Kenan Thompson is an icon of sketch comedy. He’s the longest-running Saturday Night time Dwell solid member in its 50-year historical past, however regardless of such achievements, it appears many followers nonetheless keep in mind him from his days doing comedy on Nickelodeon within the ‘90s, and so they even confuse him with the opposite man.
Kenan Thompson obtained his begin on All That, which was principally Saturday Night time Dwell for tweens within the ‘90s. He’s most remembered for his work alongside good friend Kel Mitchell. Thompson tells EW that the pair had been apparently so well-liked collectively that many followers name him by the mistaken title, although he doesn’t thoughts. Thompson stated…
I positively get referred to as Kel so much. Individuals simply confidently name me Kel, which is ok as a result of I do know what they’re attempting to say. They’re simply attempting to say, ‘I keep in mind you from that present.’
Essentially the most well-known sketch from All That was Good Burger, which noticed Keenan and Kel as hapless workers of a quick meals restaurant. It was so well-liked that the sketch obtained the film remedy in 1997, and the nostalgia for it was so robust that we obtained Good Burger 2 in 2023 (accessible with a Paramount+ subscription). They’ve even teased further Good Burger sequels.
Kenan and Kel had been such massive hits again then that they even obtained their very own Nickelodeon sitcom, merely titled Kenan & Kel. Evidently whereas individuals could have watched them for years, lots of people by no means knew which one was which.
On the finish of the day, Kenan Thompson doesn’t care if individuals name him by the mistaken title. The truth that individuals get him confused along with his good friend and co-star is just a sign that individuals liked their work collectively. They’ll name him no matter they like. He would not even trouble to right individuals once they name him by the mistaken title. Thompson continued…
Kel’s my brother, so I do not thoughts pretending to be that title when individuals name me that. It’s simply all love, man. We have been very fortunate to do a number of work that makes individuals completely satisfied. So the general public that strategy me are often doing it out of affection and pleasure, which is good.
Celebrities really get mistaken for different celebrities very often. It is not notably unusual, and contemplating that the 2 had been so typically on display collectively, this kind of confusion is a minimum of comprehensible.
It’s one factor if any person tells you they’re a fan of a chunk of labor you by no means really did. At the least Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell had been working collectively, so the followers are telling them how a lot they love the work they did collectively, even when they’re not completely positive who they’re speaking to.