Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired
Michaels said he canned him midseason because “it had to be done,” EW noted. Before his unauthorized improv, Wayans said in the doc he was warned by “SNL” great Eddie Murphy that as a Black man he would be pigeonholed into certain characters, so he’d better write his own, Deadline reported.
It's one of the most surreal things you'll ever see. Eddie Murphy is one of the most singularly talented people ever to star on SNL, but he did so much it's hard to choose one character.
Martin Short as Ed Grimley on 'Saturday Night Live' NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection ... because it was a very weird year” following Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo’s exits. Watch on Deadline ...
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