Posts with tag Damon Wayans
Posted May 1st 2008 12:03PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Industry, Casting, Reality-Free

ABC is turning back to an old favorite, hoping to rekindle some comic magic for the network. Funny, irreverent and -- two snaps and a swish -- occasionally brilliant comic
Damon Wayans has been tapped by ABC for a new single-camera sitcom pilot called
Never Better. Damon starred as a family man in the five-year hit
My Wife and Kids, doing a
Cosby-esque turn from 2001-2005.
The new show,
Never Better, is being directed by Marc Buckland (
My Name Is Earl, Ed) and centers on another family man, only in this incarnation, Damon is a guy who's struggling to be a good father and spouse despite his flaws and mistakes.
Continue reading Damon Wayans heading back to TV
Posted Dec 7th 2006 2:32PM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Showtime, Celebrities

A couple of more TV celeb-related incidents post-Michael Richards rant have been making the news. First up, Andy Dick. You know him from
News Radio,
Less than Perfect and his MTV series
The Assistant. He jumped on the stage at the Improv during Ian Bragg's set and, in an attempt at "too soon" humor, brandished the n-bomb. He's been
apologizing ever since.
A legitimately funny and meaningful use of the "n-word," however, came from
Damon Wayans' of Showtime's The Underground. Wayans took the stage at the now famous Laugh Factory last night with a stack of twenties. Since Richards' rant, the
club owner has banned the word - levying a $20 per usage fee and three month ban on any comedian who uses the word. Wayans proceeded to drop the n-word sixteen times saying, "I'll be damned if the white man uses that word last." That's $320 price tag for a little freedom of speech, if you're counting.
Posted Mar 1st 2006 1:01PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Talent, Industry

Damon Wayans has been struggling for over a year now to get the word
"Nigga" trademarked for a line of clothing. Not surprisingly, his applications have been routinely rejected
due to a law which states trademarked names must not be "immoral or scandalous." This, of course, opens up a
whole philosophical can of worms. Is it okay for the name to be used on clothing if the man behind the clothing is
black? Do opinions matter if they're from outside the target demographic? If Wayans ever does manage to
launch his clothing line, I think the scandal alone could make it a very lucrative venture, something that surely isn't
lost on him.