UPDATE (12/4/2024 at 12 p.m. ET): Marlon Wayans‘ beforehand teased casting in Poppa’s Home is now official. CBS introduced on Wednesday, December 4 that Damon Wayans‘ youthful brother will visitor star in an upcoming episode of the brand new sitcom, which just lately obtained a full-season order. Damon Wayans Jr. beforehand informed TV Insider that it was seemingly that his uncle would make an look in Season 1, amongst different former Wayans costars (see under).
Marlon will play Poppa’s brother, Melvin, a little bit of a ne’er do nicely who comes to go to the household with a brand new enterprise concept. Poppa is fast to warn everybody to not belief him, whereas Ivy (performed by Essence Atkins) and Junior wish to consider he’s modified. The episode will air on CBS in February 2025.
Marlon will subsequent be seen starring in Justin Tipping’s psychological sports activities thriller HIM, produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, out September 2025. He’s additionally writing and producing Miramax and Paramount’s upcoming Scary Film reboot alongside together with his brothers Keenen Ivory Wayans and Shawn Wayans and Rick Alvarez. He’s at present on his Wild Little one Tour all through the nation.
ORIGINAL STORY (10/25/2024 at 6:13 p.m. ET): Poppa’s Home simply obtained began, however the Wayans household already has large plans for the present’s future.
New Woman and In Dwelling Shade reunions are developing a February episode of Poppa’s Home Season 1, and Damon Wayans Jr. reveals to TV Insider that his uncle, Marlon Wayans, may seem on the sitcom. The star additionally says that it might simply be a matter of time earlier than Tisha Campbell and Jennifer Freeman — Damon Wayans Sr.’s costars within the early 2000s sitcom My Spouse and Youngsters — be a part of as visitor stars. In reality, Wayans Jr. says the 2 visited the Poppa’s Home set only a week earlier than the sitcom’s first episode debuted.
Poppa’s Home premiered on Monday (October 21) on CBS. It stars Wayans Sr. as Poppa, a legendary discuss radio host and fortunately divorced man who has his viewpoint challenged as he finds himself nonetheless parenting his grownup son, Junior (Wayans Jr.), a superb dreamer who’s making an attempt to pursue his ardour whereas being a accountable father and husband. Dr. Ivy Reed (Essence Atkins) is introduced in as a cohost on the radio present to problem Poppa to evolve, and that work relationship begins to affect their house life when Ivy meets Junior’s spouse, Nina (Tetona Jackson). Wendy Raquel Robinson will debut as Poppa’s ex-wife/Junior’s mom, Catherine, later this season.
With Wayans members of the family in entrance of and behind the digicam, Poppa’s Home is “positively a household affair,” the Joyful Endings alum tells TV Insider. And the Martin alum and her former onscreen daughter paid a go to to the set earlier in October.
“Tisha Campbell got here as much as the set final week, her and Jennifer Freeman,” Wayans reveals. Campbell performed the My Spouse and Youngsters matriarch, Jay Kyle, with Freeman as her and Wayans Sr.’s daughter, Claire Kyle, on the ABC sitcom. “We took footage, we frolicked. So nice to see them. I positively suppose that they may pop up” on the brand new present, Wayans shares.
“I feel some extra household, some extra Wayans household will pop up as nicely. I feel possibly Marlon may come,” he provides. “Uncle Marlon — I name him Uncle Marlon — may come by and bless us as nicely. So I’m excited. The purpose proper now’s to get individuals to fall in love with this improbable 4, after which we’ll begin opening it up a little bit bit extra as time goes on.”
“It’s positively a celebration” on the Poppa’s Home set, Wayans provides. “Even off digicam. We’re laughing, having a blast. I like it.”
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Poppa’s Home, Mondays, 8:30/7:30c, CBS