Kenan Thompson Archives

Now, viewers are getting a chance to hear from Mulaney himself. SNL Stories from the Show: John Mulaney (Image: Saturday Night Live) In the following episode of SNL's "Stories from the Show," Mulaney shares his thoughts on what it was like being a writer on the long-running sketch comedy series, discusses his time scouting talent with SNL[...]

But before then, we have John Mulaney hosting this weekend with The Strokes providing the sound all throughout Studio 8H. Saturday Night Live announces next host/musical act (Image: NBC) Going from SNL writer to host (twice in 2020), here's a look back at Mulaney's past runs on the show- already giving off a good vibe this early on[...]

and Kate McKinnon with Her American Accent – SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqPHZi3GlyE) 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[...]

See you next week ♥️🤞🏻 A post shared by Adele (@adele) on Oct 18, 2020 at 11:09am PDT 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,[...]

With us so far? Good, because then Kenan Thompson shows up as Herman Cain in resurrected fly form looking to let the people know the truth about Trump and Pence: "These fools, Trump and Pence, killed me, man! They invited me to a rally with no mask, said 'Everything is fine, Herman'… the White House[...]

Asked if Justice Ginsburg's passing will mean the character being retired on-screen, Michaels gave a blunt, direct answer that doesn't appear to leave much doubt: "I doubt it." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aqTtywDDIVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph Transform into Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – SNL (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aqTtywDDI) Saturday Night Live's 46th season includes[...]

Asked if Justice Ginsburg's passing will mean the character being retired on-screen, Michaels gave a blunt, direct answer that doesn't appear to leave much doubt: "I doubt it." 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,[...]

Image courtesy of Lev Radin and Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com 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[...]

Joining him on this one are Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Michael Chiklis, Kenan Thompson, China Anne McClain, Paris Berelc, Tim Meadows, Colin Quinn, June Squibb, Shaquille O'Neal, Karan Brar, Noah Schnapp, Mikey Day, Melissa Villaseñor, Kym Whitley, Lavell Crawford, Betsy Sodaro, George Wallace, and Blake Clark[...]

Image courtesy of Lev Radin and Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com 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[...]

Image courtesy of Lev Radin and Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com 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[...]

"People will stay involved, but they may not physically be in the studio." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjykyV7bIMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Stories from the Show: SNL At Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjykyV7bIM) Saturday Night Live's 45th season included Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney,[...]

Serving as an SNL staff writer since season 43, Andrew Dismukes is a stand-up comedian who was selected for the 2017 New Faces Showcase at the Just for Laughs Festival and has performed at other festivals, including Comedy Central's Colossal ClusterFest and the New York Comedy Festival. Saturday Night Live's new feature players (Image: SNL) In addition,[...]

That includes Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, and Kenan Thompson– all rumored to possibly be leaving the series after the 45th season Featured player Ego Nwodim was promoted to repertory player, with Maya Rudolph and Jason Sudeikis expected to appear throughout the season as Vice-President nominee Kamala Harris and Presidential nominee Joe Biden, respectively. Stories[...]

But prepared, as both an SNL junkie and devoted New Yorker, there are some moments that kicked us hard in "the feels": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjykyV7bIMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Stories from the Show: SNL At Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHjykyV7bIM) Saturday Night Live's 45th season included Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Heidi[...]

That's not to say the cast hasn't kept busy to themselves with additional projects with Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson, and Michael Che continuing other ventures through Michael's company Broadway video on multiple platforms You can catch past seasons of SNL on Hulu and the NBC Universal streamer Peacock. When Saturday Night Live returns[...]

But prepared, as both an SNL junkie and devoted New Yorker, there are some moments near the end that kicked us hard in "the feels": Saturday Night Live's 45th 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[...]

This week's "SNL at Home" edition also served as the season finale, which meant it had a high bar to cross. Did it? Unfortunately, not quite.

Things get a little punchy, everyone's a little loopy, but no one can say Cecily Strong didn't try to warn them (followed by a look at the original clip):   View this post on Instagram   ‼️ Season 45 Finale ‼️ Don't miss #SNLAtHome 🏠 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧! A post shared by Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) on May 9, 2020 at[...]

Here's a look at the official announcement, showing off the finer moments from the filming of the previous "SNL at Home" (and by "finer moments", we mean the bloopers that we're hoping getting released once the season wraps): Saturday Night Live wraps up Season 45 with another home edition, courtesy of NBC.       View this post on Instagram   Season[...]

Kenan Thompson hosting "What's Up with That?" was not only the perfect follow-up but also the beginning of a strong night in particular for Thompson Jason Sudeikis returning as the tracksuited running man and Fred Armisen back to offer mini-sax support made my face hurt That said, Charles Barkley comes across on camera like your[...]

Details on the episode are still coming together, so no word yet on if there will be a host or who that would be, as well as if there will be a musical guest. The cast of Saturday Night Live readies for this weekend's remote episode, courtesy of NBCUniversal. Saturday Night Live's 2019-2020 company included Beck Bennett,[...]

On the "good news" side, Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon are locked in with SNL for at least another season – but on the "not-so-good news" side? Leslie Jones is leaving the long-running sketch comedy/music series ahead of the Season 45 opener. On Tuesday, Jones took to social media to personally confirm the news, and offer[...]

All aboard the nostalgia train! Unless you lived under a rock in the 1990's and early 2000's, you've probably heard of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show All That or spinoffs The Amanda Show, The Nick Cannon Show, The Kenan and Kel Show (starring Kel Mitchell and SNL's Kenan Thompson) – or the movie spin off[...]

Featuring the voice talent of Anya- Taylor Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor and Daniel Radcliffe, this looks to try and replicate the success of the LEGO films and such by bringing to life the popular brand of toys on film Not a ton of this one had been known[...]

Middle-aged with good credit, her own condo and pretty impressive bench press count, she has her own agenda and won't take "no" for an answer ("I'm taking this chili!"): Finally, Three (Kenan Thompson) arrives on scene to introduce himself and introduce the most important power revealed so far: the ability to end sketches that might've gone[...]

The holiday season is a time for friends, family… and an avalanche of third-rate holiday movies that put the "guilty" in "guilty pleasure." So leave it to Saturday Night Live to remind us all to save some room at the dinner table for some old friends: the big-city career woman (Kate McKinnon) who finds love[...]