# Are there any recorded instances of Shawn Wayans or Marlon Wayans EVER being funny?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 12, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-recorded-instances-of-shawn-wayans-or-marlon-wayans-ever-being-funny/250035 "2004-06-12T23:53:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-recorded-instances-of-shawn-wayans-or-marlon-wayans-ever-being-funny/250035/1 "2004-06-12T23:53:28Z")

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This new “White Chicks” movie looks wretched. Everything I can remember these two ever doing has been wretched. Why do they keep getting work?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-recorded-instances-of-shawn-wayans-or-marlon-wayans-ever-being-funny/250035/2 "2004-06-13T00:08:54Z")

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> [@Snooooopy](#):
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> This new “White Chicks” movie looks wretched. Everything I can remember these two ever doing has been wretched. Why do they keep getting work?

Because Scary Movie made a buttload of money.

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**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-recorded-instances-of-shawn-wayans-or-marlon-wayans-ever-being-funny/250035/3 "2004-06-13T00:29:59Z")

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I thought “Don’t be a Menace to South Central while Drinking your Juice in the Hood” was pretty freakin’ funny.

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**Author:** ![Askia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-recorded-instances-of-shawn-wayans-or-marlon-wayans-ever-being-funny/250035/4 "2004-06-13T00:53:40Z")

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Marlon is funnier than Shawn. That said, it’s an observation on par with noting that Moe is the most intelligent of the Stooges.

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2004, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-recorded-instances-of-shawn-wayans-or-marlon-wayans-ever-being-funny/250035/5 "2004-06-13T00:54:44Z")

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“Scary Movie 2” had some funny bits.

The new flick looks godawful though.