According to reports, it was Wayans' idea to revive the show, and the plan was for Fox to present two In Living Color half-hour specials to air as part of the network’s 25th anniversary celebration on April 22, with a series option behind them. If the two specials are a ratings success, then the new In Living Color will be picked up as a series next season.
But it looks like this will happen at a later date, since shooting WAS scheduled to begin in April.
How about the cast?
Kali Hawk, Jennifer Bartels, Jermaine Fowler, Lilrel Howery, Ayana Hampton, Cyrah Hawkins and a few others, have all signed on to be part of the new generation/revamped cast of In Living Color.
Even Keenen himself is listed as an on-screen participant.
But it looks like it'l be a mixed cast - so don't expect a predominantly black cast as was the case with the original In Living Color.
And what about the Fly Girls? There they are in the above photo: Whitney Wiley, Tera Perez, Christina Chandler, Katee Shean, and Lisa Rosenthal.
Which of these 5 young ladies might use the show as a catapult to even greater success a la J-Lo?
We'll see...
In the video below from earlier this year, Keenen talks about the new show - specifically, his search for the new group of Fly Girls; we also see him at a Fly Girls audition.
13 Comments
Jasmine | October 29, 2012 3:27 PM
SO excited to see lil rel in the line-up! he's my favorite comedian right now and he's doin big things! he's with jordin sparks in the new reebok video too! http://bit.ly/ZigLite
DeVonte Swing | July 24, 2012 11:18 AM
Turn around, let me see something.....yeah.
Nadell | July 24, 2012 10:56 AM
Fly Girls are lacking diversity. Sheesh, pretty much white-washed now. WHAT HAPPENED?!?!
But of course....
Scissors | July 24, 2012 2:27 AM
Danity Kane is back?
ALM | July 23, 2012 9:27 PM
Whether any of these young ladies become stars is up to them to an extent. Love or hate J-Lo, she hustled to become who she is today. She knew how to take an opportunity and build on it. Her methods of building may be questionable to some, though. Carrie Ann Inaba made it too, so......
Dynamite | July 23, 2012 9:21 PM
Here is the lineup for the reboot
Keenen Ivory Wayans (Host)
Jennifer Bartels
Josh Duvendeck
Jermaine Fowler
Lil Rel
Kali Hawk
Sydney Castillo
Ayana Hampton
Cooper Barnes
Melissa McQueen
The Fly Girls
Whitney Wiley, Katee Shean, Tera Perez, Lisa Rosenthal and Christina Chandler
Google the cast, and you will see theres more white people on this new cast thaen the orgnial
Dynamite | July 23, 2012 9:16 PM
Here is the lineup for the reboot
Keenen Ivory Wayans (Host)
[img]http://blogs.centrictv.com/lifestyle/culturelist/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Keenen-Ivory-Wayans1.jpg[/img]
Jennifer Bartels
[img]http://ucbcomedy.cachefly.net/ucbcomedy/img/talent/554/normal.jpg[/img]
Josh Duvendeck
[img]http://thecomicscomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/joshduvendeck.jpg[/img]
Jermaine Fowler
[img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwcz54rBrY1qc20f5.png[/img]
Lil Rel
[img]http://www.prlog.org/11008905-comedian-lil-rel-howery.jpg[/img]
Kali Hawk
[img]http://www1.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Kali+Hawk+Premiere+TriStar+Pictures+Jumping+EXmHHLYpc38l.jpg[/img]
Sydney Castillo
[img]http://sydneyisfunny.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/dsc_0834.jpg[/img]
Ayana Hampton
[img]http://pic.tv/realamericanfamily/files/2010/10/Ayana.jpg[/img]
Cooper Barnes
[img]http://www.joannabrooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/CooperBarnes2.jpg[/img]
Melissa McQueen
[img]http://www.comedysoapbox.com/img/comedians/3509.jpg[/img]
The Fly Girls from left to right: Whitney Wiley, Katee Shean, Tera Perez, Lisa Rosenthal and Christina Chandler.
[img]https://p.twimg.com/ArB6nP_CMAAeRoN.jpg:large [/img]
[img]https://p.twimg.com/AqsgfeKCEAELgzC.jpg[/img]
[img]https://p.twimg.com/Aq4BQRgCAAESLOK.jpg[/img]
[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/536030_10150948503399018_646899017_12783436_1530353920_n.jpg[/img]
ChgoSista | July 23, 2012 6:33 PM
Despite Chi-Town's own Lil' Rel being on board, I cannot say that I'm excited about "In Living Color, The Remix." **shrug**
getthesenets | July 23, 2012 1:40 PM
ok..I'll go first.
Fox meddling and adding white actors/comedians to the original In Living Color is what ruined it the first time. Pattern with Fox, as they later did the EXACT same thing to New York Undercover.
Casting of the Fly Girls..even the way the dancers are lined up in this photo gives me the notion that they are on the same ol bs.