Kenan Thompson Archives

& Mario's (Rudolph, Kenan Thompson) new album dedicated to those out there who are married but well past the honeymoon phase. Image: SNL Screencap Saturday Night Live Season 49: Getting the SNL Cast Together… Back in November 2023, SNL fans got a chance to check out the official Season 49 cast image that Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews took –[...]

It's hard to imagine how Saturday Night Live these days would be without Kenan Thompson, the variety series' current longest-running cast member since joining in 2003 Already a veteran of sketch comedy with his days on Nickelodeon's All That, there was a time when he felt the NBC weekly late-night variety series wasn't for him,[...]

Kenan Thompson has had one of the most enduring careers as an actor and comedian Since getting his start at the age of 16 in his on-screen debut in D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994), he's been a regular in comedy with his various roles on film and television What he's been most associated with is[...]

Kenan Thompson has had show business in his blood since his debut in D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) at 16 He has a particular talent for sketch comedy, which has helped sustain his longevity for nearly 30 years on since his run on Nickelodeon's All That and partnering with co-star Kel Mitchell for the Good[...]

If that's the case, then long-running cast member Kenan Thompson believes it might be time for SNL to end its run, too- especially if the show isn't allowed to continue to be the show that it's become. Image: Screencap "Is that the rumor? All right, well, I need to start planning," Thompson joked to Charlamagne the God[...]

Jackson checked in with guest host & SNL alum Leslie Jones on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to (jokingly) pointed an accusatory finger at Kenan Thompson for being the reason why he's been "banned" SNL "Kenan got me banned from 'Saturday Night Live.' He didn't cut me off soon enough and I said the forbidden word on[...]

And while checking in with guest host & SNL alum Leslie Jones on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jackson (jokingly) pointed an accusatory finger at Kenan Thompson for being the reason why he's been "banned" (though EW confirmed with SNL that no such band actually exists). "Kenan got me banned from 'Saturday Night Live.' He didn't cut[...]

Four of the main stars of the Trolls franchise will return for NBC's Trolls Holiday in Harmony, with Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Kenan Thompson, and Rachel Bloom set for the half-hour animated musical special from DreamWorks Animation Also joining them are alum Ron Funches, Kunal Nayyar, Anderson .Paak, Anthony Ramos, Ester Dean, Walt Dohrn, Da'Vine[...]

So Elon Musk happened. As did a lot of things during Saturday Night Live- from Murder Durder and Miley Cyrus to... Chad dying? Our thoughts...

… We hung out on a tour bus, and he says to me that night … 'I met you before.' I'm like, 'Well, I have no recollection.' He looked kinda hurt." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjiN1M34v74&t=1sVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: What Brought Dave Chappelle Back (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjiN1M34v74&t=1s) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che,[...]

"Everybody's kind of been like, 'Yo, who's the guy that's so pissed off?' Cause we're on a group text, so we're all just like, 'I don't know.' So, yeah, we're all excited and really don't understand the controversy." Saturday Night Live returns December 5th (Image: SNL/NBCU) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael[...]

Here's a look at SNL's post from earlier today offering a peek at the table read… or is it? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex[...]

Then the season closes out on May 22 with Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen's Gambit) hosting, with musical guest Lil Nas X– who already took to Twitter to promise "Montero" and a new song:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che,[...]

What should I do? — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Baby Shark & Shark Tank merge to form Baby Shark Tank — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Irony Man – defeats villains using the power of irony — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Woke James Bond SNL May 8 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 1, 2021 Well, SNL cast member Chris[...]

We'll leave it to Che to take it from here- but we'll just say that we respect Che's ability to find a silver lining in any situation:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael Che (@chethinks) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi[...]

And it gave us the "Super Bass-O-Matic '76," too.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Michael Che (@chethinks) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa[...]

So let's take a deep dive into why it was worth 90 minutes of our lives… Saturday Night Live – Image: Screencaps In one of the sharper, more effective Saturday Night Live cold opens, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, and Ego Nwodim demonstrate both the basic difference in media coverage of racial issues as[...]

So we have a look at the table read waiting for you- but before we get to that? Yup, it's Thursday so that means it's "live promos" time- with Mulligan and Kid Cudi being joined by SNL cast member and Kenan star Kenan Thompson. Image: Screencap In the first promo, Mulligan is the proud recipient of an[...]

You know, hosting… musical-guesting (ummm… okay…)… cast-membering?! Okay, we're throwing a flag on that last one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MByUaGiR2Z8Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Daniel Kaluuya Says Put Down Your Book and Watch SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MByUaGiR2Z8) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost,[...]

Vincent (@st_vincent) March 30, 2021 Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang Che and Jost serve as head writers, with Bryan Tucker[...]

The following week, Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) takes the hosting handoff on April 10, with Kid Cudi performing. Images: Screencaps In 'Boomers Got the Vax," Rudolph, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim, Melissa Villaseñor, and Kyle Mooney taking out their satirical carving knives to do a job on the Boomers-[...]

Fauci Impression (https://youtu.be/EufXiqAXNG4?t=395) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang Che and Jost serve as head writers, with Bryan Tucker serving as[...]

Fauci Impression (https://youtu.be/EufXiqAXNG4?t=395) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang Che and Jost serve as head writers, with Bryan Tucker serving as[...]

But that's next month- here's a small taste of what we can expect when Rudolph returns to SNL this weekend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePcVnt0isz4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Maya Rudolph Is Returning to Host Saturday Night Live! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePcVnt0isz4) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi[...]

Vincent as musical guest, and April 10 seeing Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman) hosting and Kid Cudi performing. Image: NBCU Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa[...]

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kenan Thompson's LaVar Ball were excellent support- with bonus points for the Ted Cruz/"Eff-Marry-Kill" joke. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5rXK8HCL1YVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Vaccine Game Show Cold Open – SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5rXK8HCL1Y) (3) "Vaccine Game Show": McKinnon's best take on Dr[...]

Here's a look at the index cards making it official: Image: SNL Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, and Bowen Yang[...]

In the first of two sketches, Jonas is joined by SNL cast members Ego Nwodim and Bowen Yang– who make sure Jonas understands that this could be the break he's been waiting for, kid! Following that, Nwodim and Yang are surprised to learn that Jonas is also the musical guest because their newest single just[...]

Earlier this week, he even beat the show when it came to getting the first lead-in post out (impressively beating the intro video)- earning him bonus points with us because we like it when hosts and musical artists offer us looks at the show we wouldn't normally get. Image: Screencap Here's a look at SNL's official "host[...]

When you're hosting and serving as the musical guest, we're guessing it's good to have that kind of energy in the tank. Image: Screencap Here's a look at Jonas's post from Monday, clearly enjoying the warm, cozy weather that comes with New York City in February:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by NICK JONɅS (@nickjonas) And now[...]