Kenan Thompson, longest running SNL cast member, is stuff of legend at this point. From the beginning, he’s nailed characters: All That’s tub-bound frenchman, Pierre Escargot, scheming straight man to longtime pal, Kel Mitchell’s goofball on their eponymous Nickelodeon show and the slew of Saturday Night Live favorites (among so much more). On his list of feats sits Reba McEntire, and the funnyman shares how she got on the roster in 2009. Not only that, he reveals how she felt about it, too.
Ahead of returning as an SNL Season 51 cast member, the Good Burger star joined The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers podcast to talk all things 30 Rock. Quickly, the supreme 2000 digital short featuring the faux McEntire was brought to the table because of its innate humorous nature. (The music parody is Andy Samberg as himself and Thompson tricking the former to believe he is McEntire.)
