Does the beloved host of โBlack Jeopardy!โ have a book in the works? According to Page Six, the correct answer is yes, as โpublishing insidersโ told the outlet Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson has inked a million-dollar deal for his first book, which is expected to be a โhumorous memoir.โ
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From Page Six:
It would be the first tome for Thompson โ but the book arrives in a long line of printed matter by โSNLโ stars and alumni, including Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan, David Spade, Colin Jost, Gilda Radner, Amy Poehler, Jay Mohr, and others.
While Thompson may be following in the illustrious footsteps of his SNL predecessors, he has already eclipsed them in his tenure on NBCโs 46-year-old sketch comedy show. Thompson is currently the longest-running member of the showโs cast, having joined SNL in 2003.
But for the purposes of a potential memoir, itโs also worth remembering Thompsonโs extensive pre-SNL career. As Page Six notes, he got his start on CNNโs Real News for Kids before moving to Nickelodeon, where he appeared on the sketch-comedy series All That. But Thompsonโs career really took off when he earned his own show, co-starring opposite Kel Mitchell on the eponymous Kenan & Kel, and subsequently appearing in dozens of films and series in the two decades since.
Of course, in addition to SNL, Thompson now once again stars in his own vehicle, NBCโs new series Kenanโand no doubt all the above could make for a compellingโand comedicโread. In fact, reports Page Six, โA source said that the constantly working comedian โhad two book concepts in the worksโ before selling his memoir for seven figures...so perhaps this is also the beginning of a prolific publishing career.
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