When I Was Your Age, Kenan Thompson
When I Was Your Age, Kenan Thompson
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When I Was Your Age
Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice From a Professional Clown

Author: Kenan Thompson

Narrator: Kenan Thompson

Unabridged: 7 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 12/05/2023

Synopsis

“Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie JonesWhen I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan ThompsonKenan Thompson is Saturday Night Live’s longest-ever-serving cast member and a star of such pioneering sketches as “Black Jeopardy” and is hugely beloved thanks to a tidal wave of nostalgic fans who grew up on early 2000s classics All That, Good Burger, and Kenan & Kel on Nickelodeon.He’s also a dad (to two girls) in his mid-40s living in suburbia, and whose universal, relatable, family-friendly humor has created unbelievable appeal and engagement from fans from middle America to coastal elites. Becoming a dad sucked the cool right out of him -- and he's OK with that!When I Was Your Age is packed with hilarious yet poignant essays that are aimed to offer any reader valuable advice on parenting, focusing on positivity, and having fun in life. Kids, new parents, fellow fathers, budding comics, and aunties who want to pinch his cheeks, can all learn from his biggest mistakes and most triumphant victories. There’s something for everybody here!

About Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson is Saturday Night Live’s longest-ever-serving cast member, starring in such pioneering sketches as “Black Jeopardy!,” and is hugely beloved, thanks to a tidal wave of nostalgic fans who grew up on early 2000s classics All That, Good Burger, and Kenan & Kel on Nickelodeon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scottsdale Public Library on December 30, 2023

When I Was Your Age: Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown is a great memoir in which Kenan Thompson shares lots of "behind the scenes" tidbits, as well as his perspective on what he's learned through it all. Fans of Saturday Night Live will enjoy his......more

Goodreads review by Michele on January 16, 2024

Hilarious, thoughtful, and genuine. I’ve grown up with Kenan in that I watched him every Friday night on All That, drank orange soda because of Kenan & Kel, and went to see Good Burger opening weekend. We both graduated to SNL about the same time and, 20 years later, he is still bringing me joy. His......more

Goodreads review by Mariah on January 08, 2024

The exactly safe, middling, book I expected from someone who is currently still plugged into the Hollywood machine and interested in playing the game. His insights are minimal, his backstory is pretty standard, and he has no interesting scandals to explore or industry secrets he's willing to share.......more

Goodreads review by Charlene on February 21, 2024

Rating an autobiography can be difficult. Someone’s origin story is authentic to them, so who are we to review it as good or bad or give a one star or five stars. So, I am reviewing this on the writing or in this case the audiobook and the format. The audiobook was a good listen. It was read by the......more

Goodreads review by Allen on December 16, 2023

A behind the scenes look at how KT became the longest star player on SNL. Behind the scenes brushes with big name celebrities and a bit about his 2 adorable young daughters. A fast fun read. Oh, I came up with a better title for his book: Kenan Reacts.......more

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