Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell Reunite for Keke Palmer Skit

The boys are again! Kenan Thompson reunited with childhood costar Kel Mitchell in the course of the Saturday, December 3, episode of Saturday Night time Dwell — all because of episode host Keke Palmer.

“Kenan Thompson, the legend, man,” the Scream Queens alum, 29, gushed in a pre-taped sketch on Saturday, sharing footage of when she first met the 44-year-old SNL persona backstage. “[I’m having fun because] I’m working with my idol. Critically, man, I grew up watching you as a child. You realize, I’ve at all times needed to work with you.”

After Palmer — who introduced throughout her monologue that she’s anticipating her first little one — gushed over Thompson’s spectacular performing credit, she pitched a future “mission” concept.

“Completely, something with Keke Palmer’s title on it, I’m there,” the Mighty Geese actor replied. “No questions requested!”

Palmer then launched into her pitch concept for a dramatic reimagining of Kenan & Kel, Thompson’s 1996 improv collection with Mitchell, now 44. The mission — titled “Kenan & Kelly” — noticed Thompson reprise his childhood character whereas Palmer performed Mitchell’s position. The sketch additionally featured a fictional behind-the-scenes documentary, wherein the Kenan alum famous he was unimpressed with the storytelling.

“I ought to have requested extra questions,” Thompson quipped in a confessional scene. “I believed it was going to be a Jordan Peele-produced streaming collection. I wouldn’t have stated sure to Kenan & Kel, however now it’s simply Kelly. … Keke was gunning for an Emmy Award, so she needed gritty, dramatic moments in it. And I believed, ‘That received’t work.’ And I used to be proper!”

Regardless of Thompson’s disappointment within the Nope star’s concept, he was shocked when Mitchell made a shock cameo on the fictional set. “Hey, everyone! Oh, I missed you,” the Dancing With the Stars alum gushed within the clip, speeding over to hug a merchandising machine of orange soda. “Oh, who loves orange soda? Kel loves orange soda! Aww, candy child!”

Thompson and Mitchell rose to fame within the early Nineteen Nineties as forged members on Nickelodeon’s All That. Their breakout roles on the sketch comedy collection landed them their very own Kenan & Kel spinoff, which ran from 1996 to 2000. Kenan & Kel notably included the pair’s “Good Burger” sketch, which was was a feature-length film of the identical title. (Mitchell’s character typically expressed his love for orange soda within the sketch collection and movie adaptation.)

Whereas the 2 comics have come a good distance since All That and Good Burger, they’ve remained shut pals.

“Kenan’s capturing Saturday Night time Dwell in New York, however he texts me after I’m performed each time. He’s like, ‘Hey, you probably did so good,’” Mitchell solely advised Us Weekly in October 2019 of competing on DWTS. “That’s my boy. That’s household.”

Mitchell’s shock cameo on Saturday was simply the “spotlight” of Palmer’s life, which she famous through Instagram Story after the episode wrapped.

“Spotlight of my life. You guys have been so influential, in so some ways and particularly in comedy,” the Soar In! actress wrote through social media later that night time. “A lot of what I feel is nice or humorous or need to BE is due to you BOTH! Kenan and Kel being from Illinois solely made it much more actual for me as a fellow Illinois-er hahah.”

She added: “And the truth that the Kel’s birthday [sic] is only a day earlier than [mine] makes me really feel prefer it was simply meant to be. However severely. So grateful to be part of this reunion, @kenanthompson @iamkelmitchell.”

Saturday Night time Dwell airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET.

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