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Kenan Thompson recalls 'sizing up' hisAll Thatcostar Kel Mitchell on their first day: 'Are you cool?'

“We telepathically communicated with our eyeballs and chins.” Luckily, there was one kid to whom he felt an instant connection. We nodded at each other, you know, the way ‘we’ do, a quick chin up. Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson.Tollin/Robbins Productions/courtesy Everett Collection Like, ‘All right, I see you, my brother.’ We had an immediate connection but were still kind of sizing each other up from a distance. We telepathically communicated with our eyeballs and chins: ‘Are you cool?...

Kenan Thompson says he almost quitSaturday Night Liveafter a series of 'rookie mistakes'

“I was like, ‘What the hell am I doing here? “Thing was, I couldnt make it through dress rehearsal. I stuttered over this one line and couldnt ad-lib my way out of it.” Kenan Thompson.Amy Sussman/Getty Images When the season finished, I didnt even think Id be asked back, he writes. The good news: Thompson was brought back. “I was like, ‘What the hell am I doing here? The lack of opportunities led Thompson to wonder if there was space atSNLfor my kind of comedy....

Kenan Thompson says the key toSNL's success is diversity: 'It allows the show to do comedy it never could before'

“Its more than format changes, its reach.” For decades,SNLhad only one maybe two Black cast members. Its just not about appearances, it allows the show to do comedy it never could before." Kenan Thompson hosting ‘Black Jeopardy’ on ‘Saturday Night Live’.NBC Thompson’s recurring “Black Jeopardy” is also a hallmark among viewers. My boss Lorne Michaels likes to remind us that were on in all 52 states," he continued. The big tent that Lorne Michaels always talks about just keeps getting bigger....

Kenan Thompson to Jerry Seinfeld: 'You owe [Stephen Colbert] an apology'

Kenan Thompsondirectly addressedJerry Seinfeldduring theGood Burger 2actor’s firstThe Late Show With Stephen Colbertappearance on Monday. He showed off his knowledge by sharing Colbert’s nickname and doing an impression ofLate Showbandleader Louis Cato. He also watched Colbert’s appearance on Seinfeld’sComedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Kenan Thompson on ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert/YouTube And to me, it diminished your dedication, sir, because I know this job is hard....

Kenan Thompson wants to beSaturday Night Live'forever cast member': 'It would be cool if I never left the show' (exclusive)

“It would be cool if I never left the show. That’d be crazy,“Kenan Thompson, who joinedSNLat age 25 in 2003, tellsEntertainment Weekly. He spent yearsdetermined to reach 20, which hehit back in 2022. Kenan Thompson on ‘SNL’ in 2004 and 2024.Credit:Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty What target does the “What Up With That?” star have his sights on next? “I guess the only other milestone would be just to be the forever cast member....

Kendall Roy'sSuccessionjacket had a cameo inAnd Just Like That

If you thought Che Diaz’s standup jacket looked familiar, that’s because it is. Warning: This article contains mild spoilers fromAnd Just Like Thatseason 2, episode 10. Varietypreviously pointed out the sartorial homage. Sara Ramirez’s Che Diaz wears the same Gucci bomber jacket on ‘And Just Like That’ that Jeremy Strong’s Kendall Roy did on ‘Succession’.Craig Blankenhorn/Max; Macall B. Polay/HBO Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) comes along, resulting in some drama. But Che can be seen on stage wearing the same vintage jacket adorned with green dragon heads as Kendall....

Kendrick Lamar breaks down Drake diss track 'Not Like Us,' says he's not 'an angry person'

Kendrick Lamarhas a lot of things. Seventeen Grammys, an Emmy, a Pulitzer Prize,Drake’s gander. In a new interview with fellow musical iconSZAforHarper’s Bazaar, Lamar breaks down the meaning behind his T.K.O. Kendrick Lamar, Drake.Jason Koerner/Getty; David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage diss track “Not Like Us,” and dismisses the idea that he’s an angry person. “But I do believe in love and war, and I believe they both need to exist. Just allowing them to exist and allowing them to flow through me....

Kendrick Lamar drops music video for Drake diss track 'Not Like Us' on Fourth of July

(Lamar also repeatedly mocks the record label in the songs lyrics, as he raps about OVHoe.) Want more movie news? The video also allows Lamar to put two allegations that Drake lobbied against him to rest. Kendrick Lamar.Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Additionally, Family Matters suggested that Lamar was physically abusive with his fiancee Whitney Alford. Watch the full “Not Like Us” video above. Kendrick Lamar in ‘Not Like Us’.Kendrick Lamar/Youtube Demar Derozan.Kendrick Lamar/Youtube...

Kendrick Lamar performs diss track 'Not Like Us' for the first time, asks Drake to give Tupac's ring back

Kendrick Lamaris taking a victory lap and he wants everyone to watch. The trackbroke Spotify records, becoming the hip-hop song with the most plays in a single day. “This shit gets me emotional, dog,he told the crowd. Kendrick Lamar.Samir Hussein/WireImage Unity from each side of motherf—— L.A? He added, This shit is special, man. See a clip of Lamar performing “Not Like Us” above. Kendrick and Drake.Getty(2)

Kendrick Lamar to headline the 2025 Super Bowl LIX halftime show

“They got the right one.” Kendrick Lamarwill headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. “And I’ll be there to remind the world why. Kendrick Lamar.Cooper Neill/Getty They got the right one.” “Will you be pulling up? I hope so.” Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, and Snoop Dogg perform during Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium.Ronald Martinez/Getty He adds, “You know there’s only one opportunity to win a championship....

Kenneth Branagh surprisedA Haunting in Veniceactors with effects on set: 'They had no warning'

There’s a great sense of authenticity. It will be a proper thrill for the audience." A Haunting in Venicewill gondola its way onto screens Sept. 15. Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in ‘A Haunting in Venice’.Courtesy of 20th Century Studios Watch that featurette above. Want more movie news?

Kenya Moore reacts to herRHOAsuspension after allegedly sharing posters of costar performing oral sex

“You will be seeing me,” the reality star saidduring an Instagram Liveon Friday. “I’m not going anywhere despite all this stuff.” Eady was not present when Moore revealed the posters. Kenya Moore.Prince Williams/WireImage “I would never engage in revenge porn,” she wrote at the time. I have always been vindicated. I can’t talk about STORY even with people planting fake news #sweet16." BULLYING and revenge porn is never okay." For the record, I’ve never once had possession of any weapons or threatened anyone ever....

Kenya Moore won't return toReal Housewives of Atlantaafter revealing oral sex posters of castmate

Moore had previously shared explicit posters of newcomer Brittany Eady at the opening of Moore’s hair spa. Kenya Mooreis not justGone With the Windfabulous. Eady was not present at the event, and Moore was subsequentlysuspended from filming, pending an investigation. Kenya Moore.AB+DM/Bravo “You will be seeing me,” the reality star saidduring an Instagram Liveat the time. “I’m not going anywhere despite all this stuff.” Turns out, we won’t. Moore is out for good....