people loved SNL so much…it was funny, but somewhat derivative iMO..
So many classics. this show was so damn good growing up
This was Thursdays line up , Martin, living single then in living color 💯
The Wayans Brothers and Sister Kim Wayans are awesome LOL 😂
I remember they started dropping the 'N' word the last season. Thats when I knew that the show was coming to an end. Ground breaking show.
My son and I loved this show! I bought him a "Homie da clown"!😂
as a middle aged white man....Let me just say this..
I PHUCKING LOVED THIS SHOW GROWING UP!!!!
I honestly think today...no one, not even Jordan Peele or even Dave Chappelle, could pull off a TV show that would be 'out there' as ILC was in its hay day!
I've never seen a show as huge as In Living Color. The thing that surprised me most was that Tommy Davidson didn't become a huge star, but it makes sense now knowing about his struggles
he played the sidekick in a few big movies iirc
He's extremely talented, as is David Allen Greer
Still recognized him in Ace Ventura When Nature Calls under that heavy make-up
The sad part about it is quite a few stars who started out struggling with substance abuse were able bounce back and soar Robert Downey Jr is one of them. He had a strong support system. Tommy doesn't
@@kayrup3712 He was the unsung hero throughout their run
I grew up on In Living Color, and I love you for sharing this video and bringing back great memories.
Jim, Tommy, and David were the funniest on the show.
David had some of the most legendary skits 😩😩😩
This show was definitely before its time.
It was PHENOMENAL!!! It would air on Sunday night, after Martin. We would talk about both shows first thing Monday at work. I don’t think it could make it in 2024. Everyone is entirely too serious and over sensitive about humor.😅
Yes it was definitely before it’s time. Because he could air everything today and there would be no restrictions, since the media put any and everything on TV. Some things I don’t even wanna damn see they have it 😂 it’s sad that the reason he ended it is because of all those restrictions, that They kept making up on a weekly basis. And then started exploiting him or his show by showing reruns without his consent. SMH wonder if he ever sued them for that because it’s not right! They wanted to make their own money off of his show …or make more money rather. Greed at its finest.
Don't no body throw no stones Keenan signed the checks and catapulted the cast careers to do other work in the entertainment industry. Take the good with the bad and keep pushing
Agreed 💯💯
You write like a white politician speaking to a black audience.
Keenan doesn’t speak that way.
@@bluecollar58 why thank you. Your comment makes me feel edumacated
@@ralphhearnjr , lol , no problem 👍
Keenan was one of the few who had that ' comedic genius' in his blood. When they look back now on America's funniest guys, Keenan is left out of discussion too often. Brother Damon was pretty much as brilliant as he was.
Tommy Davidson might be the most underrated and ought to be our generations 'Sammy Davis Jr' (still time) and its stunning the talent packed in that show's run.
This was the greatest scetch comedy show ever. Absolutely amazing and ground breaking.
One of my favorite shows from the 90’s. Brings back many memories. We were newly married and my husband and I laughed soooo hard.
ILC IS STILL THE G.O A.T.!😃😎👍
Should of never fired Kim Coles..But, if you had not..We would not have Sinclair..❤
At one point Living Single had both Synclair and Overton acting as if they were Special and rode the lil yellow bus...😖
The rumor was that Kim Coles was going after one of the Wayans brothers and the wife had come on the set and picked up on that and that's why she got kicked to the curb.
@@Mehki227she was marries herself and denied this.
Jamie wasn't the only one the whole cast had crazy funny characters
In Living Color then The Arsenio Hall Show. You made sure you were planted in front of a television for the night! Good memories.
*Yes, that was a Golden Era in television! Thanks for this trip (a great one!) down Memory Lane!* 💚💖💚
The show alone could have been the anchor for a black owned network.
This show opened the doors to almost ever main character on the show. This show was genuinely Funny and the skits were hilarious 😆
1:03 “why can’t you be like your sister, she has 14 jobs”.
Not believing that Kim slept with Kenan. I'm guessing she did NOT sleep with him, so she had to go. "Living Single" would not have gotten her had she not left Keenan's show, so that cloud definitely had a silver lining ❤
I think even she confirmed they were in a relationship. That usually involves sex at their big ages.
@@lql1094 She never confirmed that. She actually denied it recently.
Link? @@jahmal4ever1
@@lql1094Yep, mostly time it does. But u would be amazed that r a few romantic relationships that doesn't involved sex. 🤷🏽♀️
She's a human isn't she?
Greatest piece of culture to ever grace the screen
Keenan was brilliant….! in Living Color was done when Keenan left….!
I always noticed a drop in quality when he stopped appearing. But I also think the first two seasons had the highest level of writing. Season 3 started strong but seemed to get more low brow and vulgar just for the sake of it as it went on
Jennifer Lopez started here. Jim Carey, Jamie Foxx, and Kim Coles really flourished from this show.
I miss this era of tv.
I think Kim Coles flourished from Living Single. In Living Color was her gateway to Living Single because it was on the same network, FOX.
When I was a young blood I use to watch living color all the time..
We all did
Me too...I used to get sad when it went off cuz it was almost bed time and school in a few hours lol
@@justman4891 yep I remember those days 🤣🤣🤣
@@justman4891 I unfortunately had absolutely no choice at the time to go to bed because I was in jail while in living color was in its prime, and when dayroom was over, IT WAS OVER and back to the cell. 😂
@@jeffalbillar7625 lol! Well dang bro at least they let yall watch TV 😆
Wonder why we don't see reruns....Loved that show.
I'm still streaming In Living Color. Awesome show, I was sad when the show was over. Outstanding cast, ❤ them all.
I love the Bruno Mars music video for his song Finesse. It's done as an homage to the show opening from In Living Color.
Wonderfully creative team of actors/comedians, loved this show!
This interview confirms shit we already knew. “What do you mean by revolutionary?”
Starts at 2:15
We need a new form of in living color to address alot of nonsense we see nowadays..a lot of things need to checked..we need shaming & honesty back..this new generation is weird and very sensitive..I miss the Wayans material..they called it like they saw it..
Agreed!!
A lot of talent on one show....loved it
Sounds like the same way Comedy Central did Dave Chappelle
same political bs , will always be unfortunately
Bring back ILC!! They have done it for other favorite on Pluto, Hulu, among others. Give the talented folks their due!
The fact that I still quote from: ILC, Dont Be a Menace, Scary Movie, Im Gonna Git You Sucka...testament to their impact on my entire life. Lets not forget Keenan also used to write for Eddie Murphy with Robert Townsend! "Hey Mon Got to go to Work"😂😂😂❤