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———. San Francisco Examiner. “Black Actors Now Star in More Diverse Roles,” July 29, 1990.
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TV/Films
Soul. George Schlatter Productions, dir. Mark Warren, 1968.
Later with Bob Costas. NBC Productions, exec. prod. Dick Ebersol, 1991 (interview with Jim Carrey).
The Arsenio Hall Show. Arsenio Hall Communications, exec. prod. Arsenio Hall, May 23, 1994.
The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. Ancient & Modern Productions, exec. prod. Keenen Ivory Wayans, 1997 (interview with Shawn and Marlon).
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jackhole Industries/12:05 Productions, prod. Chris Fraticelli, June 30, 2004.
Inside the Actor’s Studio. The Actor’s Studio, prod. Alice Christian, November 28, 2004.
The Oprah Winfrey Show. Harpo Productions, exec. prod. Oprah Winfrey, February 3, 2006.
Inside the Actor’s Studio. The Actor’s Studio, prod. Jeff Wurtz, March 13, 2007.
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy. Codeblack Entertainment, dir. Robert Townsend, 2009.
CNN Presents . . . Race and Rage: The Beating of Rodney King. CNN, exec. prod. Stan Wilson, March 4, 2011.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Broadway Video, exec. prod. Lorne Michaels, November 4, 2011.
Oprah’s Next Chapter. Harpo Productions, exec. prod. Oprah Winfrey, March 3, 2013.
Inside Comedy. Carousel Productions, dir. David Steinberg, March 11, 2013.
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall. Spotted Dog Entertainment, prod. Tracy Green, Katie Petrachonis, Rocco Urbisci, December 6, 2013.
The Arsenio Hall Show. Arsenio Hall Communications, exec. prod. Arsenio Hall, April 22, 2014.
Windy City Live. ABC7 Chicago, July 25, 2014 (interview with Keenen, Damon, Marlon, and Shawn Wayans).
Good Day New York. Fox 5NY, December 19, 2014 (interview with Damon Wayans).
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. Ark Media, dir. Muriel Soenens, January 19, 2016.
Video/Radio/Podcast Interviews
Chris Rock, February 6, 1997, by Terry Gross for Fresh Air.
Kim Wayans, June 12, 2011, by Jeff Phelps for Another Look.
Keenen Ivory Wayans, July 9, 2011, onstage at the American Black Film Festival.
David Alan Grier, October 21, 2011, by Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher for The Champs.
Chris Rock, November 3, 2011, by Marc Maron for WTF.
Kim Wayans, January 4, 2012, by Christine Aylward for Reel Life, Real Stories.
Chris Rock, August 8, 2012, by Terry Gross for Fresh Air.
Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans, November 20, 2012, by Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher for The Champs.
Keenen Ivory Wayans, July 8, 2013, by Amy Harrington for the Archive of American Television.
Keenen Ivory Wayans, July 26, 2013, by Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy for The Breakfast Club.
Keenen Ivory Wayans, August 7, 2013, by Juan Epstein for Rosenberg Radio.
Chris Albrecht, October 7, 2013, by Stephen J. Abramson for Television Academy Foundation Archive.
Shawn Wayans, January 31, 2014, by Juan Epstein for Hot 97.
Arsenio Hall, February 4, 2014, by Neal Brennan and Moshe Kasher for The Champs.
Damon Wayans, Marlon Wayans, and Shawn Wayans, July 19, 2014, by Sway Calloway for Sway in the Morning.
Damon Wayans, November 10, 2014, by Leo Laporte for Triangulation.
Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans, January 17, 2015, by Sway Calloway for Sway in the Morning.
Jamie Foxx, April 21, 2015, by Sway Calloway for Sway in the Morning.
Jamie Foxx, May 12, 2015, by Snoop Dogg for GGN News Network.
Shawn Wayans, May 22, 2015, by Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez for Hot 97.
Tommy Davidson, May 25, 2015, by Marc Maron for WTF.
Damon Wayans, September 4, 2015, by Charlamagne Tha God, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy for The Breakfast Club.
Jamie Foxx, December 6, 2015, by Tim Ferriss for The Tim Ferriss Show.
Marlon Wayans, March 24, 2016, by Tom Vann and Daniel Dennis for A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan.
Chris Rock, April 15, 2016, by J.J. Abrams for Tribeca Film Festival.
Marlon Wayans, April 21, 2016, by Adam Carolla for The Adam Carolla Show.
David Spade, May 26, 2016, by Dan Patrick for The Dan Patrick Show.
Eddie Murphy, August 20, 2016, by Scott Feinberg for The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter.
David Alan Grier, July 26, 2017, by Marc Maron for WTF.
Index
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A
Abdul, Paula, 230, 231–232
Ace Ventura (film), 258, 277–278, 302–303, 313–314, 336
Afrika Bambaataa, 28, 80
Ajaye, Franklyn, 139, 150–151, 156–158, 309, 335
Albrecht, Chris:
and HBO, 78, 106–107, 136–138, 142
and Improv, 32–33, 34, 36, 38
and In Living Color pilot, 106–107, 136–138
and Robert Townsend, 89
as Keenen Ivory Wayans’s mentor, 59
Allen, Woody, 43, 135
Alley, Kirstie, 64, 250
All in the Family, 23, 137
The Amos ’n Andy Show, 23, 78, 85, 334
Ancier, Garth, 99–101, 103–106, 310, 334
Anti-Defamation League, 128, 135
Apatow, Judd, 183–184
The Arsenio Hall Show:
audience of, 333
and Bill Clinton, 263
debut of, 106
and hip-hop, 233
In Living Color compared to, 176, 199
and L.A. Riots, 262–263
and Lucie Salhany, 105, 265, 327–328
success of, 135, 246, 355
writing staff of, 308
Ayeroff, Jeff, 230–232
B
Back to School (film), 181, 243
Bahr, Fax:
and House of Buggin’, 339
In Living Color departure, 272
and In Living Color writing staff, 178, 180–181, 184, 204, 214–215, 240
and MADtv, 340
Bakay, Nick, 313, 317, 322
Bamboozled (film), 198, 332–333
Barnett, Charlie, 39, 51, 52
Barry, Marion, 146, 156
Bass, Kim, 160–161, 171, 177–180, 207, 309
Bay, Don, 125–126, 164, 241–243, 249–251
Berg, Kevin, 196, 223–224, 286–288, 291, 294–295, 298–299, 314–315
Bernhard, Sandra, 47, 49
Beverly Hills Cop (film), 54, 70–72, 87, 93, 325, 336
Beverly Hills Cop II (film), 87, 92
Black Panthers, 8, 22, 24, 116, 134, 146, 289
Black Sheep, 232, 233
black stereotypes:
and blaxploitation films, 24, 97
and Stepin Fetchit, 83–84, 124, 129, 239, 334, 344
and Saturday Night Live, 54
on television, 3, 23
and Robert Townsend, 83–84, 318
blaxploitation films, 8, 23–24, 55, 57, 62, 94–96, 178, 336
Blige, Mary J., 234, 299
Boogie Down Productions, 80, 96
Bowman, John:
on filming In Living Color, 193
and In Living Color writing staff, 157–158, 171, 176–177, 179, 186–187, 205, 207, 216, 250
and Martin, 246, 250, 309
Boyz n the Hood (film), 178, 246, 261, 355
Brennan, Neal, 105, 342–344
Bright, Kevin, 1, 25, 107–108, 126–127, 131–132, 138–139
Brown, Bobby, 89, 233
Brown, H. Rap, 8, 24
Brown, James, 116, 211, 301
Brown, Jim, 24, 95
Buddies, 341, 344
Burnett, Carol, 183, 336
Busy Bee Starski, 28, 80
C
Callaway, Nancy Neufeld, 272, 306
Cara, Irene, 60–61
Carlin, George, 31, 44
The Carol Burnett Show, 22–23
Carrey, Jim:
characters of, 153, 183–185, 210–211, 250, 255, 270, 313–314, 319, 321, 347, 348
contract renegotiations of, 265–266
films of, 258, 277–278, 302–303, 313–314, 325, 348
and Les Firestein, 316
on In Living Color cancellation, 328
and In Living Color cast, 112–114, 117–118, 123–124, 127, 130, 152–153, 156, 183, 221–222, 233, 250, 256–258, 270–271, 274, 276, 289, 304, 312–313, 321–324, 325, 353
and In Living Color revival, 349
and In Living Color writing staff, 240–241, 272, 277–278
and Sam Kinison, 244
standup career of, 133, 183–184
on Super Bowl live show, 252
Vanilla Ice impression, 192
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 113, 118, 256–258, 274, 294, 313
Carson, Johnny, 21, 22, 65, 67–69, 181
Casey, Bernie, 24, 95
Casey, Leroy “Twist,” 234, 289
Catch a Rising Star, 32, 39, 44
Chappelle, Aleta, 77, 111, 117–118, 206
Chappelle, Dave, 3, 297, 305, 341–346, 354
Chappelle’s Show, 85, 342–346, 354, 357
Chase, Chevy, 46, 321
Cheers, 64, 213, 272, 354
Chernin, Peter:
and Emmy win, 2
and Fox, 106, 253–254, 283, 285, 290, 303, 327
and In Living Color Episode 1, 142–143
and In Living Color pilot, 133
and In Living Color sketches, 126
The Chris Rock Show, 329, 354
Chuck D, 145–147, 191
Church, Thomas Haden, 114, 118
Civil Rights Act, 11, 56
Civil Rights Movement, 3, 8, 9, 29–30, 55, 83, 353
Cleaver, Eldridge, 22, 151
Cleghorne, Ellen, 204, 332, 335
Clinton, Bill, 263–264, 281
Coffield, Kelly:
characters of, 239, 244, 296, 302