Shawn Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Shawn Mathis Wayansis an American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian who starred in In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., and White Chicks. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Kim, Elvira, and Nadia Wayans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth19 January 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
carrying homage people
We pay homage to the people who came before, doing satires, like Mel Brooks; we're just carrying the torch.
exciting though
It's an exciting sport; it's fresh, even though it's been around for years,
exciting starting tap though
It's an exciting sport. It's fresh, even though it's been around for a while. For us, it's just starting to tap into our audience.
extend trying
And with our family, we are trying to extend our brand.
good hard kids meets thug
It's like hard meets soft. The thug is how they dress, kind of street, but they're good kids and they make the right decisions.
They'll say, That's funny, but you can't do that on TV.
although production
There were challenges with production because of the special effects. There are just some things that, although written, special effects just isn't able to do.
women advice want
Women don't like advice. They don't want you to fix their problems, they just want you to listen.
humor trying gross
We have always had gross humor. But we try for funny, not gross.
pulse watches fingers
We definitely have our finger on the pulse. You have to keep up. We decide what to watch by what's funny.
culture pops knows
If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke.
character stuff would-be
A lot of the jokes had some build-up to some nasty stuff. But most of it was all character situations leading to what the ultimate payoff would be for that character.
laughing want stuff
We still have that same burn, to get that same kind of laughs. So whether the studio wants us to or not, were going to do it. The money is just a byproduct of coming out with good stuff. Our whole thing is building that rapport with the audience.