Kim Coles

I was like, look, you brown like me.

I was like, look, you brown like me.

Let me be clear about that.

Let me be clear about that.

Fox. So we have a brand new network. Yeah. So we all grew up, at least I grew up with the three, ABC, NBC, CBS. And then we have this brand new network that's new and diverse. different and, you know, deciding what their tone was going to be, what their brand was going to be. They had a Fox strategy.

Fox. So we have a brand new network. Yeah. So we all grew up, at least I grew up with the three, ABC, NBC, CBS. And then we have this brand new network that's new and diverse. different and, you know, deciding what their tone was going to be, what their brand was going to be. They had a Fox strategy.

And so they built with communities that had not been seen. So yes, you had Cosby on NBC, but I think that Fox decided to go young, to go urban, to go black, to go Latino. They decided to go a whole other direction.

And so they built with communities that had not been seen. So yes, you had Cosby on NBC, but I think that Fox decided to go young, to go urban, to go black, to go Latino. They decided to go a whole other direction.

Also, because the strategy changed at some point. And we'll get to that in a moment. I remember auditioning for In Living Color. And I remember the energy was this is a new network. This is going to be doing new things. It's going to be you can be black. You can be urban. You could be all these things. And it was expected that this new place was going to be a place for us. Right.

Also, because the strategy changed at some point. And we'll get to that in a moment. I remember auditioning for In Living Color. And I remember the energy was this is a new network. This is going to be doing new things. It's going to be you can be black. You can be urban. You could be all these things. And it was expected that this new place was going to be a place for us. Right.

And I don't think I was aware of it then. It was, you know, having some some distance from it to really understand, see that and understand that. And so it was scrappy. It was colorful, colorful, energetic. And they were tapping into hip hop.

And I don't think I was aware of it then. It was, you know, having some some distance from it to really understand, see that and understand that. And so it was scrappy. It was colorful, colorful, energetic. And they were tapping into hip hop.

Right. And even so that on In Living Color, you know, we had a DJ. We invited hip hop artists to come and perform. You know, it's a variety show, but not done the old school way, done this whole new way. And I remember it being the hottest thing. And the numbers were raising. And in fact, we shot the pilot for In Living Color and the show didn't get picked up for like a year or so.

Right. And even so that on In Living Color, you know, we had a DJ. We invited hip hop artists to come and perform. You know, it's a variety show, but not done the old school way, done this whole new way. And I remember it being the hottest thing. And the numbers were raising. And in fact, we shot the pilot for In Living Color and the show didn't get picked up for like a year or so.

People had made bootleg tapes. Like you could go up to Harlem and buy a show. Somebody said, I saw you on this show. Living Color on the bootleg. Buying the tapes in front of the Apollo Theater. Because I was performing at the Apollo. Somebody said, I saw you on a show. Like, what show? Living Color? Like, how did you get in Living Color? You know what?

People had made bootleg tapes. Like you could go up to Harlem and buy a show. Somebody said, I saw you on this show. Living Color on the bootleg. Buying the tapes in front of the Apollo Theater. Because I was performing at the Apollo. Somebody said, I saw you on a show. Like, what show? Living Color? Like, how did you get in Living Color? You know what?

They were bootlegging and selling on the street.

They were bootlegging and selling on the street.

Maybe so.

Maybe so.