Homey the Clown was a recurring character on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color, which premiered in 1990. Played by Damon Wayans, Homey was an ex convict working as a clown who refused to perform typical clown tricks for children. His catchphrase became the sketch's signature punchline and one of the show's most quoted lines in the early 1990s. Clips and soundboard versions later spread online, where the line survived as a meme reaction for firm, funny refusals long after the series ended.