Damon Wayans Explains Why He Did 'SNL' Sketch Stunt That Got Him Fired
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The comedian revisited his act of sabotage that turned him into a short-timer at "Saturday Night Live."
Damon Wayans said in a recent episode of the “SNL50: 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. Monopoly” in 1986. Wayans played his cop character as an effeminate gay cliche, which was not what was rehearsed.
“I snapped. I just did not care. I purposefully did that because I wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me,” he said, per Deadline on Thursday.
Entertainment Weekly reported that Griffin Dunne, who appeared in the skit, said of the off-script stunt, “I thought it was weird, but people still laughed.”
Michaels said he canned him midseason because “it had to be done,” EW noted.
The two-time Oscar winner kept it light but did question her fellow icon's role in the homage.
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