Matthew John Wickline (born April 28th, 1962) is an American television writer, producer, director, and actor known for being a longtime member of the writing staff for Late Night With David Letterman.
He wrote on In Living Color, where he created the hit character Homey D. Clown, portrayed by Damon Wayans.
Although he didn't create the show's famous Top Ten List segment, Wickline did write the first installment.
[4] While at Late Night, Wickline, Elliott, and fellow writer Sandy Frank worked on nights and weekends to write Elliott's critically-acclaimed[10][7] Cinemax Comedy Experiment TV specials FDR: A One-Man Show and Action Family together, with Wickline making his directorial debut on the former.
Wickline departed Late Night in 1990, amidst a major turnover in the show's writing roster, to join the original staff of In Living Color.
[11] At the show, Wickline created Damon Wayans's breakout character Homey D. Clown,[12][13] based on Paul Mooney's behavior in the writer's room.
In 1995, Wickline and Frank co-created the short-lived Comedy Central medical drama spoof The Clinic, in which they cast Adam West as the lead after being fans of the cult classic pilot Lookwell.