On This Day: March 15 1986 Damon Wayans Was Fired From Saturday Night Live

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 15 1986 Damon Wayans Was Fired From Saturday Night Live.

On this day March 15 1986 comedian Damon Wayans was fired from Saturday Night Live after making an unauthorized change to a sketch. During the Mr. Monopoly skit Wayans played his police officer character as flamboyantly gay instead of following the script leading to immediate backlash from the show’s producers.

Wayans had been frustrated with his limited role on SNL and later admitted that the move was intentional as a way to exit the show. Despite the firing his career skyrocketed shortly...
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