EJ Panaligan editor Fresh off his gig hosting this year’s Primetime Emmys, comedian and “SNL” veteran Kenan Thompson is back on stage Thursday night in Atlanta, as he kicks off the 13th edition of his “Kenan Presents The Ultimate Comedy Showcase” — and this time with a few new technological wrinkles. The stand-up comedy search, which leads off at the Atlanta Comedy Theatre on Sept. 22, follows Thompson as he scouts for adult comedians and talented kids in more than 50 cities. Among the new elements, all around the country (50+ major cities). Thompson has teamed up with Rendered Talent to include a virtual reality option for participants to partake in the metaverse through the “Failed To Render Comedy Club.” In addition, Thompson partnered with Proto to be able to join live shows through the metaverse as a digital hologram, attending showcases digitally to accommodate his busy schedule via Proto’s 4K hologram device.
Who Is Hosting the Emmys 2022? Everything Kenan Thompson Has Said About Hosting
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A first-time host. Kenan Thompson will make his debut as the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards host on Monday, September 12.
The Saturday Night Live star, 44, follows Cedric the Entertainer and Jimmy Kimmel, who hosted in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Many of his SNL costars — including Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Andy Samberg, Michael Che and Colin Jost — have been emcees for the Television Academy’s biggest night too.
“Everyone’s got to do it once, and it’s his turn, he’s earned it,” Meyers told Variety in August. “The good news is Kenan, like I was, is lucky enough to be connected to a talented group of writers. The SNL writing staff, I’m sure, is going to show up for Kenan because he has been showing up for them and their sketches, getting laughs on looks and line reads for two decades.”
The Atlanta native started acting as a child. He got his big break on Nickelodeon’s All That, a kid-friendly sketch comedy show, in 1994. One of his hit sketches spawned the Good Burger movie. He also starred in the network’s sitcom Kenan & Kel from 1996 to 2000. He landed on SNL in 2003, starting a historic run on the late-night show.
Thompson has spent more than 20 years on SNL, making him the cast member with the longest tenure, and he has starred in over 1,500 sketches. He won his first Emmy in 2018 (for his Saturday Night Live track “Come Back Barack”) and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last month, which was placed right next to creator Lorne Michaels. Despite his accomplishments, he still finds himself feeling fretful ahead of the Emmys. He wants the awards show, which will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on NBC at 8 p.m. ET., to be a good night for everyone involved.
“Right now I have nerves about it
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