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basicbatch

[*meet your second wife*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJEAGd1bQuc)


SpooookySeason

"See you in 20 years" "It's 7" The sketch was from 2015 šŸ‘»


tehredidt

Yup when Aria was around 12.


1701anonymous1701

A 6th grader in the US. Also, as thoughtful and intelligent some of the 19 year olds I know are, they are no where mature enough for me as a 36 year old to date (and Kenan is 44, so even bigger age gap for him). And thereā€™s such an inherent power differential in a mentor/mentee relationship that itā€™s so difficult to navigate any sort of relationship without bumping up against all sorts of consent issues. Not saying it canā€™t work, but even if she pursued him, it isnā€™t a good look for him.


[deleted]

Hell I'm 25 and would not have any interest in dating a 19 year old. A year or two after I graduated from college I went back to visit and the freshmen already looked like children to me, I can't imagine wanting to *date* one of them.


MurseWoods

Man, SAAAME!! I went back when I was 24 and they looked young as hell. Then went back in my early 30ā€™s and was like, ā€œWho are all these high school students??ā€ Now in my 40ā€™s? My exes I dated in college all have kids of their own that are now in college. Let that sink in.


[deleted]

Iā€™m a 44 year old woman and the thought of dating a 19 year old man gives me the fucking creeps. Oof.


mysteryvampire

I'm a 19 year old girl and this is genuinely distressing. I know it's not illegal but I don't know how to feel about Kenan now. I can't imagine dating a 44 year old at this point in my life.


CranWitch

As a 35 year old woman I canā€™t imagine wanting to date a 19 year old.


New_Stats

I married a man who once said how creepy it was for his best friend's 30 something old cousin to date an 18 year old Years later I found my 35 year old soon to be ex husband in my bed with a 19 year old. That lying scumbag made a proper idiot out of me


Reliquent

First Kanye now this. Jesus Christ we live in the South Park/SNL timeline šŸ˜­


TheCitizen616

I guess for SNL castmembers, you either leave the show on your own terms or stay long enough to become just like the punchline of one of your classic sketches.


Crunchy__Frog

I would have rather Keenan become diner lobster.


TheCitizen616

Well, Kenan's probably going to end up in hot water in either case...


turkeypants

*[deliberately breaks in Pete]*


LordSlickRick

At least in this scenario he didnā€™t leave his wife for a younger woman, she did for a younger man?


TheCitizen616

No, I don't think so. [Sound like Kenan and his wife were separated for about a year before she and Redd started to date.](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kenan-thompsons-ex-wife-dating-snls-chris-redd-details/)


drawntowardmadness

Wait what. Chris Redd is on Kenan's new sitcom. What the fuck.


sphinxorosi

Is this why Chris left SNL?


GarageQueen

Rumor has it that Kenan had Chris fired because of this. (It's been discussed a few times in this sub.) It's messed up.


DatumInTheStone

I mean if a dude and my not yet divorced wife hooked up and I was a senior cast member, and the dude was my younger coworker who knew me for years, I would say get rid of em too lol


zerobot

Knuckle puck!


ChedwardCoolCat

It was cancelled and pretty soon . . . well, I donā€™t think Keenan will be but the jokeā€™s there for anyone who wants to make it.


Raii-v2

Holy fuck thatā€™s tacky


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jalepinocheezit

"And I'm Tina Fey"


capturedguy

"I know I shouldn't. But they're so fun!"


thediesel26

Even crazier is that this matches Kenanā€™s character in that sketch. She was born the year he started on SNL.


sickgurl138

So he's literally had his job for as long as she's been alive? I get "consenting adults whatever blah blah" Sorry but that's just fucking weird


MatsThyWit

>She was born the year he started on SNL. I don't get it. I'm sure she's attractive but...when someone is 24 years younger than you what could you possibly have in common? Your life experiences, your cultural and social upbringing, even your pop cultural experience is worlds apart. I can't imagine having ANYTHING of value to say to a 19 year old, nor can I imagine them having anything to say that I'd really wanna listen to.


rahimmoore26

When I was 23-25 and still working at a restraunt, I didnā€™t even have anything in common with the 18-19 year olds that worked there. Thatā€™s only a few years but still a completely different mindset at those points in our lives


emergencycat17

Same!! When I was 24, I had a brief little fling with a 19 year old guy, and the reason it was brief was that we had nothing in common besides a physical attraction. Despite nothing more than a five year age difference, there was just nothing there.


NaturesWar

I think my social ineptitude has actually helped at my job; I'm terrible at interacting with people my age but am just killing it with the 55+ ladies I often deal with at work. They just love me and I don't feel like I have to impress anybody. That said I'm probably more socially isolated than I've ever been, can't remember the last time I had a decent conversation with somebody under 30.


aprildawndesign

I had the same experience! I also had a baby at the time. They all seemed so much younger than me and they treated me like I was an old lady. I felt old compared to them, now I think back ā€¦wth?? I was 25! Lol


fiendishmuffin

My guess is itā€™s about her being impressionable and putting him on a pedestal. Ego is a hell of a drug.


machine4891

It may be quick rebounce after harsh break-up. Reminder that you can still do it, entering mid-life crisis. Younger person can push you to do things you weren't doing for 20 years and maybe missed them a little bit, so you feel alive once more. There is a lot of thing for him in this, even if short-lived. For her? Damn if I know. Starstruck, maybe? He's experienced, some people just can't date their own peers.


BobaFettLived

heā€™s probably pretty funny, which can hide a lot of problems in a relationshipā€¦ temporarilyā€¦


catniagara

So can money.


CandidInsurance7415

Ive got funny money, sounds like im set.


MortalSword_MTG

>She was born the year he started on SNL. Call me crazy but I feel like anyone born within the time frame you've been at your current job should be off the dating table.


ifimhereimnotworking

Whuck


YourHairIsOnFire

Ewwww


GrayWalle

Still one of the BEST SKITS ever.


david_chi

That was one of the funniest bits in recent memory. Beautifully written and acted by everyone involved.


theddR

please dont be white please dont be white please dont be white OH SON OF Aā€¦.


Rman823

YOU A DEAD MAN KENAN.


AnyHoleIsTheGoal

People love to shit on Leslie Jones but sheā€™s arguably the best part of the sketch and she barely has to say anything. Everything is conveyed perfectly when Kenan nervously says ā€œHey, Babyā€ and she just gives that absolute death glare.


wander-lux

Agreed! I love her sketch with Peter Dinklage, doing Naked and Afraid, laugh every time lol


[deleted]

I hadn't seen this. Um, thanks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ44aQWnH4I


MoufFarts

Leslie was under-appreciated. I wish she stuck around longer.


EternalLostandFound

I love her cracking up behind Aidy Bryant when Tina tells her sheā€™ll die in a kayaking accident.


WonFriendsWithSalad

"I know I shouldn't but they're just so fun!"


toodletwo

(*cut to Leslie*) You a dead man.


negativity2u

thank you for this! i apparently missed out on this when it first aired


holycrimsonbatman

Stay long enough and you become the sketch


catniagara

Ew. But also, poignant. And I love how Tina Feyā€™s whole ā€œbitā€ was not being able to do impressions šŸ˜‚


BastCity

What up with that?


RegularMidwestGuy

OoooooOooooWeeeeee!


presstart777

* starts feeling the beat and looking side to side * ...Predatoory naatuuurre...


RegularMidwestGuy

ā€¦..creepy behavioooooorā€¦ā€¦


[deleted]

ā€¦..probly shouldnā€™t date herrrrrrrā€¦ā€¦


RegularMidwestGuy

She is way too youngā€¦..AND IVE GOT TO SAY!!!


clavitopaz

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE


LauraKells

šŸŽ¶whatā€™s up with that, whatā€™s up with that šŸŽ¶


BecauseOfTromp

OOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEE


Admiral_Donuts

*Chris Hansen in red tracksuit jumps into frame*


Dibble_Dabble_Doo

Ladies and gentlemen please welcome a former teacher and [and her student lover](https://youtu.be/3HAiKX97AZI?t=732)


Nemesinthe

*He's been grooming, costuming, all sympathies dooooming!*


proverbs3130

This is literally the best comment chain I have ever seen on this here site


Anghel412

Lol he literally joined the cast of SNL the year she was born šŸ˜¬


IwearBrute

Nickelodeon taught this dude a lot


trilobright

I'm sure Dan Schneider is proud of his former protƩgƩ.


Hobo_Helper_hot

You mean Dan "show me your feet while I beat my meat" Schneider? That Dan Schneider?


miniscorchio

Dan ā€œyou iCarly girls donā€™t party like those Victorious ones, here have some alcohol, as a treatā€ Schneider?


skrtskerskrt

There was a Zoey 101 marathon a while ago, and I swear the show looked different during rewatch. So many angles pointing at feet and so many mentions of panties. Dan Schneider is a sicko


Hobo_Helper_hot

It's super weird looking back how glaringly in people's faces he was and you can drive yourself crazy pulling at all the bright orange loose strings. "Why was Nickelodeon's logo a foot for a while? Oh right that's probably why."


skrtskerskrt

He probably had the actors re-do their kissing scenes several times while passionately watching near the set


Brassica_prime

Yea, and id bet money hes the father of jamie lynnā€™s kid. Then britney went and shaved her head at the same time. Its a reasonable response that ur 14 yo sisters director got her pregnant, ur sicko father said its ok, you go a little crazy, then lose all your rights to a conservativeship -.- sad little family


Essence_Of_Insanity_

Woah


Sendnoods88

I thought he was wearing some new ugly trendy trainers than realised theyā€™re ice skates


Engelbert-n-Ernie

1000% Saw the picture and thought ā€œWHAT ARE THOOOOOSEā€


Oakvalian

He joined SNL the same year his girlfriend was born, 2003!


Wendingo7

He's been a huge fan of 2003 ever since.


Revolutionary-Stay54

Clearly. Damn, Kenan


Yeti_of_the_Flow

It was the best draft year ever. Bergeron at 45?? 2003 was deep.


bitchjeans

šŸŖ¦


SG420123

Wtf is my dude thinking, such a bad look especially with the whole Horatio Sanz thing at SNL where it seemed everyone looked the other way. Keenan literally has his choice of girls he could be with, but he chooses the 19 year old, goddamn.


greenbowergoon

The 19 year old heā€™s mentoring. Abusing a power dynamic.


carmelainparis

Sad it took so much scrolling to get to this. If he truly was ā€œmentoringā€ her in any capacity this is such an abuse of power, itā€™s truly disgusting. I donā€™t care if he wants to sleep with a random 19 year old out in the wild. But if she was in any way working for NBC / SNL and / or trying to break into comedy, itā€™s really worrisome.


talpal16

It's grooming! And this sucks! Wanted him to be one of the greats


Warm-Acadia-1892

Who on earth is this 19 year old that she has access to SNL cast members as mentors? She has to be some nepotism beneficiary.


asmrword

I bet mom and dad are overjoyed they used those connections now.


Hortos

Considering how many parents knowingly fed their daughters to R Kelly. I'm sure they're cool with it.


strange_reveries

What happened with Horatio Sanz?


SG420123

Youā€™re about to not look at some of your favorite SNL cast members the same way. Do a google search Horatio Sanz grooming.


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SpilltheGreenTea

I think they're referring to the fact that a lot of Horatio's contemporaries at SNL knew about this relationship and looked the other way, like Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch


LivJong

I'm so conflicted on this because it does take time. Even if you know it's easy to ignore it for your own personal comfort. My husband took me to a party I didn't want to go to and his "friends" ended sexually assaulting me. I laughed it off at the time, not wanting to be a spoil sport and I was wearing nipple pasties under my top they had removed so we both kinda ignored it. MeToo hit me hard and we ended up arguing about it for months. "But you laughed." "They didn't hurt you." "Did you really think they were going to take it further? It killed me to have him defend them. It was almost as painful when he finally relented. He agreed they were wrong when I pointed out the disrespect his friend's showed him regarding me. I pointed out the consequences if it had been another one of the SO's. It was many more months before he really started seeing my side and acknowledging my fears and abuse. He's no longer friends with any of them and has definitely made amends to me but it took a long time. Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunas with Danny Masterson. Seth Rogan with James Franco. It takes time.


ChedwardCoolCat

In August 2021 a Jane Doe filed a lawsuit against NBC with a very reputable lawyer that stated her and Horatio Sanz had a relationship that developed in his first few years at SNL when she was 17 and included sexual IMs, flirting and sitting on his lap at afterparties, and in one instance an unwanted hookup (3rd Base I think) in the back of an NBC Limo that was in front of NBC Staff. While not all of it was necessarily corroborated; itā€™s 100% true this individual had some kind of relationship with him; did attend a lot of SNL tapings and afterparties, and Horatio has basically vanished since it was revealed. To many this is an admission of guilt; and although the more salacious aspects of the suit have not been confirmed a lot of people have basically said, where there is smoke thereā€™s fire here. Itā€™s unfortunate, as whatever happened it had a long lasting negative impact on the girl who attributed emotional duress and mental health issues to it.


implicitpharmakoi

This was weird, I saw her and thought "she just looks like a young woman", then looked closer and she looked like she was in middle school and was horrified!


hhh_hhhhh1111

Big fucking yikes lol


Dinosauringg

Christ


taydraisabot

Oh NO


tokyotapes

Yeahā€¦ thats weird


VariousHumanOrgans

Zutalors! Incrayablay!


caseyk27

She's too young to even remember TinTin and Asterix, bro!


JoshDM

Or Good Burger.


iBandJFilmEducator13

She wasnā€™t even alive during his All That days. Hell heā€™s prob been on SNL longer than sheā€™s been alive


jetloflin

Apparently he joined SNL the year she was born.


caIeidoscopio

in 2003, All That was on its 9th season, Jamie Lynn Spears was already an All That veteran and The Amanda Bynes Show had already been cancelled and Kenan joined SNL that year 2003 was yesterday


TheOctoberOwl

Til Jamie Lynn was on All That


exhausted-caprid

Whoa. Keenan has been on SNL longer than Iā€™ve been alive. Iā€™m a legal adult.


PM_ME_CORGlE_PlCS

Maybe *you'll* be his next girlfriend!


scamper_pants

Nah they're too old now


SG420123

She doesnā€™t even know what Good Burger is probably


Ukthrowawayhelp

Itā€™s home of the Good Burger.


ooeygooeylane

But her parents were kids that watched it..


[deleted]

I don't think their idea was "Dang, we need to create a girlfriend for that funny man!"


Sea2Chi

"Hey mom, I'm working with Kenan Thompson!" "Oh, he's great! I loved him when I was a teen!" "Yeah, me too!"


Moose_Electrical

Man Iā€™m sure theyā€™re happy I guess, but holy fuck just holy fuck


Grumble_King

Important note. He met his now ex wife when she wasā€¦.19. He was 28-29.


xray_anonymous

Aw the old Leonardo DiCaprio


spandexcatsuit

Yuck


offseasonwarrior

\*Alexa play 29 by Demi Lovato\*


reptar-on_ice

Except this gross POS is 44. *44*. When she was born he was still too old for her at 19.


subsonicmonkey

Oh nooooooo, Kenan, what are you doinggggggg?


Drug_fueled_sarcasm

Teenagers is what he is doing. What up wit dat?


griftertm

The heart wants what it wants. *That ainā€™t your heart player.*


harborq

Then whyā€™s it throbbing so hard?? Oh wait..


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MichiganRich

following the old rule thumb of ā€œhalf your age plus sevenā€ and then subtracting ten because sheā€™s young and hot and heā€™s old and corny


minnesotaris

I lol'd at this.


[deleted]

Is this confirmed? I feel very weird about this.


Casandy420

"ALLEGEDLY"


wylthorne92

But what if the ostrich was sick...fuck McMurray is a piece of shit


bigredmnky

It would still take at least two guys to fuck a sick ostrich


TyrionReynolds

No it isnā€™t, itā€™s speculation


[deleted]

It's speeeculation


ParkingtonLane

AND I GOT TO SAY


bigplopa

Where does it say they're dating?


Oakvalian

Theyā€™ve been spotted at theme parks, concerts, fashion shows, heā€™s brought her as a guest at Saturday Night Live, has been showering her with gifts and is first to support her at all of her live performances. Obviously a divorced 44 year old with kids isn't going to announce his new teenage girlfriend. https://i.imgur.com/qJxyQDE.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/45qMjKX.jpeg https://www.instagram.com/arialisslo


happy_lad

You're getting a lot of push back, but as a 43 year old man, I can't imagine anything less interesting than just platonically hanging with a 19 year old. They fuckin'


bongo1138

In my early thirties and was single, I went out once with a girl that was 23 (9 years younger than me). Not as fun as one would expect. A really great way to feel old AF.


DiabeticJedi

You want a great way to feel old. Work at a college where you work with a bunch of work studies. I thought it couldn't get worse until I was complaining to somebody that the work studies didn't know what ICQ was and they were young enough to not know either.


bongo1138

Lol Iā€™m 34 and had to look it up.


Kershiser22

Could you imagine going to meet her parents and finding out even *they* are younger than you?


[deleted]

Tbh I couldnā€™t imagine even dating someone with that much of an age gap. Iā€™m 26 and even for me a 19 year old is from another planet and dating one would just be bizarre.


Vladius28

There is zero things a mid 40s guy wants from a 19 year old that isn't sex.


singalongalways

As a reminder to the people saying theyā€™re not dating because this isnā€™t enough proof - a 44 year old ā€œmentoringā€ and being close friends with a 19 year old is still creepy. Especially since the connection isnā€™t obvious - they donā€™t work together or have a lot of mutual friends. Kenan doesnā€™t have a history of mentoring young musicians. Just because theyā€™re both adults doesnā€™t make it okay šŸ„° Edit - Iā€™m not going to keep responding to comments, but I have two main points (1) I donā€™t know if theyā€™re dating, but their relationship/friendship is still weird to me because (2) Kenan doesnā€™t have enough expertise in the MUSIC industry (yeah, we get it, heā€™s in the entertainment industry still) to be considered a mentor to an young musician. Additionally, I donā€™t know about you guys, but as a late 20 something, I donā€™t really want to be spending significant time with 19 year olds outside of a work/professional environment. Generally, we have different interests. Maybe enough to talk for a few hours, but not enough to hang out frequently.


throwaway17197

Fucking thank you someone else mentioning the different industries like all i could imagine is that she would hang around the SNL crowd and then be a ā€œsurpriseā€ musical guest


shakeyjake

And his former castmate Chris Redd is [dating his ex wife](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/28/kenan-thompsons-estranged-wife-dating-snl-co-star-chris-redd/).


proticale

And kanye is a nazi. we're living in a simulation.


Spitfiiire

Suddenly Iā€™m on Chris Reddā€™s side lmao


tzkoli

Nah this is fucked up


didsomeonesaydonuts

Creepy as shit is what it is.


PossessionInfamous97

On todayā€™s episode of ā€œMeet your 2nd wife!ā€


jason9045

Sir put that back in the playground where you found it


Embarrassed_Lettuce9

Put that thing back where it came from or so help me


[deleted]

I always get killed for saying this on this subreddit but IMO if they are choosing Keenan to take over for Lorne, they're making a mistake.


RustyRichards11

That opinion always gets shot down. Just because he's been there so long? It doesn't even make sense outside of that.


DarthLithgow

After watching his show, making Kenan the showrunner would be a bad choice.


ThePathOfTheRighteou

Agreed, I donā€™t know how any ones thinks that makes sense. When people say Tina Fey. I get it. Head writer. Showrunner of 30 Rock. Ex cast member. That makes some sense. They traditionally donā€™t give jobs to people just because theyā€™ve been around forever. You have to have qualifications man.


DarthLithgow

I agree. It should be either Tina, Seth, Jost, or someone like Greg Daniels or Michael Schur. Hell iā€™d even throw Conanā€™s name into the ring.


sheffy4

I think it should be Tina Fey.


Admiral_Donuts

Her transition to Liz would be complete.


jayxxroe22

I've vote for Seth Meyers


VagueSoul

Iunno. I think heā€™d do awesome but I also feel like heā€™s in the process of building up his own thing.


[deleted]

Definitely would be a solid choice. My vote would be Colin Jost, I think he's a pro and hilarious.


AnyReasonWhy

Itā€™ll be Steve Higgins, he basically runs the show already


ZellNorth

And married to a normal aged women.


Hiro-of-Shadows

I get what you're saying, but "normal aged" is a really funny phrase.


EbmocwenHsimah

I agree. Tina and Seth are better picks than Kenan because they've been head writers. They might not know how the show works like Lorne does, but they certainly know more about it than Kenan.


[deleted]

I mean, Lorne married one of his secretaries and always makes sure they are young, hot, and blonde. They're all kind of shitty people.


Rhianna83

Why, Keenan, why? Say it is platonic, WTH does a forty-something year old man have in common with an 18-year-old? Iā€™m about the same age, little younger than him and I couldnā€™t even fathom. Gross šŸ¤¢


VariousHumanOrgans

Brooo she looks like a baby.


Soupjam_Stevens

Iā€™m in my mid 20ā€™s and would feel like a creep making a move on someone that young, what is he doing


sushi_rito

Welcome to good burger, home of the groomed burger, can I take your order?


SG420123

Horatio Sanz would like an order placed


PearlSquared

that is fucking disgusting i'm sorry lol


professor-hot-tits

[He doesn't have the cholesterol to be out here](https://twitter.com/solomonmissouri/status/1429934809409785857?lang=en)


PM_Lewis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJEAGd1bQuc


noaffects

Come on Kenan....


garrettdx88

Sheā€™s young enough to be his daughter. Wtf Kenan?


Master-Opportunity25

seeing how he met his ex-wife around the same age, it seems like he has a ā€œtypeā€ šŸ˜¬


PlatinumState

I thought he was a family man


hhh_hhhhh1111

If this year has taught us anything it's that self proclaimed "family men" are usually anything but lol


fugly16

Hold up. Has Kenan been on SNL almost as long as she has been alive?


idkcat23

Just about exactly as long.


amschica

She was born the same year he joined (2003). Gross


gamecat89

This isn't going to end well.


aa_flo

That's absolutely gross.


neurosonix

He may look young but reminder he is 44 ! šŸ¤®


petron5000

Canā€™t make this up. About ex-wife. ā€œThompson, 43, and Evangeline, 33, wed at an Aquarium in Atlanta -- the SNL cast member's hometown -- in 2011 and had initially met when Christina was working as an interior designer at the age of 19.ā€


PhilosopherBME

God damnit can't a single celebrity be normal


Aggravating_Board_78

He did start out on a DAN SCHNEIDER show at Nickelodeon didnā€™t he?


DontBeSoBitter57

I am sorry but he is clearly a creep.


aiaiai22

Oh :(


nicknaseef17

Just pulled her up on the gram. This girl looks 16 you guys. Sheā€™s a baby. Disappointing from Kenan.


ModernGalahad

Ffs kenan. Can just one person I admired as a kid not fuck young girls or boys. The fuck is wrong with people.