Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. are lastly working collectively. And it has been 10 lengthy years within the making.
The comedy father-son duo spoke to ET’s Kevin Frazier on Thursday for the CBS Schedule Reveal Celebration on the Paramount Studios Lot in Los Angeles, California, the place Wayans known as the partnership “wonderful” whereas jokingly explaining why it took so lengthy.
“I have been making an attempt to do that for about 10 years now,” Wayans mentioned. “However [Wayans Jr.’s] folks did not suppose I used to be prepared but. However it’s been within the making. We have been speaking about it for some time and it simply lastly form of got here collectively.”
Wayans and Wayans Jr. are teaming up for the brand new CBS sitcom Poppa’s Home, by which Wayans stars as a “legendary speak radio host and fortunately divorced ‘Poppa.'” Poppa “has his standpoint modified at work when a brand new feminine co-host (Essence Atkins) is employed, and at dwelling the place he finds himself nonetheless parenting his grownup son (Wayans Jr.), a superb dreamer who’s making an attempt to pursue his ardour whereas being a accountable father and husband.”
Kevin Hench will function the chief producer. He additionally co-wrote the pilot with Wayans. Wayans and Wayans Jr. can even co-executive produce. Wayans Jr.’s Two Shakes Leisure will oversee the challenge.
Wayans Jr. is aware of all too nicely that not solely working along with his legendary father is a blessing, however the identical goes for being his son, who occurs to be a spitting picture of his father.
“It is bizarre, ‘trigger even FaceTiming with him I am like, ‘Wow, we glance so much alike,'” Wayans Jr. mentioned. “It is unusual, like, if somebody makes a voodoo doll out of me you are getting harm, too.”
Wayans laughed on the notion, however then shot again that his son could quickly inherit his bald head picture. Wayans Jr. is just not so positive. However it’s this sort of banter followers can count on from their new present.
“There’s undoubtedly gonna be a number of enjoyable,” Wayans mentioned. “And my purpose is to make him snort and his purpose is to make me snort. And once we make one another snort, then it is infectious.”
Poppa’s Home will air Monday nights this fall on CBS.
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