Take A Stroll Down Reality Lane, And Look Back At the Most Influential Reality Shows Ever

19. In Living Color

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Created by Keenan and Damon Wayans, In Living Color was seemingly meant to offer an alternative to sketch comedy shows such as SNL, whose casts have always had a tendency to feature “one black guy” until recent years. Say what you will about where the Wayans brothers ended up, but they were a force of nature on this wildly inventive sketch series. This would be the first African-American-fronted sketch series to take grip of the nation, and it’s arguably remained the best — with the possible exception of Key & Peele.