Thirty years later In bright colors In conclusion, Marlon Wayans opens up about why his family left the Fox series that launched them to fame.
During a recent interview on Shay Shay's Club podcast, the actor-writer-producer spoke openly about his family's exit from the '90s sketch comedy show, created by brother Keenen Ivory Wayans, after its fourth season.
“I remember when we left In bright colors because Fox was distributing the show and it was hurting Keenen's pocketbook,” Marlon told host Shannon Sharpe. “Keenen was like, 'No, you're not doing this to me.' My family was like, 'Fuck this money.' And we all walked out In bright colors.”
The show, which aired from 1990 to 1994, also featured Marlon's other brothers, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans and Shawn Wayans, and helped launch the careers of many other Hollywood celebrities, including Jennifer Lopez, Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx.
Later in the podcast, the White chicks The star recalled when he and his brothers protested the show by wearing black sunglasses while Foxx sang “This Christmas” in the 1992 Christmas episode “Driving Miss Schott.”
“Because we're protesting and we're saying, 'You're not going to fuck my brother. We're family. You touch one, you touch us all,'” Marlon explained of their decision.
The comedian said that despite Fox offering them “big checks” to stay on the show, they all made the decision to leave before the fifth and final season to “support” their brother, noting, “I'm still a brother after this.”
“And that's why season five got weird,” Marlon continued. “It got Biz Markie. God bless Chris Rock, [but] came at the wrong time. As brilliant as he is, he couldn't save it. Because the eyes of the show went away.”
After departure In bright colorsMarlon admitted that he was “broke” and had “$700 in the bank and $900 in rent.” However, this prompted him to work on The Wayans Brotherswhich took place from 1995 to 1999.
In another part of his interview with Sharpe, the comedian said that Harvey Weinstein's downfall was like “God's revenge” after he stole his family's film ideas, including Scary movie franchising.