Damon Wayans Back At ABC As Star Of ‘Let’s Stay Together’ Sitcom He Is Co-Creating With Don Reo

EXCLUSIVE: Damon Wayans is returning to multi-camera comedy with a new project at ABC where he headlined and co-created hit family sitcom My Wife and Kids. Wayans is re-teaming with My Wife and Kid…

Wayans and Reo are writing and executive producing. The duo’s previous collaboration, the 2001 sitcom, ran on ABC for five seasons and is one of ABC Studios’ most successful comedy series., a series adaptation of the hit movie franchise. Wayans was strictly an actor-for-hire, playing detective Roger Murtaugh, on the hourlong drama, whose long filming hours took a toll on his health and whose behind-the-scene drama included a co-lead recasting.

Wayans is also going back on the road, planning to return to the stand up comedy stage this fall as his pilot percolates. Long considered one of the preeminent stage comics, Wayans for awhile thought that his edgy stand up humor might not be welcome at this PC moment. But seeing how Dave Chappelle turned that notion on its ear with his recent Netflix special changed Wayans’ mind.Reo is coming off another successful multi-camera comedy series.

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