Overview
- Kenan Thompson, the longest-serving cast member in SNL history, has released a memoir titled 'When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown'.
- The memoir includes Thompson's reflections on his career, personal life, and his fallout with Good Burger co-star Kel Mitchell.
- Thompson discusses his struggles with body image, his early insecurities on SNL, and his experiences with a dishonest accountant who led him to file for bankruptcy.
- He also touches on his decision to stop playing Black women on SNL, which he believes led to the show hiring more Black women and other underrepresented groups.
- Thompson briefly discusses his 2022 divorce from Christina Evangeline, the mother of his two daughters, but chooses not to delve into details out of respect for her.