Damon Wayans has revealed how he “purposely” got himself fired from “Saturday Night Live” by going off script. Wayans was a cast member for Season 11 of the sketch comedy series, which has been deemed “the weird year,

Wayans played his cop character as an effeminate gay cliche, which was not what was rehearsed. “I snapped. I just did not care. I purposefully did that because I wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me,” he said, per Deadline on Thursday. Entertainment ...

Wayans basically “broke the ultimate [ SNL] golden rule, which is no surprises,” according to Live From New York author James Andrew Miller. Former writer A. Whitney Brown added, “You cannot go rogue. You cannot try to steal a sketch.”

Damon Wayans is opening up about his short stint on Saturday Night Live and the sketch that got him fired from the NBC late-night sketch show. The actor appears on Peacock’s docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,

Damon Wayans is opening up on the circumstances surrounding his firing from “Saturday Night Live” in 1986, admitting he “purposely” got himself canned.

Damon Wayans has no hard feelings about getting fired from “Saturday Night Live” back in Season 11 – mostly because he wanted to be let go from the sketch show.

Wayans is one of many funny people looking back at the weekly late-night staple's place in comedy history in the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. Recalling his time on season 11 in the fourth episode, “Season 11: The Weird Year," Wayans said he didn't feel a lot of nerves about auditioning or making the cast — at first.

Damon Wayans Jr. revealed that he was unhappy on Saturday Night Live in the new documentary SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.

Getting fired from "Saturday Night Live" usually spells career disaster. But for Damon Wayans, getting the boot was exactly what he wanted.

In episode 12 of the season, Wayans was in a sketch with Randy Quaid, where the pair played police officers. Despite rehearsing the character as discussed, Wayans decided to improvise during the live show and played the role as an effeminate gay stereotype.

“Damon starts doing his lines like a very effeminate gay guy,” Lovitz recalled. “I purposely did that because I wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me,” Wayans admitted. Griffin Dunne, who hosted that episode and was in the sketch, said, “I thought ...

The comedian looks back on "purposely" jeopardizing his position due to frustrations with creative direction in a docuseries on the sketch comedy.