Wu-Tang Clan

The Wu-Tang Clan is a pioneering hardcore hip hop group, originally from Staten Island, New York, USA (Staten Island is referred to as "Shaolin" in their lyrics).

TV & Film Appearances

RZA, Cappadonna and affiliate group Killarmy made an appearance in the "Adolf Hankler" episode of the HBO sitcom The Larry Sanders Show. In the episode, the group are booked to perform on the show-within-the-show by guest host Jon Stewart, who then comes into disagreement with the show's network over whether or not the Clan are "too urban" for the show's audience. In one of their two scenes, the group is seen rehearsing the song "And Justice For All" and in the other scene, they are awkwardly conversing with the show's sidekick character Hank Kingsley (played by Jeffrey Tambor).

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HBO - Sitcom - The Larry Sanders Show - Jon Stewart - Network - Urban - Jeffrey Tambor

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Some members of the group have also appeared several Comedy Central shows, most notably two appearences on Chappelle's Show. The first was in episode 107, in a sketch titled "Wu-Tang Financial", in which RZA and GZA run an investment firm. The second appearance was in episode 201, in the sketch "Racial Draft 2004", in which the group is drafted to become ethnically Asian. Several members were also on an episode of the long-since cancelled sketch-comedy series, Upright Citizens Brigade.

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Comedy Central - Chappelle's Show - Draft - Ethnically - Asian - Upright Citizens Brigade

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Members of Wu-Tang also have many notable film appearances. In 1998 RZA made a brief appearence in Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai, a film he also scored. In 2003, RZA and GZA appeared in the Movie Coffee and Cigarettes in the Sequence "Dilirium" with Bill Murray. Method Man has the most successful acting career of any member in Wu-Tang with many credits to his name, including a stint on HBO's Oz and starring roles in the feature film How High and the now-cancelled Fox series Method & Red

Related Topics:
Ghost Dog - The Way of the Samurai - Coffee and Cigarettes - Bill Murray - Oz - How High - Fox - Method & Red

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