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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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"I'd never done stand up, so I didn't really know what to do," he says. "It's just all very shocking because I didn't spend much time in New York before that" The actor had no writing experience during his Nickelodeon days. He was trained for television but wasn't necessarily officially trained for comedy.

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