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and In Living Color cast, 115–117, 123–124, 130, 133, 152, 156, 165, 172, 196–197, 223–225, 255–256, 282, 289, 294, 298–299, 302
In Living Color departure, 305
and Steve Park, 266–267
and Ali Wentworth, 274
Coleman, Jay, 248–249
Coles, Kim:
and Tommy Davidson, 195
and Arsenio Hall, 199
and In Living Color cast, 117, 123, 130, 133, 149, 164–166, 173–176
and Living Single, 309
Collins, Jeanette, 139, 151, 158
Colyar, Michael, 78, 85
Combs, Sean “Puffy,” 231, 233–234
Comedy Act Theater:
and Dave Chappelle, 305–306
and Tommy Davidson, 77–78, 123
and Def Comedy Jam, 246
and Jamie Foxx, 78, 203–204
and Robin Harris, 76–77, 112
and hip-hop, 79–80
and T.J. McGee, 117, 139
and Robert Townsend, 76–77, 89
and Damon Wayans, 76–77, 85
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 77, 100, 117
Comedy Central, 341–344, 345
Comedy Store, 60, 65, 74, 75–76, 112, 160, 183–184, 247, 272
Comic Strip, 32, 39, 44, 69, 78
Coming to America (film), 92, 94, 106, 110, 163, 246, 355
Corfield, Gemma, 230, 232
Cosby, Bill:
breakthroughs in black comedy, 3, 23, 79, 86
comedy style of, 5, 21, 329, 332
film roles of, 24, 62
moralizing tone of, 263
Eddie Murphy compared to, 54
and race, 46
and Robert Townsend, 37
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 158–159
The Cosby Show, 40, 62, 77, 105, 135, 137, 194, 263
Cundieff, Rusty, 78, 85, 343
Curry, Mark, 193, 309
D
The Daily Show, 344, 354
Dangerfield, Rodney, 31, 35, 181, 301
Davidson, Tommy:
and Comedy Act Theater, 77–78, 123
contract negotiations of, 265
films of, 195, 306, 348
and In Living Color cast, 114, 117, 123, 127, 129–130, 142, 156, 174, 194, 197, 200, 205–206, 222–224, 239, 256, 275, 304, 306, 312, 322–324
and Spike Lee, 198
standup career of, 133
Davis, Angela, 24, 234
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 127, 130, 141–142, 158, 256
Davola, Joe:
and In Living Color Episode 1, 142
on In Living Color filming, 194
and In Living Color pilot, 134, 136, 138
and Damon Wayans, 260
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 100, 106, 159, 285
DeBellis, John, 32–33, 36, 53
Def Comedy Jam, 246, 273
Delirious (HBO special), 68, 88
Denny, Reginald, 262, 270–271
A Different World, 105, 109, 111, 135, 137, 246, 298
Diller, Barry:
and Emmy win, 2
and Fox, 103, 104, 251, 253–254, 285, 327
and In Living Color Episode 1, 142–143
and In Living Color pilot, 133, 134, 136
and In Living Color sketches, 126, 185
and In Living Color support, 254
Dinkins, David, 146, 210
DJ Daddy Mack, 129, 141
DJ Kool Herc, 28, 80
Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (film), 333–336
Do the Right Thing (film), 135, 140, 146, 168, 204–205, 209, 235, 266, 355
Douglas, Barry “Berry,” 38, 139, 151, 156–158, 309, 335
Doumanian, Jean, 51–54
Downey, Jim, 110, 237
Driving Miss Daisy (film), 146, 156
Du Bois, W. E. B., 8, 346
Dunn, Harry, 207, 217–218
E
Earle, Carla, 140–141, 167–168
The Edge, 272, 306
Edwards, Rob, 109, 111, 124–129, 131, 329
Eric B. & Rakim, 80, 169, 232
F
Fame (film), 60, 267
Fame (TV show), 140
Family Matters, 40, 309
Fargas, Antonio, 8, 95
Farquhar, Ralph, 307–308, 327
Farrakhan, Louis, 100, 127–128, 186, 211–212, 328
Fat Boys, 79, 80
Fetchit, Stepin, 83–84, 124, 129, 239, 334, 344
Fields, Greg:
In Living Color departure, 325
as In Living Color producer, 267, 269, 272, 292–294, 301, 305, 314–316, 321–322
and In Living Color writing staff, 181–182, 210, 216, 218–219
and The Parent ‘Hood, 335
Firestein, Les:
and Dave Chappelle, 341
on In Living Color cancellation, 327, 328, 329
on In Living Color cast, 204, 205, 307
on In Living Color legacy, 354
as In Living Color producer, 267, 269–270, 272, 278, 282, 286, 292–294, 296, 301, 306–307, 312, 314–317, 320–323, 325
on In Living Color revival, 351
and In Living Color writing staff, 177, 179–182, 210–212, 214–218, 240, 242–243, 252, 256
and John Leguizamo, 236
and Jennifer Lopez, 229
and O.J. Simpson, 331–332
on Keenen Ivory Wayans, 238, 257, 259, 349–350
Flavor Flav, 190, 233
Flip Wilson Show, 23, 79, 150
48 Hours (film), 54, 55, 56, 67, 69, 87, 93, 336
Fox:
and Dave Chappelle, 341–342, 344
and In Living Color cancellation, 326–329
and In Living Color cast, 118–119
and In Living Color creative input, 243, 244
and In Living Color Emmy, 1, 4, 176
and In Living Color Episode 1, 142–143, 149
and In Living Color episodes per season, 213, 254, 256, 326
and In Living Color pilot, 133, 134, 135, 136
and In Living Color ratings, 165–166
and In Living Color sketches, 125–126, 128
and John Leguizamo, 236
and Jennifer Lopez, 192, 227
programming strategy of, 103–105, 164, 165–166, 200–201, 253–254, 264, 281, 283–285, 308–310, 322–323, 326–327, 335, 342
The Research Group, 133–134
staff meetings of, 247–248
Standards and Practices Department, 125, 164–165, 176, 184, 185, 187, 241–244, 249–251, 254, 255, 282, 283, 286
and Damon Wayans, 259, 260
and Keenen Ivory Wayans as host, 129
Keenen Ivory Wayans’s negotiations with, 99–102, 103, 105, 106, 254–255, 266, 272, 274, 278, 281–290, 293, 310, 347, 348–351
Keenen Ivory Wayans’s production contract with, 191
Foxx, Jamie:
characters of, 204, 221, 222–223, 233, 313, 318–319, 349
and Comedy Act Theater, 78, 203–204
films of, 348
as guest star, 309
and In Living Color cast, 221–223, 297, 301, 304, 320–321, 323
and In Living Color writing staff, 240
and Ann-Marie Johnson, 320–321
and Steve Park, 236
singing of, 203, 204, 233, 289, 349
standup career of, 204, 222, 349
and Keenen Ivory Wayans’s departure from In Living Color, 289, 294
and Ali Wentworth, 274
Foxx, Redd, 3, 21, 23, 24, 79, 102, 135
Frank, Sandy, 110, 125, 139, 176, 309, 335
Franken, Al, 110, 166
French, Cari, 140, 228, 230, 232, 264–265
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 91, 176–177, 202, 232, 246, 309, 329, 354, 356
Friedman, Budd, 31–32, 38
Friedman, Mimi, 139, 151, 158
Friedman, Silver, 38–39
Friends, 132, 138, 354
Frito-Lay, 249, 252
Fuchs, Michael, 1
07, 136–137
Fusion, 293–294
FX, 283–284, 286, 290, 293
G
Garrido, Carla, 192, 227
gay rights movement, 27, 201
gay stereotypes, 26, 125–126, 155, 201–202, 212, 250–252, 296, 332
George, Melvin, 39–41, 70, 112
George, Nelson, 128, 184
Givens, Robin, 125, 130, 148–149, 173
Glover, Donald, 345, 354
Gold, Eric:
and Kevin Bright, 138
and Jim Carrey, 256–257, 265, 266, 314
and Dave Chappelle, 297
and Emmy win, 2
and Fly Girls on In Living Color, 191, 192, 229, 230, 232
and Fox, 254, 283, 290
and In Living Color cast, 113–114, 118–119
and In Living Color pilot, 135
and In Living Color time slot, 149
and In Living Color writing staff, 161
and John Leguizamo, 236
and Jennifer Lopez, 192, 229, 230
and Tamara Rawitt, 278–279
and Super Bowl live show, 248–249, 252
and Damon Wayans, 118–119, 259, 260, 276, 337
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 94–95, 96, 118, 159, 248, 256–257, 259, 260, 268, 269, 283, 284, 289–290, 293, 336–337
Goldberg, Whoopi, 8, 194
Good Times, 23, 40, 62, 137
Grandmaster Flash, 44, 79, 80
Graver, Fred, 207, 213–215, 218–219, 272
Grier, David Alan:
on Judd Apatow, 184
contract negotiations of, 265
films of, 73, 95, 123, 195, 296, 348
and In Living Color cast, 4, 116–117, 123, 125, 127–128, 147, 183, 196–197, 201, 211, 221, 239–240, 270–272, 289, 294, 296, 297, 301, 303, 311–313, 322–323, 353
on In Living Color filming, 194
and “Men on Film” sketches, 26, 125
and “Men on Football” sketch, 250–251
and “Men on Television” sketches, 201–202, 212
on Tupac Shakur, 300
standup career of, 195
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 159–160, 294, 301–302
and Ali Wentworth, 274
Griffin, T. Faye, 288, 297–298, 318–320, 335, 340
Grushow, Sandy:
on demographics, 165–166
and Fox, 103, 165–166, 248, 253–254, 281–283, 285, 290, 291, 303, 305, 322, 327
on In Living Color cancellation, 326, 327
and In Living Color Episode 1, 147–148
H
Half-Baked (film), 341, 342
Hall, Arsenio:
and Paula Abdul, 231
and Black Pack, 89
breakthroughs in black comedy, 3, 86–87
in California, 60, 63, 67
and Chuck D, 146
and Kim Coles, 175
films of, 135
and HBO standup specials, 78
and In Living Color sketches, 109, 156
and The Late Show, 87, 103, 105
and Eddie Murphy, 69, 86, 87, 94, 199, 245
and Richard Pryor, 67–68, 245, 247
and rappers, 169
standup career of, 245
success of, 263–264, 345
Keenen Ivory Wayans’s relationship with, 2, 92, 197, 199–200, 310, 333
See also The Arsenio Hall Show
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, 193, 309
Harlem Nights (film), 135, 246
Harlem Renaissance, 8–9
Harlins, Latasha, 178, 205, 262
Harris, Robin, 75–78, 87, 95, 112, 135, 147
Hartman, Becky, 180–181, 182, 214–215
Hawkins, Yusef, 209–210
HBO, 68, 78–79, 88–90, 92, 100, 106–107, 123, 136–138, 142, 284, 310
Heavy D, 89, 121, 141, 233, 300, 340
Hill, Michael, 155–156
hip-hop:
and In Living Color, 121, 147, 167–170, 177, 189–191, 233–234, 285, 299, 311, 355–356
and mainstream, 79, 145–146, 177–178
and Gil Scott-Heron, 8
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 28, 43–44, 100, 141
Hirschhorn, Charles, 99–101, 106
Hollywood Shuffle (film):
and Anne-Marie Johnson, 306
and Paul Mooney, 160
narrative of, 163, 296, 334, 336
and Robert Townsend, 2, 84–86, 89, 92, 94
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 2, 84, 89, 92, 94, 96, 100
Hornstock, Joel, 350–351
House of Buggin’, 339–340
House Party (film), 139, 147, 356
House Party 2 (film), 246
Hudlin, Reggie, 3, 147, 195, 197
Hudlin, Warrington, 3, 147, 195, 197
Hughes, John, 87, 135
I
Ice Cube, 3, 190, 246, 340
Ice-T, 3, 80, 178
ICM, 59, 78
I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (film):
and David Alan Grier, 123, 296
market for, 147
narrative of, 296, 334–336
and Chris Rock, 306, 319
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 8, 94–97, 99, 100, 101, 116, 234, 267
Improv (Hollywood), 32, 67, 70, 74, 75–76, 244
Improv (New York), 30–39, 40, 44, 60
Inaba, Carrie Ann, as In Living Color Fly Girl, 140, 168–170, 192, 197, 227–228, 230, 264–265
J
Jackson, Janet, 92, 230, 232, 319
Jackson, Jesse, 57, 100, 116, 237, 327
Jackson, Michael, 89, 158, 230, 248, 252
James, Rick, 88, 168, 183, 343
The Jeffersons, 23, 40, 62
Johnson, A.J., 119–121, 139, 167
Johnson, Anne-Marie, 95, 306, 311–312, 320–322, 327
Johnson, Magic, 77, 78, 333
Jones, Earl Richey, 317–318
Jones, Michelle, 207, 215–218, 335
Jones, Quincy, 333, 340
Jones, Todd, 317–318, 341
Joseph, Jeff, 110, 117, 131, 139
Juice (film), 178, 246, 267
K
Kane, Big Daddy, 232–233
Kaufman, Andy, 31, 44
The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show, 333, 345
Kelleher, Tim, 262, 308, 312, 317
Kellner, Jamie:
and Fox, 103, 104, 164, 166, 185, 253–254, 282, 283–285, 290, 291, 327
and In Living Color live show during Super Bowl, 248–251
and In Living Color negotiations, 101, 282, 283
and In Living Color time slot, 149
and WB, 334, 335
Key, Keegan-Michael, 345, 350, 354
Key and Peele, 354, 357
Keymáh, T’Keyah Crystal:
and In Living Color cast, 116, 117, 123, 127, 224, 289, 297, 312, 322, 323–324
on In Living Color writers, 160
Kick It with the Fly Girls, 191, 229
King, Martin Luther, Jr.:
assassination of, 17, 24
birthday as national holiday, 81
and March on Washington, 11
and Poor People’s Campaign, 116
stabbing of, 9
as successful black man, 64
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 158, 286
King, Rodney:
at In Living Color filming, 194
and In Living Color sketches, 212, 301
LAPD officers’ beating of, 178, 205, 256–257, 261–262, 270–271
Kinison, Sam, 60, 243–244, 250
Kitchen Table, 39–42, 70, 72, 73, 100, 125, 309
Klein, Robert, 31, 44
Koon, Stacey, 256–257, 261
KRS-One, 189, 190
Krush Groove (film), 80, 308
Kuperberg, Howard, 110, 124–125, 127
L
Lang, Deidre:
as In Living Color Fly Girl, 121, 140, 168–169, 192, 228, 230, 265, 308
on Tupac Shakur, 300
L.A. Riots, 262–264, 266, 270–271, 276
/> The Last Boy Scout (film), 195, 206
Late Night with David Letterman, 110, 139, 176, 213
The Late Show, 87, 103, 105
Laugh Factory, 74, 75, 114–117, 203–205
Laugh-In, 23, 100–102, 120, 310
Lawrence, Martin:
and Comedy Act Theater, 78
films of, 147, 277
hospitalization of, 345
and In Living Color cast, 114, 117, 234
sitcom of, 207, 245
success of, 3
Leaders of the New School, 189, 190
Lear, Norman, 23, 62, 137
Lee, Spike:
background of, 209
and Black Pack, 87
films of, 85–86, 94, 96, 119, 135, 140, 146, 197, 198, 205, 209, 245–246, 266, 332–333, 336
success of, 3, 263–264
and Keenen Ivory Wayans, 197–199
Leggett, Jay, 306, 312, 322
Leguizamo, John, 236, 305, 339–340
Leno, Jay, 31, 35, 60
Letterman, David, 60, 207
Lewis, Jenifer, 297–298
Lewis, Richard, 31, 60
Living Colour, 107, 108
Living Single, 175, 309, 327, 342
LL Cool J, 3, 80, 140, 167, 213, 335
Lloyd of London (film), 172, 206
Lopez, Jennifer, 191–192, 227–230, 264, 265, 307–308, 309, 348
Love, Eulia, 55, 262
A Low Down Dirty Shame (film), 328, 333
M
McCoy, Terri, 207, 309
McDermott, Dan, 248, 254, 284–285, 287, 326–327
MacDonald, Norm, 332, 354
McGee, T.J., 117, 123, 139
MADtv, 340, 348, 350, 354
Malcolm X, 9, 22, 24, 44, 64, 134, 234
Malcolm X (film), 246
Mandela, Nelson, 116, 127, 130, 142
Marino, Dan, 302–303
Maron, Marc, 91–92, 307
Married with Children, 62, 103, 104–105, 147, 148, 149, 164, 165, 307
Marshall, Thurgood, 8, 17
Martin, Bill:
and House of Buggin’, 339
and In Living Color writing staff, 270, 273, 276, 277, 288, 295, 313, 316, 318–319, 322
Martin, 137, 207, 246, 273–274, 281, 309, 327, 342
MC Hammer, 89, 168, 248–249
Meadows, Tim, 178, 332
Melle Mel, 28, 81
Michaels, Lorne, 44, 45–46, 51, 54, 71–72, 193, 270, 328
Miller, Paul:
and House of Buggin’, 339
as In Living Color director, 124, 126–127, 131, 166, 195–196, 207, 308, 309, 318
on In Living Color filming, 193–194
as In Living Color writer, 110
and MADtv, 340
on reaction to In Living Color, 148
Mo’ Money (film), 246, 259, 267
Mooney, Paul:
and Black Pack, 87
and Comedy Store, 60
on double consciousness, 346
and HBO specials, 78
and In Living Color writing staff, 160–162, 177, 207
and Eddie Murphy, 69, 86
and Richard Pryor, 45, 46, 47, 79, 160, 345