Kenan Thompson reveals why he and Kel Mitchell did not speak for years

The SNL star explains why the former children of the child fell and how they met.


In the 90s, Kenan Thompson And Kel Mitchell were known as a comedy duo. They came to renown with a series of sketches Nickelodeon Sketch All that Starting when they were 15 years old and joined for the spin-off film Good hamburger . In addition, they directed their own sitcom, Kenan and Kel , which was broadcast on Nickelodeon for four seasons. But, while they passed from adolescent stars to adult actors, Thompson and Mitchell separated, both in their career and in their personal relationship.

But now, to the delight of their many millennium fans, the pair is working together again. Thompson and Mitchell met for Good hamburger 2 , which was presented on Paramount + on November 22, and in a new interview, Thompson explained what happened in their friendship and how they were able to reconcile after not having spoken for years. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

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Talk to Today ,, Thompson shared that he and Mitchell decided to find their place in the world and industry as an individual when they get older. As he explains, it gradually led them not to talk to each other.

"It was more a separation that grew up in traditional terms of what a fall is, which does not look like a lot of communication" Saturday Night Live According to Star. "Originally, it was just we seek our own individualism, as adults, taking a break from being a duo because we both entered the game as an individual . "

Thompson said: "Time passes and more time has passed and it has become ridiculous", to the point that they could not even "remember what it was" which made them stay in the first place . A telephone call gathered them, and Thompson said that five minutes to speak "[they] were back".

The actor added: "One of the greatest crimes I think you can do in life is fair to waste time", that's what he and Mitchell, both 45 years old, had done. "It's so good to be back with my brother and [ Good hamburger 2 ] Go well. We are so grateful, waiting for the following chapters, "he said.

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell at Nickelodeon's 1997 The Big Help
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Mitchell also opened About derive from Thompson. "[W] thumb that you are adults in the spotlight and you just try to end up in this company ... We are just going to go differently," said the actor US Weekly in March. "But I think it happens with everyone." He explained more: "[It's like] when you are in high school and your friends went to different colleges, but then you stayed in touch and now you live in adulthood now. Just one thing so great. And always be friends after all this trip is great. "

The two old nickelodeon stars plan to Continue to work together following Good hamburger 2 , which was Mitchell's first film in 10 years. "It would be just for us to continue to explore what Kenan and Kel could have been when we were in their twenties when we left Nickelodeon and decided to try to understand it, instead of automatically Abbott And Costello thing, "said Thompson Variety During a joint interview with Mitchell in November. "There are so many different games from the company. There are so many different opportunities and we are just ready to tackle all of this."

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