Comedy legend Damon Wayans admitted to being fired from Saturday Night Live on purpose. The actor and producer was once part of the cast of the variety sketch series back in 1985 for Season 11, which ...

T he ever-iconic Saturday Night Live has officially entered its landmark 50th season. Created by Lorne Michaels, the late-night sketch comedy show has been airing on NBC since 197 ...

Damon Wayans recalls his controversial SNL sketch and firing in Peacock's docuseries 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.' ...

Damon Wayans is opening up on the circumstances surrounding his firing from “Saturday Night Live” in 1986, admitting he ...

Wayans basically “broke the ultimate [ SNL] golden rule, which is no surprises,” according to Live From New York author James ...

"And then Lorne fired him pretty much as he walked off the stage," Griffin recalled. "I snapped. I just did not care. I ...

Damon Wayans has revealed how he “purposely” got himself fired from “Saturday Night Live” by going off script. Wayans was a ...

Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock ...

Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock ...

Lorne Michaels donates his "Saturday Night Live" archive to UT Austin's Harry Ransom Center, showcasing nearly 50 years of TV ...

In episode 12 of the season, Wayans was in a sketch with Randy Quaid, where the pair played police officers. Despite ...

Damon Wayans is opening up about his short stint on Saturday Night Live and the sketch that got him fired from the NBC ...