Introduced on In Living Color in 1990, Homey the Clown became one of the most iconic and subversive TV characters of the era. Played by Damon Wayans, Homey flipped the image of the friendly children’s clown into something sharp, angry, and brutally funny—a character who refused to perform, refused to smile on command, and answered every slight with his trademark sock to the head.
The look was instantly recognizable: yellow gloves, red wig, face paint, and a hand-lettered attitude that cut through the glossy optimism of early ’90s pop culture. Promo T-shirts captured that same energy, with bold graphics and streetwise humor that made the character feel closer to hip-hop and sketch comedy than to children’s TV.
