Debra Wilson Quit “Mad TV” Because She Found Out She Was Getting Paid Less Than Newcomers

If you spent any time in front of a television late on a Saturday night in the late 90s and early 2000s, then the name Debra Wilson is one that you know well. Debra Wilson was one of the original eight cast members when Mad TV premiered on FOX in 1995, and she stayed on until the ninth season when she suddenly disappeared from the show, and it was never really explained why she left. Until now, when she recently revealed it was because she had discovered she was being paid less than cast members whose staff ID cards were still warm from the lamination machine.

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