It’s safe to say that Kenan Thompson is easily one of the most iconic SNL members we have today. He’s definitely the star with the longest SNL tenure and, even today, he still serves as a comforting staple of the variety series. While it's been over two decades since he auditioned for the show, he can still remember the experience. Thompson recently reflected on that, and I wasn't expecting him to mention Fight Club while recalling his SNL audition.
When Thompson joined Amy Poehler on her Good Hang podcast (which is shared on YouTube), they reminisced about his audition when he was 23. Poehler brought up an “inviting” moment where the Good Burger star “zapped himself to the present” by telling himself, “Oh my God, SNL” before he began. He gave a simple explanation for the moment in a classic Thompson way. He said:
