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Damon Wayans on Why He “Purposefully” Got Himself Fired From ‘SNL’: “I Snapped”
Wayans basically “broke the ultimate [ SNL] golden rule, which is no surprises,” according to Live From New York author James Andrew Miller. Former writer A. Whitney Brown added, “You cannot go rogue. You cannot try to steal a sketch.”
How One 'SNL' Star 'Snapped' On-Air and Intentionally Got Fired
"Having not fired anybody for the first five years, [firing Damon Wayans] was really, really hard," the producer admitted in an older interview featured in SNL50. "But it had to be done." Wayans had broken a cardinal rule of the show,
Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired
Beyond Saturday Night” docuseries that he sabotaged his stint on “ Saturday Night Live ” in frustration over the sketch roles he was being offered. (Watch the video below.) The matter came to a boil when Wayans went rogue during a sketch called “Mr.
Damon Wayans Reflects On Getting Fired From ‘SNL’: “I Just Did Not Care”
The comedian looks back on "purposely" jeopardizing his position due to frustrations with creative direction in a docuseries on the sketch comedy.
When Damon Wayans Went ‘Rogue’ and Got Fired From ‘SNL’
Before he was a star of “In Living Color,” Wayans “purposefully” went off script during his short-lived “Saturday Night Live” stint.
Damon Wayans On ‘SNL' Sketch That Got Him Fired: "I Snapped, I Just Did Not Care"
Damon Wayans is opening up about his short stint on Saturday Night Live and the sketch that got him fired from the NBC late-night sketch show. The actor appears on Peacock’s docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,
Lorne Michaels Told Bill Hader, Who Was 'Prone to Anxiety Attacks,' to 'Calm the F--- Down' Before Hosting SNL
Bill Hader was "prone to anxiety attacks" during his time on 'Saturday Night Live', and, according to an excerpt from Susan ...
‘SNL’ show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas
Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of ...
Lorne Michaels Archive Going to the University of Texas
Michaels, the creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has donated his papers to the university’s Harry Ransom Center.
'Saturday Night Live' comes to Austin: Lorne Michaels donates archives to UT Ransom Center
Lorne Michaels gifts his Saturday Night Live archives to the UT Austin, offering researchers and fans unprecedented access to ...
Insight: SNL creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to Harry Ransom Center in Austin
This year "Saturday Night Live" is celebrating its 50th anniversary and now the University of Texas at Austin will play a ...
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Live from New York, Austin is now home to the Lorne Michaels collection
The Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin announced Wednesday it has acquired the archive of the "Saturday Night Live" creator.
Lucy Lawless Says She Begged Lorne Michaels to Cut Her 1998 Stevie Nicks “SNL” Sketch: 'I Didn't Think It Was Funny'
The 'Xena' star spoofed Nicks in a sketch that went on to become a cult favorite If Lucy Lawless had had her way, her cult ...
Ex-SNL star Vanessa Bayer reveals why she lied to family about joining hit show: ‘You cannot tell a soul’
Comedian Vanessa Bayer heard “horror stories” about other cast members revealing they were cast on SNL before an official ...