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Kanye West Speaks Out After Issa Rae Throws Shade at Him During SNL Sketch
Kanye West’s “Heartless” is probably playing on repeat.Why you might ask? The Jesus Is King rapper was briefly mentioned in a joke on Saturday Night Live on Oct.17.Host Issa Rae put her comedic skills on full display, especially during the “Your Voice Chicago” sketch.For the skit, the Insecure creator played a lawyer representative for the NAACP who […]
Continue reading14 Superstars You Probably Forgot Got Their Start on Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live has been home to many famous faces in its 45 years on the air.Some of those stars stuck around for long tenures—like Kenan Thompson, now in his record 18th season, and Kate McKinnon, the longest serving female cast member ever with nine seasons—while others had a decidedly shorter time on the sketch […]
Continue readingKenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell Share Sweet Memories During Good Burger Reunion
All together now: “Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger.Can I take your order?” Good Burger alums Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell found themselves reciting the iconic line as they reunited remotely in honor of Drew Barrymore’s inaugural “Drew’s Movie Nite” on Nickelodeon Thursday.For the premiere of Barrymore’s series, the network aired the […]
Continue readingKenan Thompson Talks Emmy Nom & Gives Update on Good Burger Sequel With Kel Mitchell
Kenan Thompson appears to be in his prime! The comedian recently launched a podcast, has a new series coming to NBC and, most notably, just scored his second Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role on Saturday Night Live—the show he’s called home for the last 17 years, making […]
Continue readingSee Jimmy Fallon Play “Celebrity Quiplash” With Kenan Thompson and More Stars
This might just be our new favorite game. Kenan Thompson, Whitney Cummings and Melissa Villaseñor joined Jimmy Fallon for a round of Celebrity Quiplash on Monday’s at-home episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Playing on their phones from their respective homes, the gang of comedians was tasked with coming up with answering silly prompts and […]
Continue readingKenan Thompson Returns to All That…But Nobody Knows Who He Is!
Kenan Thompson is back where it all started: All That.Kenan, who starred in the Nickelodeon series before getting his own show, Kenan and Kel, and going on to star in Saturday Night Live and soon his own NBC sitcom, is an executive producer on the kid-centered sketch show and makes his first on camera appearance […]
Continue readingWhat the Original Cast of All That Is Up to Now
All That is back…with some help from the original stars.Nickelodeon’s All That revival officially revealed its new line-up of stars ahead of the series’ June 15 premiere, introducing Ryan Alessi, Reece Caddell, Kate Godfrey, Gabrielle Green, Nathan Janak, Lex Lumpkin and Chinguun Sergelen as the iconic series’ next generation. The new cast will be honing their sketch […]
Continue readingNickelodeon Is Rebooting All That With Kenan Thompson, and We’re Overwhelmed by Nostalgia
Dear Ashley – That’s Meeeeee! – Dear Ashley: wouldn’t it be so great if there was an All That reboot in 2019 so all us ’90s kids could revel in nostalgia and never grow up? Well, we have excellent news.That is exactly what’s happening.In a new exclusive story, Variety has revealed that Nickelodeon is bringing […]
Continue readingKenan Thompson and ‘Mighty Ducks’ Cast Reunite at Hockey Game (Photos)
Castmembers of “The Mighty Ducks” films reunited at a hockey game between the New York Islanders and Anaheim Ducks over the weekend.“Saturday Night Live” star Kenan Thompson, who starred as Russ Tyler in both sequel films “D2: The Mighty Ducks” and “D3,” checked out the game on Sunday with fellow castmembers Garette Ratliff Henson, Vincent […]
Continue readingKel Mitchell Campaigns for Cardi B, Chance the Rapper to Join ‘Good Burger’ Sequel
Kel Mitchell didn’t skip a beat — but he did skip over Kevin Hart — when asked which current huge celebs he’d like to have cameos in the “Good Burger” reunion.We got Kel outside A Simple Bar in L.A. and had to ask him about possible cameos if — and we gotta believe When — the ’90s comedy gets […]
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