# Damon Wayans guests alongside David Alan Grier in St Denis Medical premiere

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/damon-wayans-reunites-with-in-living-color-co-star-david-alan-grier-in-st-denis-medical-season-3-premiere/
- Published: 2026-08-11T08:32:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-11T14:47:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/damon-wayans-in-living-color-st-denis-medical-1236831408/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- Damon Wayans guest stars in "St. Denis Medical" Season 3 premiere, 2 November
- He reunites with "In Living Color" co-star David Alan Grier
- Wayans plays a temp doctor covering for Grier's recovering character, Ron

## Summary

Damon Wayans will reunite on screen with his former "In Living Color" co-star David Alan Grier when he guest stars in the Season 3 premiere of "St. Denis Medical," airing on 2 November. Wayans plays Dr Highland, a charming but pompous doctor filling in at the fictional hospital while Grier's regular character, Ron, recovers from surgery, with staff and patients quickly won over by his bedside manner. The pairing revives a comic partnership dating back over three decades, giving the workplace mockumentary a notable guest-star boost as it heads into its new season.

"St. Denis Medical" follows staff at an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital and is led by Allison Tolman, with Grier as the gruff emergency physician Ron; the cast also includes Wendi McLendon-Covey, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper and Kaliko Kauahi. Grier appeared in all five seasons of "In Living Color" (1990–1994), while Wayans starred in its first three seasons and returned for guest spots in Season 4. Wayans is also known for ABC's "My Wife and Kids" and Fox's "Lethal Weapon" series, and the show is created by Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin for Universal Television.

## Coverage

- [Variety: Damon Wayans guests alongside David Alan Grier in St Denis Medical premiere](https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/damon-wayans-in-living-color-st-denis-medical-1236831408/)
- [The Hollywood Reporter: Damon Wayans to Reunite With David Alan Grier Thanks to Guest Role on NBC’s ‘St. Denis Medical’](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nbc-st-denis-medical-david-alan-grier-damon-wayans-1236669954/)
- [Deadline: Damon Wayans To Guest Star On NBC’s ‘St. Denis Medical’ Season 3 Premiere In ‘In Living Color’ Reunion; First-Look Photo](https://deadline.com/2026/08/damon-wayans-guest-star-st-denis-medical-season-3-photo-1237029097/)

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