Jim Carrey's Vanilla ICE parody is Timeless

How is SNL still on air, but this isn't? Comedic masterpiece.

KZfaq is the closest thing to a time machine we will ever have

Jim Carrey said brilliant black minds created this show and gave him a chance when the white writers didn't think he could be relatable to audiences.

Ppl watching this in 2024 march

That show was a level of genius that will never be replicated.

25 YEARS LATER. TOMMY DOING HAMMER STILL IS HILARIOUS. I'M IN TEARS

Best thing about this show was they didn’t give a damn who you were.. no one was safe!!!

Jim Carey's Vanilla Ice is still classic all these years later...

The humor and genius of this show has never been duplicated ever again.

R.I.P TO HEAVY D... ONE OF THE BEST INTROS EVER.

The MJ and Vanilla Ice are just timeless. Still hilarious after all these years.

This show should have won a ton of Emmys.

"I'm white and I'm capitalizing on a trend that's currently rising." Bars.

T'Keya impersonation of Downtown Julie Brown is so spot on. 😂👍🏽

Born in 81' I'm so lucky to have lived through this era. Just a feeling like no other.

The Crystal Waters parody is so underrated.

Man, do I miss this show. They took parody to a level of savageness that has not been seen before or since.

In Living Color doesn't get enough credit for the music parodies they did.

I can not, CAN NOT EVER watch Hammer and Vanilla Ice without thinking about these performances. Been that way since I seen these performances

Tommy Davidson's MJ parody just might be the BEST music parody of all time!!

Jamie Foxx nailed that Prince role in the "BUTT-OUT" commercial LMAO!!

This show was FAR better than SNL IMO. I was 14 years old when it first aired. Watching this brought back a lot of good memories. Every Sunday I was in front of the TV to watch this show.

Tommy Davidson is likely the most underrated black comedian in the world.

I remember when the the Vanilla Ice sketch was born. Keenan was watching Vanilla Ice present on an award show. When Ice was done presenting, the look on Keenan’s face was classic. My boyfriend just busted out laughing saying I smell a skit. Sure enough, the very next Episode . . .

Tommie Davidson doesn't get enough credit!!!

Kim wayans crystal waters parody forever runs in my head lmao 🤣

We didn't know what we had with this show. Thanks for making my childhood that much better

"HBO, MTV, TBS and A&E, CBS, Pay Per View. Scooby Doo where are you? Happy Days and Oprah too."

The Bolton impression was gold!

30 years later. This still holds up.

That Tommy Davidson one doing MJ is a killer, had me rolling 😂😂😂

1992 was so lit, golden age of Tv... this new generations missed out on a lot.

RIP Heavy D. He killed the Intro.

That “uh oh uh oh” with Tommy Davidson/Mc Hammer skit has me in tears. Hammer was probably saying to himself “they play too damn much”😭 😂😂

Even the theme song was on point!! This show was definately ahead of its time. And it created a platform for these superstars!!

I'm a 54 year old white boy from Wisconsin and this show is just as funny now as it was back then. Puts SNL and Mad TV to shame. It's just to bad the Networks won't let anyone get away with stuff like this anymore. All of it - pure genius.

Damn, this show was one of the highlights of the '90s! SO much talent, from the writing to the whole cast to Heavy D on the theme song. Good times!

I wonder if people really realize not only the acting and comedic jobs that this troupe had but they were also very physically funny with the comedy I mean look at all the moves and the dancing that all of the cast members were doing. So sad that this generation won't be able to witness this type of talent. This was real talent back in the day

Despite these being parities, everybody on living color is incredibly and undeniably talented!!!

Heavy D on the theme music.....miss that guy RIP😔

I remember the next day at work, dying when we talked about Jim Carey's Vanilla Ice parody. Everyone knew NEVER to miss ILC!!

This was the only show that made me cracked up soooo bad in the 80's and still due in 2022 🤣🤣🤪

The 90s, I miss you so damn much it hurts!

When the Wayans brothers had this show and we're doing all the writing it was better than SNL and Mad TV

this show was the dream team

This show was fifty times funnier than SNL. It never stops being hilarious. The parodies were so damn good. The Jimmie Walker one had me dying, too, but the MJ one was by far the best. Shit was so harsh lol. I remember people being pissed about that one at the time as well.

Who predicted Jim Carrey and especially Jamie Foxx skyrocket after In Living Color ended? Two of the most important comedians...two of the best impersonators...two of the greatest (dramatic) actors.

Damn! This is STILL funny a quarter of a century later! 😅😅😅😅😅

1992. What a great year that was for music and the TV shows.

Tommy's skits were always golden! No matter what he did, solo or with another cast member, it was hilarity from top to bottom. His skits with Jamie Foxx as Wanda Wayne were always belly hurting laughter. 😂😂😂

I had no idea how Jim Carrey has so much talent man ! this guy is the best actor ever existed.

Tommy davidson as mc hammer is funny as hell

Jim Carrey is a Fool 😂😂😂😂😂 I miss this Show Man

Tommy Davidson’s Mj skit was absolutely incredible. I remember thinking the same thing when it originally aired. Me, my brother and sisters never missed an In Living Color episode

Tommy's Hammer still makes me cry with laughter every time I see it 😂😂😂😂😂

I feel so old, I remember when this all aired the first time, was 20 years old. Now my kids are sitting here watching this and laughing.

Carey was and still is gold..super talent..

To those that don’t know, hammer was a serious dude, anyone that made fun of him or disrespected him, he was quick with it, but knowing he never stepped on living color producers, you knew he enjoyed the joke..

Man this show was can’t miss TV back in the day. Most talent-loaded skit show ever!

Jim Carey did good job playing vanilla ice

I really miss this show!!! This was me & my friends go to show on Sunday nights so we could crack up about it Monday morning in school

That Michael Jackson parody was much better than I thought

That prince parody kills me everytime 😂😂😂

When Jim hit that high note.Loool!

Tommy's Jackson impersonation still best to date, epic it was then, and now

Man they really didn't have to do Michael like that 😅😅

Tommy Davidson was always an underrated comedian. He deserved so much more.

man... i am 32 and i remember every single one of these! i don't even know how my parents even allowed me to watch this haha

For all of you who are younger than 30, here's a quick run-down of the various references that you may not understand. Most of this material is likely to be lost on anybody who didn't follow pop culture of the time. Note that there's many other very dated references and jokes mixed in to this episode -- I'm just covering the broad strokes. "Downtown Julie Brown", a VJ on MTV back when they played music videos and hosted "Club MTV". Club MTV got notoriety as the show that jumpstarted the Milli Vanilli lipsync scandal. She would say "wubba wubba wubba" as her sign-out which was frequently referenced here. "Michael Bolton" in a parody of "When a Man Loves a Woman", originally performed by Percey Sledge. This ended up being a huge single for Bolton and made him beloved by housewives all over. You may recognize Michael Bolton from the Lonely Island song Jack Sparrow "MC Hammer" in a parody of "U Can't Touch This". This is probably one of the more accessible parodies. Before his downfall, MC Hammer was known for his high energy dance rap and wearing ridiculous outfits with parachute pants. Fun/sad fact: MC Hammer's "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em" album that had "U Can't Touch This" is the best selling hip-hop record ever. "Crystal Waters" in a parody of "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)". Waters, who ended up being a one hit wonder, had pretty big success on the charts with the song Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless). Despite trying to be a "message song", its chorus was a not-so-thought provoking "la da dee la da da" repeated over and over. "Vanilla Ice" in a parody of "Ice Ice Baby". Another accessible parody. I'm sure everybody at this point knows who Vanilla Ice is and has heard Ice Ice Baby so I won't cover this one in any detail other than to say at the time this was pretty cutting edge satire. "Prince" skit with Butt Out Jeans. This is primarily a reference to Prince performing at the 1991 MTV VMAs with assless jeans which was pretty shocking at the time. "Paula Abdul" in a parody of "Promise of a New Day". Believe it or not, Paula Abdul was once a pretty popular pop star. She had gained noticeable weight in her video for Promise of a New Day and this is making fun of that. Hey, In Living Color was never known for its subtle or high brow humor. Parody of LL Cool J's song "Mama Said Knock You Out" starring "Jimmy Walker". Jimmy Walker was in the 1970's sitcom "Good Times". His character introduced the catchphrase "dyn-o-mite!". He had little success after Good Times and this song references his attempts to resuscitate his career. "Michael Jackson" in a parody of "Black or White". Black or White was the first single from Michael Jackson's Dangerous album. At this point his skin had lightened considerably from what it was before. The rarely seen full-length video was some 11 minutes long and ridiculously opulent with numerous celebrity cameos (including The Simspons). It was one of the first time many saw "morphing" being used in mainstream media. Anyway, the the video included an extended epilogue which is the primary focus of this parody. In the epilogue Jackson smashes up a car with a crowbar (in the original video the car had racist slogans and imagery on it) and does a lot of crotch grabbing. If you haven't seen it before, watch the original full-length version and bask in the sheer WTFness of it. I'm sure you can find it on KZfaq, just make sure it's the 11 minute long version.

30 years later still remember every one of those

This show was a gold mine of talent!!

The Heavy D song and seeing the Cast brings back some really fond memories . Love It !!!

R.I.P Michael Jackson and Prince...

A show I have truly missed many times, many years, since it went off the air. The talented group of actors and comedians, dancers and singers, that made In Living Color so incredible. So many of them went on to become huge in many different ways. It would be incredible if the original cast were to reignite the show again, sadly though, it would never happen. And the show just truly wouldn't be the same without the originals. THANK YOU to ALL OF THE CAST AND CREW of In Living Color for making many nights absolutely hilarious. I have incredible memories of watching the show. I don't think I missed a single show during it's short run.

"You'll keep buying my music... because you're mindless... Like me you're mindless." Still accurate of many humans.

Jim Carry can sing

I'm crying laughing watching this at 2am, God, how much I miss In Living Color!! 💯💯🤣🤣

The comic genius of this show is still unmatched even today! The one and only "In Living Color!"

The cast was so talented. Majority had at least one signature character that made return skits.

Crystal is spot on with the Julie Brown impression lol. I know the real Julie Brown isn't that ditzy but still, very funny. Crystal is such a underrated cast member that I don't know if she's an actress or a comic.

0:42 When a Man Loves a Woman - Michael Bolton 4:36 Can't Touch This - MC Hammer 5:51Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)- Crystal Waters 8:11 Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice 12:18 The Promise of a New Day - Paula Abdul 13:44 Mama Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J 15:31 Black or White - Michael Jackson

Man, this is such a throwback. Me and my sisters recorded this on VHS and to this day it is our favorite ILC special of all time. Brilliant writing and comedy genius.

As my Dad had lost faith in SNL in the mid 80s,as had most,I was introduced to In Living Color when it came out before I EVER saw SNL. The talent they had was amazing as was ALL of their Musical Parodies!!!! I quoted Homie Da Clown and Fire Marshal Bill in Kindergarten. This show was brilliant and I miss it in the same way I miss the first 5 years of MadTv!!! Excellent writing,innovative,and on the mark socially!!!!

Jim Carey is amazing.

Watching this in 2021! I miss the 80s and 90s!

Carrey doing VANILLA ICE LOCKED ME. HE IS DAMNED GOOD AT EVERYTHING HE DOES.

Jimmy walkers "mommas gonna kick me out "

I am a MJ fan and I think the Michael Jackson parody is hilarious

There will NEVER be another show like In Living Color…no remakes, no reunions, no imitations…leave it as the classic it is. So glad for KZfaq…

This was the best show on TV and nothing today can compare.

this show hosted an absolutely incredible amount of talent - think about all of the careers it launched

Based on the short time frame "In Living Color" was on the Fox network. They produced more stars then "Saturday Night Live," "Mad TV," and "Second City Television." Remember Jamie Foxx won an Academy Award for the movie "Ray" and James Carrey was nominated for awards in his role in the movie "Mr. Majestic." Keenan Ivory Wayans picked that whole cast. Wasn't they something! Great memories.

I miss the 90's damn near everyday.

Kelly Cofield as Paula Abdul was funny ass hell too. " I cheered the Lakers and taught Janet to dance then got into Arsenio's pants. 🤣

Kim is so damn funny she doesn't get enough credit

In living color was 100 times better than SNL Shots out to the waynes brothers from Oakland California.

Thank you for sharing! I heard that some of these parodies like Vanilla Ice spoof did not appear on the DVD set for In Living Color due to licensing rights, so you are the true heroes recording these on VHS.

The lyrics behind these parodies are so shady, and TRUTHFUL!!! 😎 Whew lawd!!!

Jim Carey actually sounds good, lol