About this episode
Kenan Thompson discusses his career in sketch comedy, his children's book, and iconic SNL sketches.
Kenan Thompson has been doing sketch comedy on TV for decades. He is the longest tenured cast member in Saturday Night Live history. Kenan recently co-wrote a book called Unfunny Bunny. He joins us to talk about why he wrote a children's book about collaboration and why after all these years he finds comfort in performing on SNL. We also get into some of his most iconic sketches including Black Jeopardy, What Up with That, and his time breaking into showbiz on All That as a teenager. Right now is a great time to support Bullseye. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Jesse Thorn
Guest: Kenan Thompson
Topics covered
- sketch comedy
- children's book
- collaboration
- SNL
- iconic sketches
- showbiz
Keywords
- Kenan Thompson
- Saturday Night Live
- Unfunny Bunny
- sketch comedy
- Black Jeopardy
- What Up with That
- All That
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Saturday Night Live
Books & works: Unfunny Bunny, Black Jeopardy, What Up with That, All That
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