Damon Wayans got honest about his short time on Saturday Night Live and why he ended up getting fired. In the fourth episode of Peacock's docuseries SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night, Damon sat down to reminisce and laugh about his short time on the show.

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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.

Peacock’s new docuseries has the massive task of defining a show that has defined culture for decades, as it peers into cast auditions, the writers room, the iconic cowbell sketch and the 1985-1986 season that almost canceled the show.

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Comedian Damon Wayans appears as a sort of ghost from Saturday Night Live’s past in the new Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night to explain why he “went rogue” and “wanted [Lorne Michaels] to fire me” after his brief stint during the show’s notoriously troubled 1985-1986 season of the show.

Damon Wayans is opening up about his reason for "purposefully" getting himself fired from Saturday Night Live following his short run on the NBC show in the '80s. The actor and comedian appeared on the Peacock docuseries SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,

In the 1980s, Damon Wayans was an up-and-coming comedian who landed a coveted spot as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He appeared in just 11 episodes from 1985 to 1986 and was fired after an off-script moment during the live broadcast. When looking back on the moment, Wayans explained that it all happened as he planned.

Conan O'Brien will be awarded the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at a gala on March 23 at the Kennedy Center, celebrating his comedic legacy.

“SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night” will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. There will be four installments of “SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night,” and each episode lands at the same time on Thursday, Jan. 16. Here are the episode descriptions below, per Peacock.

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