Jamie foxx in living color

The groundbreaking sketch comedy series boasted an amazing lineup of future stars, from Damon Wayans to Jim Carrey to Jamie Foxx. See what the players have been up to since the show ended in It's hard to imagine in today's fractured entertainment landscape, but In Living Color was the definition of an overnight success.

Jamie Foxx and Tommy Davidson in In Living Color ().

Premiering on Fox on April 15, , and the sketch show immediately became a pop culture phenomenon when more than 22 million people watched the first episode. The fact that a predominantly Black and entirely irreverent variety show would propel the Fox network to new heights was ironic given that most Black comedies of the time were staid, family-friendly efforts.

In Living Color tapped into the burgeoning hip-hop culture and delivered laughs with edgy sketches that made Saturday Night Live look outdated in comparison. By the series' third season, it had so much clout that Fox ran a special episode as counterprogramming to the Super Bowl halftime show. But the supernova status of In Living Color would only last for so long.

By season 3, creator and star Keenen Ivory Wayans was tired of the network's meddling and censorship efforts, his brother Damon Wayans had started exploring a movie career, and diminishing ratings took the edge off the comedy's impact. By the end of season 4, the Wayans family was no longer involved, the quality suffered, and the show ended after season 5 in In Living Color 's impact would not be soon forgotten.

Reruns of the show have been extremely popular, Bruno Mars paid homage to the opening credits in his "Finesse" music video , and there were even talks of doing a reboot in Read on to find out what the cast has been up to since this comedy classic, which launched the careers of Jim Carrey , Jamie Foxx , and former Fly Girl Jennifer Lopez , went off the air.

In Living Color is a sketch comedy show that ran from - Sketches Include: - Ugly Wanda's Blind Date - Ugly Wanda.

The multihyphenate had already directed and starred in the Blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka when Fox execs approached Keenen Ivory Wayans about developing a variety show. Wayans would write, produce, direct, and star in the show, appearing in classic skits like the Homeboy Shopping Network and impersonating Mike Tyson. By season 3, however, Wayans stopped going on camera.