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Kenan Thompson: How an Atlanta Kid “Manifested” a Mighty Ducks Role, Starred at Nickelodeon, and Became SNL’s Longest-Running Cast Member

The Great Creators with Guy Raz

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How Did You Get Into Writing?

I didn't feel intimidated on writing night because everybody would disappear. They had offices and I was like, shit, I have a fucking office that I share with two other adults. You know what I mean? Like, what is this like shared space? Shit. And then it became a real job at that point. It wasn't just, you know, a kid performing for himself.

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