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Marlon Wayans has been all over the film industry; from actor and writer, to taking credit as producer and director on a few films. One thing that is always consistent with Wayans is the quality and depth of characters he’s helped create, funny or not. In the spirit of his comedic skill, we reflect upon four of the wackiest characters he’s made over the course of his career as he is headed to Helium Comedy Club this weekend for a stint of shows, Thursday, November 20 through Sunday, November 23 performing twice on most nights.

Mr. Ugly Man — In Living Color
The only thing worse than the singing voice of reggae ladies man, Mr. Ugly Man, is his distorted face. In a parody of Shabba Ranks’ “Mr. Loverman,” Wayans’ showcased his Mr. Ugly Man character in a music video on In Living Color for a parody song called “Shabba Ranks.” His backup singers sing: “He is so damn ugly, he’s even ugly on the phone,” which at the time was the monstrous Motorola MicroTAC flip phone.”

Loc Dog — Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Starring opposite the hilarious Ashtray (Shawn Wayans), Loc Dog held his own with a less obvious comedic role, but he was hilarious nonetheless. The unsuspecting role led to blindsiding lines that hit you right in the gut. One thing we learned from Loc Dog: When a job application asks ”sex?”, “hell yeah” is not an appropriate response.

Shorty Meeks - Scary Movie Series
As a stereotypical drug dealer, Shorty quickly becomes a fan favorite with his infectious, yet terrible laugh. Although in the first film his role wasn’t as pronounced, he had a huge comedic role in the second film and spawned many one-liners.

Marcus Copeland — White Chicks
Wayans has played many comical roles, but this one as an undercover police officer, disguised as a famous, yet white female, socialite was one of his most ridiculous. Despite poor reviews, the heavy makeup served Wayans with more confidence, as he and his brother Shawn, were hilarious, despite the controversial theme.

 EXCLUSIVE: A message from Marlon Wayans to Buffalo