You’d be forgiven for not even knowing he was ever on the show.
Sadly, it didn’t go that way.
“Eddies advice to me was, Write your own sketches.
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Instead, Wayans would get small parts like impersonatingJerry Seinfeldfor a few seconds in a sketch.
This wasn’t for him, and he knew it, so Wayans found a way out.
How does it work when it’s the host that needs to leave?
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Monopoly”, Wayans is there to play a cop for a few lines and nothing more.
Rather than using his normal voice, Wayans went for an effeminate tone, which drew some laughs.
Wayans said, I purposely did that because I wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me."
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It worked.Lorne Michaels fired himas soon as he walked off the stage.
The very next year,he landed a lead role next toBruce WillisinThe Last Boy Scout.
Thankfully, there was also no animosity between Damon Wayans and Lorne Michaels.
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
