Getting fired from "Saturday Night Live" usually spells career disaster. But for Damon Wayans, getting the boot was exactly what he wanted.

Damon Wayans is opening up on the circumstances surrounding his firing from “Saturday Night Live” in 1986, admitting he “purposely” got himself canned.

Michaels said he canned him midseason because “it had to be done,” EW noted. Before his unauthorized improv, Wayans said in the doc he was warned by “SNL” great Eddie Murphy that as a Black man he would be pigeonholed into certain characters, so he’d better write his own, Deadline reported.

Wayans basically “broke the ultimate [ SNL] golden rule, which is no surprises,” according to Live From New York author James Andrew Miller. Former writer A. Whitney Brown added, “You cannot go rogue. You cannot try to steal a sketch.”

Damon Wayans got honest about his short time on Saturday Night Live and why he ended up getting fired. In the fourth episode of Peacock's docuseries SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night, Damon sat down to reminisce and laugh about his short time on the show.

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The sketch comedy show is celebrating 50 seasons with two documentaries and an upcoming prime-time special that reflect on its standing as an American institution.

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"Mr. Monopoly" sketch on "SNL" starring Damon Wayans, Griffin Dunne, Jon Lovitz, and Randy Quaid

Damon Wayans was a cast member during season 11 of SNL, when the show had an overhaul on existing stars participating.

In the 1980s, Damon Wayans was an up-and-coming comedian who landed a coveted spot as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He appeared in just 11 episodes from 1985 to 1986 and was fired after an off-script moment during the live broadcast. When looking back on the moment, Wayans explained that it all happened as he planned.

The comedic actor, 64, enjoyed a year-long stint on the program from 1985 to 1986 - with his time being cut short due to an impulsive decision.