Kenan Thompson
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Podcast Appearances
It's kind of crazy. A lot of people are... It's weird how comedy is usually before its time. Like, when it's really good, it's usually before its time. Like, it echoes for a while. Like, shit, that shit was solid. You know what I mean? Like, how long have we looked back on, like, Richard Pryor shit? Yeah. You know what I mean? For forever kind of shit. So...
Yeah, it's weird how, like The Simpsons is always like way ahead of itself. That's true. You know, like when they're really sharp, they're like constantly predicting the future or whatever. Or it seems like shaping senses of humor for later on as opposed to like in the moment. Like the in the moment people have the sense of humor of the previous people. You know what I mean? Yes.
Yeah, it's weird how, like The Simpsons is always like way ahead of itself. That's true. You know, like when they're really sharp, they're like constantly predicting the future or whatever. Or it seems like shaping senses of humor for later on as opposed to like in the moment. Like the in the moment people have the sense of humor of the previous people. You know what I mean? Yes.
Yeah, it's weird how, like The Simpsons is always like way ahead of itself. That's true. You know, like when they're really sharp, they're like constantly predicting the future or whatever. Or it seems like shaping senses of humor for later on as opposed to like in the moment. Like the in the moment people have the sense of humor of the previous people. You know what I mean? Yes.
Yeah. You know, back to the future. Yeah.
Yeah. You know, back to the future. Yeah.
Yeah. You know, back to the future. Yeah.
It will be when you understand how I got to watch this.
It will be when you understand how I got to watch this.
It will be when you understand how I got to watch this.
You have to catch up to that.
You have to catch up to that.
You have to catch up to that.
It's one of my favorite things in the world. When we have a joke that we just know is going to work and it gets nothing. It's like, yo, what the fuck just happened? It makes me laugh every time. It'll kill a rehearsal and then... Yeah, it kills somewhere. That's how it wound up there. And then it's just like,
It's one of my favorite things in the world. When we have a joke that we just know is going to work and it gets nothing. It's like, yo, what the fuck just happened? It makes me laugh every time. It'll kill a rehearsal and then... Yeah, it kills somewhere. That's how it wound up there. And then it's just like,
It's one of my favorite things in the world. When we have a joke that we just know is going to work and it gets nothing. It's like, yo, what the fuck just happened? It makes me laugh every time. It'll kill a rehearsal and then... Yeah, it kills somewhere. That's how it wound up there. And then it's just like,
In the room, it's crazy. And, yeah, it's a special place because you can watch archival stuff like that, like Eddie Murphy's first weekend update appearance. Whoa. You know what I mean? And I think it was... Was it Gumby? Yeah. I think it was only dress rehearsal because it didn't go well because they didn't know him. You know what I mean? Right. They were just kind of giving it up.
In the room, it's crazy. And, yeah, it's a special place because you can watch archival stuff like that, like Eddie Murphy's first weekend update appearance. Whoa. You know what I mean? And I think it was... Was it Gumby? Yeah. I think it was only dress rehearsal because it didn't go well because they didn't know him. You know what I mean? Right. They were just kind of giving it up.
In the room, it's crazy. And, yeah, it's a special place because you can watch archival stuff like that, like Eddie Murphy's first weekend update appearance. Whoa. You know what I mean? And I think it was... Was it Gumby? Yeah. I think it was only dress rehearsal because it didn't go well because they didn't know him. You know what I mean? Right. They were just kind of giving it up.
But he was telling like jokes that would work for anyone. You know what I mean? Like real jokes. But the fact that they were just getting to know him, he was getting smattered applause, which is so crazy. Wow.