Amy Poehler and Kenan Thompson have walked a similar comedy path, as the latest episode of Good Hang will attest. The Saturday Night Live stars reconnected for Poehler’s podcast released Tuesday, with Thompson being the longest-tenured cast member in SNL history — over 22 seasons and counting.
The longtime friends unpacked the art of timing in comedy and life, Thompson’s pre-SNL career (including the Mighty Ducks franchise), auditioning for SNL at 23, getting his own writing on SNL with the recurring “Scared Straight” sketch, ice skating on the Rink at Rockefeller Center at 1 a.m. after filming SNL Christmas specials, fanning out over American figure skater Alysa Liu, and more.
And as always, there’s a special guest question from Thompson and Poehler’s fellow SNL star Maya Rudolph.
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