There’s no two ways about it: Kenan Thompson is a Saturday Night Live legend. Since starting his career as a child star with Nickelodeon’s All That and Kenan And Kel, he has been a stalwart on the iconic NBC sketch show, having long ago broken Darrell Hammond’s record for most years as part of the cast. That being said, all good things must eventually come to an end, and while Thompson doesn’t know when that will be, he already knows that it’s going to be extremely painful.
While speaking with People about his new children’s book Unfunny Bunny (which he was recently filmed giving away to fans on the SNL standby line), the comedian was asked if he has given thought to what the day will look like when he is ready to walk away from the show that has made him a household name, and he didn’t play aloof when discussing the subject. He knows that it’s going to get emotional, and it’s not even going to be about whatever ends up being his final sketch. Said Thompson,
