The boys are back! Kenan Thompson reunited with childhood costar Kel Mitchell during the Saturday, December 3, episode of Saturday Night Live — all thanks to episode host Keke Palmer.“Kenan Thompson, the legend, man,” the Scream Queens alum, 29, gushed in a pre-taped sketch on Saturday, sharing footage of when she first met the 44-year-old SNL personality backstage. “[I’m having fun because] I’m working with my idol.
Seriously, man, I grew up watching you as a kid. You know, I’ve always wanted to work with you.”After Palmer — who announced during her monologue that she’s expecting her first child — gushed over Thompson’s impressive acting credits, she pitched a future “project” idea.“Absolutely, anything with Keke Palmer’s name on it, I’m there,” the Mighty Ducks actor replied. “No questions asked!”Palmer then launched into her pitch idea for a dramatic reimagining of Kenan & Kel, Thompson’s 1996 improv series with Mitchell, now 44.
The project — titled “Kenan & Kelly” — saw Thompson reprise his childhood character while Palmer played Mitchell’s role.
The sketch also featured a fictional behind-the-scenes documentary, in which the Kenan alum noted he was unimpressed with the storytelling.“I should have asked more questions,” Thompson quipped in a confessional scene. “I thought it was going to be a Jordan Peele-produced streaming series.
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