Kenan Thompson has treated fans to plenty of laughs over the years, but the actor has faced plenty of adversity and sadness behind the scenes.

I just got lucky, but it was very stressful. All that's needed to put this record-setting run into perspective is to realize that Kenan Thompson has been a part of SNL for nearly half of its 50 ...

Kenan Thompson remembers constantly auditioning against another comedian for the same roles in the 1990s. But in the end, both performers went on to become household names. Since then, the actors ...

Kenan Thompson has the honor of being Saturday Night Live’s longest-tenured cast member, with 22 seasons under his belt. In this week’s PEOPLE issue, the comedian, 46, calls working on NBC's ...

Ego Nwodim and Kenan Thompson on 'SNL' in 2023; Ye (as Kanye West) in 2018 ...

Many bits that comedians used in their auditions have ended up as iconic Saturday Night Live sketches, from Kristen Wiig’s overzealous Target clerk to Ana Gasteyer’s smooth operator voice, which ...

Kenan Thompson ran a little long when he tried out ... including Al Sharpton and Bill Cosby. Kristen Wiig's audition characters have all been on TV Like Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig is a fan ...

But when the man read the winner’s name from the envelope, it turned out to be Kenan Thompson. As Thompson accepted an Oscar, he said, “To my fellow nominees, you did beautiful work this year. Anyway, ...