The True Story of IN LIVING COLOR and the Wayans Family

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In this video, we're taking a look at the history of In Living Color and the Wayans Family. We'll discuss the show's impact on American popular culture and its role in introducing black comics to a wider audience.

From its humble beginnings in the early 1990s to its Emmy-award-winning finale in 1994 In Living Color was a true icon of the black comedy genre. In Living Color was a groundbreaking show that changed the face of American popular culture. We'll take a look back at the amazing cast and crew, the radical political satire, and the inventive production that made In Living Color such a groundbreaking show.

This three part series will explore the show's history, its impact on American popular culture, and the Wayans family's role in its success. We'll also discuss the show's legacy and how it continues to be popular more than 20 years after its debut.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:15 Wayans Family Tree
• 1:46 Growing Up a Wayans
• 9:35 Meet the Wayanses
• 16:58 Getting to Hollywood
• 35:08 Back in Harlem
• 38:20 The Pilot
• 52:21 The Pilot (Again)
• 55:35 Running the Show
• 1:00:59 Filming the Show
• 1:05:53 Season One Happenings
• 1:16:50 Emmys and Conclusion

In this video, we're continuing our discussion about the IN LIVING COLOR, beginning with season two and working our way to the show's cancelation.

• Introduction: 0:00
• Season Two: 1:20
• Season Three: 10:26
• Super Bowl: 19:26
• Mo Money: 24:12
• Season Four: 26:07
• Season Five: 37:40
• Conclusion: 44:20

After In Living Color, the Wayans family went a number of different directions and while there was no shortage of work for them, they would face the same issues that Keenen Ivory Wayans faced while running In Living Color. In this video, we explore the life and careers of the Wayans family after their hit show, In Living Color.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 0:20 Dwyane Wayans
• 0:46 The Wayans Bros.
• 6:36 The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show, Most Wanted and A Low Down Dirty Shame
• 8:49 Blank Man, Waynehead, 413 Hope Street, Damon, Bamboozled, My Wife and Kids, The Underground, and Lethal Weapon (Damon Wayans)
• 18:17 Mrs. Elvira Wayans
• 18:29 In the House, Pariah and Amy Hodgepodge (Kim Wayans)
• 19:26 Don't Be a Menace, Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Thugaboo/Boo Crew and Little Man
• 24:51 Requiem for a Dream, Richard Pryor Biopic, Marlon, A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2, and 50 Shades of Black
• 27:16 Second Generation Wayanses/Conclusion