In Living Color
In Living Color was the brainchild of Keenen Ivory Wayans, the eldest sibling of a large and extremely talented family whose guidance toward his brothers and sisters would help shape his creation into something truly memorable, the likes of which had never been seen prior on US television. In 1989, Keenen set about making a pilot episode for something he knew was going to be different. It wasn't just going to be a show performed by black people for black people but was to be a multi-ethnic series. Using this as his basis he recruited two white actors who were fairly unknown at the time - James Carrey (now known as Jim) and Kelly Coffield. In addition, the show introduced more upcoming talent, in the form of Tommy Davidson, Kim Coles, David Alan Grier, T'keyah "Crystal" Keymah and finally his siblings Kim Wayans and Damon Wayans. The cast was formed and the pilot was filmed. Things went quiet for a while until word of mouth spread about this amazing new show that dared to be d
The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
Blaine remains a manly man after the blow to his head to Antoine's distress. Jim Carrey does an older Kung-fu parody. Jamie Foxx tries to burglarize a Norma Desmond type. Jim and Damon perform a version of Silence of the Lambs.
Kevin encounters Michael Jackson.
Skits include "The Jackson Bunch", "Act Up Guy", "Arsenio Hall: Dare to Say Hmmm", "Ice Poe: Street Poet" and "Samantha Kinison: The Kinisons at Home."
The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
Connie Chung getting amorous in the bedroom is portrayed. Rick James attends a Lamaze class. Jim Carrey as The Grim Reaper goes to a resort which goes badly for the other guests. The Star Trek crew as senior citizens is shown.
Mr. Rear makes an appearance. Jim Carrey becomes Don Rickles insulting a variety of nations with stereotypes at the United Nations. Eddie Murphy becomes paranoid, imagining Bill Cosby.
Sally Struthers makes an appeal to feed the hungry while eating fried chicken. The preachers have dubious expenses to explain which brings them to court. An Asian rap is performed. Man hungry Wanda finds someone new to frighten.
Jim Carrey borrows coffee from crazed Kelly Park. Keenan and Damon are unique brothers playing an odd game of 20,000 Pyramid. Nerd Tommy Davidson only guy left in the world. Keenan and David reviews films on cassette.
Louis Farrakhan and Al Sharpton meet in a haunted house. The response time of police for different neighborhoods is turned into a comedy sketch. Damon as Anton gains sudden wealth but the IRS pays a visit.
The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
Entire show devoted to music video parodies from Vanilla Ice to Paula Abdul to Rick James. Highlights include "Michael Jackson" singing "Am I Black or White" and a mashup of LL Cool J and JJ Walker.
The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.
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David Alan Grier | Various |
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Kelly Coffield | Various |
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Keenen Ivory Wayans | Self - Host |
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Jim Carrey | Various |
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Jennifer Lopez | Fly Girl |
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Carrie Ann Inaba | Fly Girl |
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Shanin Lonsway | |
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Terrence Brown | Various |
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Cari French | Fly Girl |
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Lisa Marie Todd | Fly Girl |
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Jamie Foxx | Various |
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Steve Park | Various |
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Damon Wayans | Homey D. Clown |
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Shawn Wayans | Various |
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Tommy Davidson | Various |
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T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh | Various |
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Kim Wayans | Various |
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Al Chalk | Self - Announcer |
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Twist | Self - DJ |
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Deidre Lang | Fly Girl |
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LL Cool J | Self - Musical Guest |
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Luke Torres | |
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Jonathan Chapin | Store Robber |
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Billy Bastiani | |
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Andrea Stein |
| Packaging | Custom Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Stereo [English] Stereo [English] Dolby Digital Surround [English] |
| Subtitles | English | English (Closed Captioned) | Spanish |
| Distributor | 20th Century Fox |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Edition Release Date | May 10, 2005 |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Index | 3013 |
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| Added Date | Mar 22, 2018 00:00:00 |
| Modified Date | Mar 03, 2025 21:42:00 |