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S. Epatha Merkerson on advice to an aspiring actor 02:19
Interview: S. Epatha Merkerson | Topic: Advice
S. Epatha Merkerson on advice to an aspiring actor 02:19
Interview: S. Epatha Merkerson | Topic: Television Industry
S. Epatha Merkerson on winning a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her role in Lackawanna Blues 02:55
Interview: S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson on winning a Golden Globe and an Emmy for her role in Lackawanna Blues 02:55
Interview: S. Epatha Merkerson
On growing up in New York City with five brothers and five sisters; on living in the projects and what survival skills he took from that experience. 10:37
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
On his family's sense of humor; on dealing with racism at a young age; on realizing he was funny, and deciding to become a comedian after seeing Richard Pryor and the comedians on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; on beginning to write comedy; on the TV shows that influenced him 08:53
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
On going to college at Tuskegee University in Alabama; on finding out about The Improv and moving back to New York to be a comic; on honing his stand-up act and his "comedy family" at that time; on the comedian's code 14:13
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
On two big career moments: appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and deciding to write his first movie "Hollywood Shuffle" with Robert Townsend; on his movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" and its spinoff TV pilot 13:21
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
On playing a dramatic role in the TV series For Love and Honor on NBC; on appearing on Benson; on writing and producing the documentary "Eddie Murphy: Raw" 11:44
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans on being heavily influenced by the comedy shows Jackie Gleason, I Love Lucy, and The Carol Burnett Show and how the humor of those shows still has effect over 60 years later 01:11
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Genre: Comedy Series
Keenen Ivory Wayans on seeing Richard Pryor for the first time and deciding to become a comedian 01:47
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Richard Pryor
Keenen Ivory Wayans on watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson every night; confirming his decision to become a comedian 00:24
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Johnny Carson
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the advice Chris Albrecht gave him about comedy; make it specific 01:46
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Chris Albrecht
Keenen Ivory Wayans on how he was brought out to L.A by Chris Albrecht at ICM 00:38
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Chris Albrecht
Keenen Ivory Wayans on appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson; his childhood idol- and what it meant for him personally "like stepping into your dream"; on being asked to sit with Johnny after his act 04:45
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Johnny Carson
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the biggest change in his career: deciding to make his own movie with writing partner Robert Townsend 03:55
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Robert Townsend
Keenen Ivory Wayans on how Eddie Murphy played a role in creating his movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" 14:17
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Eddie Murphy
Keenen Ivory Wayans on writing and producing the documentary "Eddie Murphy Raw"; on working with the comedian 03:58
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Person: Eddie Murphy
Keenen Ivory Wayans on finding out about the Improv in New York and changing his life to move back to the city and become a standup; how it changed his approach to comedy 03:09
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Profession: Comedian
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the advice his mentor Chris Albrecht gave him about comedy; make it specific 01:46
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Profession: Comedian
Keenen Ivory Wayans on the "comedian's code" during his time at The Improv in New York; about stealing jokes 01:48
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Profession: Comedian
Keenen Ivory Wayans on his stand-up act then and now 08:03
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Profession: Comedian
Keenen Ivory Wayans on his movie "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka" and how the battles with the film production helped changed his career 03:19
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Profession: Producers
Keenen Ivory Wayans on how his upbringing in a poorer family helped him learn how to be creative; on the moral lesson his mother taught him "of the ghetto doesn't mean you are ghetto" 02:29
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans on battling racism with humor at a young age 01:46
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans on how his survival know-how helped him make his first movie "Hollywood Shuffle" 01:07
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Wayans on being heavily influenced by the comedy shows Jackie Gleason, I Love Lucy, and The Carol Burnett Show and how the humor of those shows still has effect over 60 years later 01:11
Interview: Keenen Ivory Wayans | Show: Jackie Gleason Show, The