Also known as the ‘James’ period. Some of the funniest stuff Carrey ever did on was on ‘In Living Color.’ He also apparently got in trouble for some of them. People Magazine says that a national coalition of fire prevention groups called for his sketches of Fire Marshall Bill to be pulled off the air because of the negative effect it was having on children. Since ILC was an comedy/variety show it is difficult to categorize what Carrey did on it in a few sentences.

The show was an excellent forum for his physical comedy and a great place to sharpen his comedy writing ability. One of my favorite skits involved a parody about Star Trek in which Carrey did his dead-on William Shatner impression. (I think it would be shorter to list the people that Carrey doesn’t do well, then spend pixels trying to list those he does.)

If you have the cable channel f/x (Fox’s cable outlet) then you can catch reruns of this show every night (and judge the ‘James’ period for yourself.) Carrey gained a real cult following doing this show and in a recent MTV interview claimed that ILC got him a fan base and he started receiving movie offers. “That was the first time that people, on a mass scale, started saying ‘You are our god.’” (MTV) If you have F/X channel, this is definitely worth watching. (*Though some of the topical humor is aging.) Fire Marshall Bill and Vera de Milo and such are Divine Comedy and are beyond any mere mortal attempt at a rating system. Heck, I know some fans who actually worship these characters, so objectivity is just impossible. (movie review by: alt.fan.jimcarrey)

Year: 1990-1993
Co-Starring: Damon and Keenen Ivory Wayans
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Role: Vera De Milo/Fire Marshall Bill
Salary: ?????$
Rated: PG

Tags: Comedy,In living color,Jim Carrey,Show
Categories: Jim Carrey