According to Tommy Davidson, he hasn’t heard from Jamie Foxx since his remarks about him in his 2020 memoir titled ‘Living In Color’. Here is what Tommy Davidson told Page Six.
“I haven’t actually heard from him,” said Davidson. He denied the lack of communication being shady, and continued saying “I threw some light on this because the book actually was about how my odyssey can help the reader. So I just pointed out all the situations I was in that I was able to eventually transcend. It was really a road map for the reader … not only understand something but over-stand it.”
Davidson is referring to his 2020 memoir titled ‘Living In Color,’ where he was candid about his thoughts on Foxx. The comedian said he thought Foxx was talented but used a “mercilessly mean” sense of humor to get ahead, pointing out how Foxx would crack jokes on Davidson to earn cool points with ‘In Living Color’ showrunner Keenan Ivory Wayans.
Davidson then talked about his experience shooting ‘Booty Call’ in 1997, where he says they almost came to blows over a basketball game. Despite the issues, Davidson made it clear he’s okay with the alleged behavior by Foxx.
There was a lot of drama on the IN LIVING COLOR set.
The title of the series was inspired by the NBC announcement of broadcasts being presented “in living color” during the 1960s, prior to mainstream color television. It also refers to the fact that most of the show’s cast was Black, unlike other sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live, whose casts were mostly White at the time. It was controversial due to the Wayans’ decision to portray Black humor from a raw and uncut perspective in a time when mainstream American tastes regarding Black comedy had been set by shows such as The Cosby Show, causing an eventual feud for control between Fox executives and the Wayans.
Other members of the Wayans family—Damon, Kim, Shawn, and Marlon—had regular roles, while brother Dwayne frequently appeared as an extra. The show also starred several previously unknown comedians and actors, including Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, and T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh. The show introduced Jennifer Lopez and Carrie Ann Inaba as members of In Living Color’s dance troupe The Fly Girls, with actress Rosie Perez serving as choreographer. The show was immensely popular in its first two seasons, capturing more than a 10-point Nielsen rating; in the third and fourth seasons, ratings faltered as the Wayans brothers fell out with the Fox network’s leadership over creative control and rights.
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