“Nobody had done it, but people were talking about it,” said Grier. We did handicap characters, we did everyone.”īefore In Living Color, Grier said there had been talk of an African-American answer to Saturday Night Live, which was still predominantly white. We’re talking about a time when gay people didn’t have a voice… The intent of In Living Color was to include everyone. “I’ve evolved since then, but there was never any malice from our portrayals - at least from my perspective at that time, but it was definitely of that time… We have more information now about gay culture, so we could make it even funnier. “I think the sketch could be done now,” said Wayans. Prior to the onstage talk, the festival screened the pilot episode of In Living Color, which featured two memorable skits that would return in later episodes of the series, including “The Homeboy Shopping Network” featuring Damon and Keenan Wayans as well as “Men On Films.”įans of the show will recall the latter featured Damon Wayans and Grier as gay critics.
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The screening was timed to mark the 25th anniversary of the show’s finale in 1994, as part of the Tribeca TV section. At one point, a network suit uttered words that would make its way into the show’s theme song: “Then they said, ‘You can do what you wanna do.’ And that’s why it’s in the theme song, ‘You can do what you wanna do - In Living Color.’” Wayans recalled that network execs bantered the idea of him creating a show. Spike Lee, John Legend, Al Sharpton Dissect Racism In America As Doc 'Loudmouth' Closes Out Tribeca Festival
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