Kenan Thompson at the Emmys: “Zendaya just turned 26 last week, happy birthday,” he said. “Twenty-six is a weird age in Hollywood. I mean, you’re young enough to play a high school student but too old to date Leonardo DiCaprio.”
s longest-running cast member to host the big night himself this year.
The showman began the evening in a full black tuxedo and top hat, introducing himself as the “mayor of television” before making the questionable decision to eschew jokes in favor of a series of elaborate dance numbers set to classic TV theme songs. And yet, somehow, things didn’t get much better when Thompson did actually deliver an opening monologue of sorts about 20 minutes later. “Most of you know me fromKenanAfter that came a promo of sorts for NBC’s Peacock streaming service followed by a series of weak jokes at the expense of its competitors.was hard to watch because it was so scary.was hard to watch because it was on Showtime.
By the end of the mid-show monologue, Thompson was predicting that Netflix “ain’t never going to give me a comedy special” after all of his jokes about their financial struggles. He may be one of the most talented sketch performers in TV history, but if this was his audition to get into stand-up, he should probably stick to
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