Princewill Pius
It was only logical that two aspiring comedians on a children’s network would try and migrate to the highest level of sketch comedy: Saturday Night Live. As it turns out, Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson both auditioned with hopes of joining the SNL cast. Spoiler alert (not): Thompson got the gig. In fact, he’s since become SNL‘s longest-tenured cast member. As for Mitchell? His audition was a total disaster.
As the two former besties started drifting apart due to their careers going in different directions, rumors of a feud started circulating. It didn’t help that Mitchell added fuel to the fire in 2012 when he spoke to TMZ about his former co-star. “The truth is Kenan does not want to be seen with me in any form of media, or even have my name mentioned around him,” he revealed. While that might sound super shady, Mitchell went on to say, “I have not been upset about this. I respect his choice of wanting to make a name for himself solo.”
In 2015, the two made an appearance on The Tonight Show where they reprised their Good Burger roles for a sketch with Jimmy Fallon. As the crowd went wild, it was evident that whatever happened between the two was finally put to rest. “It was weird to see him because I hadn’t seen him in 10 years,” Thompson told HuffPost, adding that it felt like “comfortable shoes.” Mitchell called the moment “emotional” saying, “It was just us.”
Written by: Nicki
