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The secret behind the enduring success of Saturday Night Live is its ability to evolve and diversify its talent base, according to Kenan Thompson, who pointed to the iconic ‘Black Jeopardy’ sketch as an exemplar. Speaking at Cannes Lions, the SNL stalwart said the near-50-year-old format is…

This week’s SNL host Maya Rudolph was joined by veteran SNL cast member Kenan Thompson for the traditional Thursday promo to welcome this week’s musical guest, Vampire Weekend. The first bit saw them adopt fake Transylvanian accents to mock the band. Then a longstanding beef about a missing hair…

Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson are taking their comedy to Paris for the 2024 Olympics. Peacock has given an eight-episode series order to Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, a commentary series in which the comedic duo will recap the best and most unexpected moments throughout the…

Kenan Thompson has talked about his time working with Dan Schneider at Nickelodeon for the first time since the release of the documentary Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The veteran Saturday Night Live cast member worked on Schneider-produced shows All That and its spinoff series, Kenan & Ke…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Hart has called up SNL star Kenan Thompson to help on his latest NBA Unplugged episode. Thompson, who has portrayed his fare share of basketball stars on the long-running NBC series, will join hart for the alternative telecast of ESPN2's game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the…

Kel Mitchell, co-star with Kenan Thompson of the upcoming Good Burger 2 comedy, is back home and recovering after a “genuinely frightening time” in the hospital earlier this week. Mitchell did not identify the reason for the trip to the emergency room nor the nature of his illness or injury in an…

Paramount+ on Monday morning unveiled the official trailer and first-look stills for Good Burger 2, the sequel to Nickelodeon’s enduringly popular ’90s kids comedy starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell, which was itself based on a sketch from Nickelodeon’s All That…

Paramount+ has set a Thanksgiving week release for Good Burger 2, the comedy sequel starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell. Good Burger 2 will premiere Wednesday, November 22, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S and Canada, on Thursday, November 23, 2023 on Paramount+ in the UK and Australia. The film…

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are once again riding the burger mobile in the first Good Burger 2 teaser. The duo is back at it again in the Paramount+ sequel 25 years after the original film was released. The streamer and Nickelodeon Studios released the first teaser trailer for the sequel where…

In his three-plus decades at Saturday Night Live, costume designer and producer Tom Broecker has witnessed numerous evolutions in the venerable late-night sketch series — and not just in terms of its cast. Broecker says he’s seen the show expand “in its desire to be more and more,” with pre-taped…

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell will soon be back to work at Good Burger. Nickelodeon Studios and Paramount+ have officially confirmed the greenlight of Good Burger 2, an original movie sequel to the iconic feature film, based on the recurring sketch from comedy series All That. Thompson and Mitchell are…

"I may look like I was born in a library, but there's something you should know: Merrick Garland don't play," Saturday Night Live's Mikey Day declared as the almost SCOTUS Justice. But it wasn’t all fun and political games on SNL tonight — as you can see in the video above…