In Living Color 

The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show.

Creator:

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Stars:

Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield Park

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 20 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jim Carrey	...	Various / ... 140 episodes, 1990-2001
David Alan Grier	...	Various / ... 140 episodes, 1990-2001
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh	...	Various / ... 140 episodes, 1990-2001
Tommy Davidson	...	Various / ... 124 episodes, 1990-1994
Deidre Lang	...	Fly Girl / ... 118 episodes, 1990-1994
Kelly Coffield Park	...	Various / ... 115 episodes, 1990-2001
Kim Wayans	...	Various / ... 115 episodes, 1990-2001
Shawn Wayans	...	Various / ... 115 episodes, 1990-2001
Al Chalk	...	Himself - Announcer / ... 107 episodes, 1990-1994
Keenen Ivory Wayans	...	Himself - Host / ... 96 episodes, 1990-2001
Jamie Foxx	...	Various 96 episodes, 1991-1994
Damon Wayans	...	Various / ... 90 episodes, 1990-2001
Twist	...	Himself - DJ / ... 86 episodes, 1991-1994
Carrie Ann Inaba	...	Fly Girl 68 episodes, 1990-1992
Cari French	...	Fly Girl / ... 67 episodes, 1990-1992
Lisa Marie Todd	...	Fly Girl / ... 67 episodes, 1990-1992
Alexandra Wentworth	...	Various 63 episodes, 1992-2001
Jennifer Lopez	...	Fly Girl 61 episodes, 1991-1993

Storyline

Keenan Ivory Wayans' television show stars several family members and features short, humorous skits, rap music, and dancing. This FOX comedy also has several stock characters and scenarios which recur in various episodes (e.g. Fire Marshal Bill, etc.).

---

Plot Keywords:

sketch comedy | slapstick comedy | dancing | rap | african american | 

---

Genres:

Comedy

---

Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Irviöt

Filming Locations:

KTTV/Fox Television Center - 5746 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ivory Way Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jada Pinkett Smith was considered for the position of the Fly Girl choreographer.

---

Quotes

Michael Jackson: Excuse me Officer, but can you tell me if I'm black or white?
Police Officer: You're under arrest.
Michael Jackson: I guess I am black.

---

Alternate Versions

In the DVD releases, most of the music video parodies are removed due to music licensing issues.

---

Connections

Referenced in Community: Biology 101 (2011)

---

Soundtracks

In Living Color
(Theme Song)
by Heavy D and The Boyz
(seasons 1 and 2)

User Reviews

One of the best sketch comedy shows of all time

If you ask me, I think the show was underrated. "SNL" gets all the credit for being a great sketch comedy show, yet there are certain seasons (like the current one) where the writers seemed to have conjured up the sketches in their sleep. In the case of "In Living Color," the writing was always sharp. There are certain sketches that I don't find funny, like Jim Carrey as the female bodybuilder, but it's hard to make a show where "every" sketch is funny. I remember Tommy Davidson said the reason why the show turned out to be so great was because plain and simple, they worked so damn hard on it. Well, it absolutely shows. Throughout each season, the actors always seemed to give it their all, even if the sketches were weak. In a horribly PC society, it's refreshing to watch a show like this (luckily, I have Seasons 1-5 on DVD). A show like this couldn't be successful nowadays, because we live in a society where you can't say anything about anybody. Doesn't anybody know that political correctness is the enemy of comedy? What made the show so great was the writers' and actors' willingness to break boundaries and make fun of all these ethnic stereotypes, and do it in an intelligent and witty fashion. Though it wasn't one of the more popular sketches, one of my favorites was "The Dysfunctional Home Show" where Jim Carrey would play a drunken father. If you ask me, Carrey was the funniest when he was on this show. As far as his movies go, sometimes he's funny and sometimes he's just plain obnoxious (I can't, for the life of me, sit through either one of the "Ace Ventura" movies). In a sketch comedy show, his in-your-face comic style works. I also loved Damon Wayans as the homeless guy. I crack up so much every time I see that sketch. Of course, everyone on the show was great. I can't think of a weak link in the chain. I think one of the cool things about "ILC" was that despite its predominantly black cast, it was able to reach a universal audience. This isn't like some UPN sitcom. People of all races seem to enjoy it. I think that proves that there's no color when it comes to good comedy.