Damon Wayans recalls his controversial SNL sketch and firing in Peacock's docuseries 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.'

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.

SNL cast member A. Whitney Brown defended Lorne's decision to fire Damon by explaining, "You cannot go rogue, you cannot try to steal a sketch. A lot of people don't know this about Saturday Night Live, but the actual amount of improvisation on that show is miniscule, maybe one line a year, I would bet one line every five years."

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

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.

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Damon Wayans is opening up about his reason ... The actor and comedian appeared on the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, where he looked back ...

Damon Wayans has revealed how he “purposely ... Wayans explained in the new Peacock docuseries “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” that he was not nervous about auditioning for the show ...

Damon Wayans was a cast member during season 11 of SNL, when the show had an overhaul on existing stars participating.

Damon Wayans has no hard feelings about getting ... The comedian recalled the incident that led to his firing in Peacock’s “SNL 50” docuseries, saying that the moment that ultimately got ...

Chris Rock said, "I had these instances where they wanted me to do certain things at SNL. I was like, 'No, I'm not doing it.'"

Comedian-actor Damon Wayans recently revealed how he got himself fired from Saturday Night Live (SNL) during its turbulent 11th season. Wayans, who was 25 at the time, joined the cast during what many called SNL’s “weird year,

Timothée Chalamet introduces us to "Team Chalamet" during his midweek sketch ahead of this weekend's edition of NBC's Saturday Night Live.