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He kind of admired what I was doing onstage. JIM CARREY, CASTMEMBER I had known Damon through the stand-up circuit, and we were always kind of clocking each other. TAMARA RAWITT, WRITER-PRODUCER I actually came up with the title for In Living Color, drafting it off of the fabled NBC tag line.ĭAVID ALAN GRIER, CASTMEMBER I did my audition with Susie Essman, Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence. I emphasized the edge of the show was going to be different.

The difference was shorter sketches and more character-driven. And, of course, I was a huge fan of Saturday Night Live. KEENEN IVORY WAYANS I remember using Laugh-In as a model during the pitch. I’ve been watching my brother do some incredible shit since I was 5. Keenen was telling me that he was working on something and might have something for me. SHAWN WAYANS, PRODUCTION ASSISTANT, DJ, CASTMEMBER I was a teenager. But they said to me, “You know if you come here you can pretty much do anything you want to do.” And I said, “Well, let me think about it.” And then I kind of sat and said, “If I am given an opportunity like this, what would I do?” So I started to put together the show for the idea. And I really didn’t have interest in that because I wanted to pursue film. WAYANS At that time, Fox wasn’t even a network. We would love to pitch you this idea and buy a pilot if you’re up for it.” And so when I got a call, I thought I was going in to meet with the film side of Fox and instead ended up in a meeting with the network.ĪNCIER He thought I was going to pitch him a black sitcom because of The Cosby Show.

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And I had set up screenings of the movie for all the studios’ film departments. KEENEN IVORY WAYANS, CASTMEMBER AND CREATOR I had done a movie called I’m Gonna Git You Sucka. One card just said “black Laugh-In.” We needed someone to bring it to life. GARTH ANCIER, FOX ENTERTAINMENT PRESIDENT I kept index cards of promising ideas on a corkboard behind my head. THE MEETING - “He thought we were going to pitch him a black sitcom” Peter Chernin's North Road Company Takes Stake in Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions