Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson is an American comedian and actor, best known as the longest-tenured cast member in *Saturday Night Live* history.

He began his career on Nickelodeon shows *All That* and *Kenan & Kel* in the 1990s.

His SNL work features recurring characters and celebrity impressions: Kenan Thompson's Steve Harvey impression kills every time.

SNL

Saturday Night Live

Weekly late-night sketch program

sketches · live broadcast · NBC · cue cards · musical guest · monologue · audience · catchphrases · hosting · primetime

acting

filmography

Listed screen credits

Fat Albert · performance · screen · sitcom · television · Hollywood · supporting · cast · scene · guest star

comedy

impressions

Effects on the mind

punchline · wit · slapstick · parody · satire · reactions · physical comedy · deadpan · improv · ad-lib

Opposites
comedic style and persona

Kenan ThompsonBill Hicks

Norm Macdonald · Andy Kaufman · Aubrey Plaza

career trajectory from child star

Kenan ThompsonLindsay Lohan

Macaulay Culkin

SNL tenure and institutional role

Kenan ThompsonGilbert Gottfried

Robert Downey Jr. · Ben Stiller

Family

Thompson, Kenan

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G