Marlon Wayans
Stand-up comedian

Marlon Wayans

Who Marlon Wayans is

Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and producer from the Wayans family. His screen career includes In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., Scary Movie, White Chicks and numerous other films and series; his stand-up catalog includes Woke-ish, You Know What It Is and Good Grief.

At a glance

Born
1972
Came up through
In Living Color
Stand-up specials
Woke-ish, You Know What It Is, God Loves Me and 1 more
On screen
In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., Scary Movie and 2 more
WTF with Marc Maron
Episode 1253
Next on stage
23 October 2026 — San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA
Official site
marlonwayans.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through In Living Color:

The Launching Pads: the shows the comedians came through →

Comedians like Marlon Wayans

Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.

Every stand-up comedian with a page, A to Z →

Questions about Marlon Wayans

Where is Marlon Wayans performing next?

Friday 23 October 2026, 7:30 PM at San Jose Improv, San Jose, CA, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Woke-ish, You Know What It Is, God Loves Me and Good Grief.

What TV shows and films are they in?

In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., Scary Movie, White Chicks and Marlon.

Where did they get their start?

In Living Color (featured player, its fourth season).

When were they born?

In 1972.

Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?

Yes — episode 1253.

Who are some comedians like them?

Keenen Ivory Wayans (also came through In Living Color), Damon Wayans (also came through In Living Color), Jamie Foxx (also came through In Living Color), Jim Carrey (also came through In Living Color) and Larry Wilmore (also came through In Living Color).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026