The Wayans Brothers on Scary Movie, White Chicks & How Comedy Has Gone Woke

Is there going to be a White Chicks 2?

Comedy legends Marlon and Shawn Wayans join The Romesh Ranganathan Show to talk about bringing Scary Movie back, the lasting impact of White Chicks and why Hollywood stopped making big comedy films.

From creating iconic parody movies and surviving brutal reviews to growing up in one of comedy’s most influential families, the Wayans reflect on decades of making audiences laugh and why comedy might actually be harder than ever now.

The brothers also discuss the chaos of In Living Color, their comedy influences and what it's like working with family and their legacy. They also touch on Marlon's love of stand-up and how it's shaped everything they do.

Plus: Shanthi asks a question, the team gets roasted and there’s a heated complaint about the studio temperature.

A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Platform.

00:00 Intro

02:45 Tired Vibes & Tim Kash

04:41 On being in London

05:20 A gift for the guys

07:55 Scary Movie

08:38 The abscence of comedy movies

10:05 The difficulty of the comedy genre

13:36 The family effect and legacy

16:43 Making Scary Movie

18:24 Finding movie tropes

19:27 On reviews

20:41 A question from Shanthi

22:21 Working with family

26:25 On In Living Colour and Sketch

29:46 The team gets a roast

30:31 The Superbowl Show

33:38 A complaint about the room temperature

34:00 A brief shout out to Tim Kash

35:00 On representation

36:44 A game of Misquoted

39:23 What’s next?

41:06 On Stand up

45:15 Cancel culture

47:46 An exclusive

48:19 Outro

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