Kenan Thompson | The Blocks Podcast w/ Neal Brennan | FULL EPISODE 19

Neal Brennan interviews Kenan Thompson (SNL, You Already Know podcast, All That + more) about the things that make him feel lonely, isolated, and like something's wrong - and how he is persevering despite these blocks.
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Kenan's blocks:
00:00 Intro
17:13 Afraid of Bees
19:28 Diet
26:41 Co-parenting
29:58 Exercise
31:36 Driving Hard
38:08 Bites fingernails but clips toenails
41:04 Tosses & Turns in his sleep
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Watch Neal Brennan: Blocks on Netflix: www.netflix.com/title/81036234
You Already Know podcast hosted by Kenan Thompson & Tani Marole: www.youalreadyknowpodcast.com/
Theme music by Electric Guest (unreleased).
Edited by Will Hagle
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[@Sean-kg2gr]

I miss those “greatest of” SNL DVDs where they compiled one SNL actor’s greatest sketches. Kenan definitely deserves one.

[@Brittjones]

It would be a collection of discs

[@TheCheat420]

They did an hour long one on here when his show came out but it was a lot of newer stuff that's already all over KZbin so it wasn't as great as it could have been.

[@rosalyndnovigrod1076]

The Eddie Murphy one is my favorite.

[@leveraged6694]

Kenan elevates a lot of sketches that would otherwise tank. His mannerisms and facial expressions really sell his characters.

[@aedyn]

His jovial character in the What Up With That? sketches always lights up my mood (especially the one with Paul Rudd and everyone else dancing/playing in the background). Clip is 9 years strong👌🏻

[@CheveeDodd]

Today I found out that Kenan and I are the same age. He seems so personable and humble. He's made me laugh so hard for 30 years. Amazing talent.

[@jamesalexander8872]

I found out the same! We're a day apart! 5/9/1978

[@shrewdshrew35]

now this was authentic. Kenan is refreshingly normal, thank goodness.

[@willpross6706]

"Is there anything happy on this podcast?" Love it.

[@AchmedComedy_]

Some of my fondest childhood memories is watching Kenan & Kel with my siblings. Love that guy!!

[@uschilevermann5712]

sameeeeeee

[@RaiderNation126]

It helped me develop my feelings for orange soda.

[@uschilevermann5712]

@@RaiderNation126 who loves orange soda?

[@lyssxo1860]

yessss and all that!

[@calb9639]

​@@uschilevermann5712 kel loves orange soda! Is it true?

[@EwokPanda]

This man *still* could pass for 15. It's unbelievable.

[@scandelez]

Mighty ducks, all that, Kenan and kel, Good burger, heavyweights, love don’t cost a thing, and then Saturday night live, I’m 28 and I really feel like I’ve been watching Kenan for as long as I can literally remember

[@tayb5148]

Same age here man he was the pinnacle comedically of our childhood!

[@johnman84]

Ducks..... Ducks..... Ducks..... Ducks..... Ducks..... Ducks.....!!!

[@DrSpaceman69]

What's up with that?

[@kurlyq2gbike]

This interview only amplifies how much I love both of these humans

[@StruggaBugga]

I doubt he'll remember me but I met Kenan at a old Nickelodeon thing in Washington DC, in the 90s. He had his back turned and when he saw me he gave me a handshake and hug but I couldn't say ANYTHING to him, lol. My dad was like "Go ahead Joe, say something!". I wash speechless cuz i watched him and Kel on All That and their own show and to see this man face to face, i couldnt handle it. And now that i look at his age, he was only 8 years older than me. Crazy. Kel was cool too, playing with slime and jamming with the kids. Lori Beth Dinberg was there also, playing with the kids too and signing autographs. What a time to be a kid.

[@andrewcharles3132]

These shows have proven to be immediately beneficial to me. Thank you and please keep going.

[@sueb5312]

Electric Guest outro song is the shit, I want it in my playlist!!! 💖💖💖💖🎶🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@janaadams7958]

Kenan is fabulous. Funny, smart, kind. Loved this interview🥰

[@FriendZone75]

I used to laugh like an insane person with Pierre Escargot. And Chappelles Show is my all time favorite sketch show. Neil Brennan has been indirectly affecting my comedy sensibilities for decades.

[@itmeurdad]

I'm in the same boat! Only just learned about his nickelodeon connection this week. Ps - not to nitpick, but that seems rather direct. Indirect would be if you were a fan of stuff made by people who were fans of his stuff.

[@swiftsurerunner]

this podcast has been elite level great every week.

[@bulletsmichael]

Neal can do no wrong

[@kmcq692]

Discovered today. Just wow.

[@DrSpaceman69]

All bangers

[@megyskermike]

Kenan looks nearly the same he did on Nickelodeon, genetics are wild.

[@apatternedhorizon]

Love the fact that I've grown up with Kenan and he's still here doing what he does best.

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Just adore Kenan... What a fantastic human being. Thank you, Neal.

[@Bumblebee-jl3ur]

The joy I got from seeing Keenan as his natural self. 😊🤗🤗🤗

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@Bumblebee-jl3ur]

@@jamesanderson6373 🥴

[@VeroniicaJones]

This was such a wholesome conversation with the right amount of giggles

[@dianedewindt5083]

I love this podcast, I love hearing other people's idiosyncracies, it makes me feel like I'm not so weird with my minor OCD-type stuff.

[@tds7078]

What's surprised/interested me so much about Kenan after learning more about him is his balance. From what I can tell from his interviews and podcast spots is that he is introverted but connected to the outgoing/goofy part of him and you see it in his characters. Comedic acting requires so much intelligence and intuition that it's obvious he's got an ample supply of both of those traits.

[@Thecarlosperla]

This makes me love Kenan more! Such a good guy!

[@ltothemillsy]

Man, I was a Sears photographer back in the day. Most hilarious gig ever. Loved it, best job.

[@opcode114]

I loved him the second I saw his face and it has never let up. Thanks Keenan for making me laugh so hard for 25 years.

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@lalah9481]

Adore Keenan. So cool to watch his success and see he’s still real.

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@desi4227]

Loved him forever! All around talent!🤗

[@andys242424]

Ive been looking at buying a walk in tub , thank god I tuned in and was enlightened about the negatives! Never thought about waiting for it to drain prior to getting out. Thank you 😂!

[@tinaisrad]

Look into Japanese soaking tubs

[@garrettrubin6405]

I’m enjoying watching the pod’s visual branding evolve

[@soleiloshun]

Soooo happy you have a podcast. Your comedy is the best thing I’ve come across and awhile and has helped me so much

[@gordonfreeman1700]

"Glorious To Watch" Is the greatest way to describe seeing Kenan do anything on Television...Praise be to the King of Prime Time

[@AaronRClark]

Easily the most pumped for this one.

[@chokeonnosebleed]

Even keeled is the perfect description of this dude. What a guy

[@josephballerini3730]

Great episode. Seems like John Mulaney would be interesting on the heels of Baby J...

[@ZiggaRats]

Mulaney on Theo Von's cast was a thing of beauty

[@jeremyturner745]

Yup..100%

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@ZiggaRats really? I thought it was relatively weak.

[@txtacos817-3]

Damn reliving my childhood here Kenan was the back then and he’s still killing it ❤

[@robertedwards9861]

this has entered my top 5 pods

[@jasons.8125]

Hey Neal. For you, Lorne could represent your dad -- and your struggle for his approval while he was alive. Give it some thought. Love ya, buddy!

[@laurentaylor3951]

Great podcast! Love Kenan!

[@Head-Hurty]

Yo he totally Dreamsplaned Neal's dream for him. Spot on.

[@sendrius]

Great episode. Kenan is so much different on these types of shows. I like an actor who can turn it off.

[@bignatius]

Such a gift. Thanks dudes.

[@toterola451]

I love Keenan. He's the glue for SNL, and has been for a while.

[@MsMelyjean]

This is one of the best ones.

[@amb8814]

This was so awesome to watch! Nothing was forced and so funny!!

[@ChroniclesOfASadPunk]

I love this podcast! You should have Leslie Jones on an episode. That would be great.

[@FACTSHACK]

Best episode yet!

[@juliocorrea2552]

This was a treat

[@chabnormal]

Kenan is the greatest SNL cast member of all time. Maybe I'm biased, I remember when he was on Snick, and funny back then too

[@marniebrimhall986]

Awesome conversation!!!!

[@davidvernonloebsjr7133]

Fantastic episode again!

[@AnttiJumppainen]

Thanks!!

[@likearollingstone007]

Right from the start it’s about Neil 😂

[@fishhookism]

The sketch he did with Woody Harrelson where he passes out on the ride, was one of the funniest things I've seen on SNL in the last five years.

[@dimarazruv7032]

Such a good episode

[@johnnyresin]

Good Burger is one of my biggest go-to movies to try to make myself feel better 💚

[@Jimbonejamsalot]

I'm liking the new camera shots!

[@codewithparsa9986]

underrated pod

[@jshort902]

Love Kenan, I didn’t know we were from the same place kind of, but we probably have kindred spirits. He is a natural born talented person.

[@susanhendricks3964]

You can tell they genuinely really like each other 🌟

[@dimarazruv7032]

Great guest!

[@tyvinson2510]

LMAOOOOO. He doesn't have a lot of resources in Spain... "Right, I mean not in terms of Spanishness." Omg, that was funny as heck and said in passing too!

[@jjt2352]

This is such a good podcast and Kenan was such a good guest

[@troiscaniche4937]

Great interview. ❤️

[@victoriaarmstong322]

What’s up with that is a regular part of mine and my kid’s vernacular. ❤❤❤ Love Kenan

[@rydah1240]

I’ll take a shot everytime Kenan says “blah blah blah”

[@nargi]

“blah blah blah whatever” is pretty common black slang, honestly

[@rydah1240]

@@nargi and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s how frequently he says it. Like saying “you know” after every sentence.

[@Iloveswedes]

Kenan & Kel coming back would be cool. No dark twist, though. Just have them be grown up. Kenan is so chill. Love his attitude.

[@BlackAllMightX]

Where's Sal part 2?

[@TripToTheWaxMuseum]

Dan Schneider jump scare

[@Chris-lc3bv]

Strange flashing pic of known pedophile. Apparently not afraid of getting canceled.

[@Daniel_25]

Totally opened up my eyes to a more real side of this guy that I have seen on tv since I was a little kid. Kenan was right

[@sopark434]

Great ep. : )

[@CMIN_CLOUDY]

I’m so fucking happy that this is the kind of person he is. I loved him as a kid and love him more now!

[@ZiggaRats]

love hearing Kenan use expletives

[@RobinZK67]

I just found this podcast and I think Neal is captivating and the interactions are amazing. And I am inhaling these. I am very interested in Neal’s reaction to Dan S. Since they essentially worked together/adjacent…

[@jondon2710]

Yyyy is that 'green' Just PERFECT with this convo?!

[@sevansolorzano6394]

Excellent guest! Im 2 minutes in and Neal already took over the story telling XD

[@Chillllllbruh]

Gotta get that white privilege in where we can, yo.

[@Photik]

​@@Chillllllbruh you keep white privilege alive by parroting that term brother.

[@sevansolorzano6394]

​@@Photikbro let me know where I can get some white privilege, as a Mexican I tend to not be on the list.

[@Photik]

@@sevansolorzano6394 if you don't think you have privilege being alive, then practice gratitude. I was not responding to you, by the way. The original comment was deleted. He mentioned Neal's "white privilege" and made it about race. It was not directed towards you.

[@bennyVblue]

This podcast is the fkn best.

[@kidwolfman]

Great show! Try some color correction on those old photos... now there's a mixed bag of emotions/memories. always fun :) much love

[@stevebrown8163]

Thank you

[@JRZTXN]

I’m a second born and I’m still more careful than my sister’s crazy ass. 😂 Also, now that we know more, will you guys have another conversation about the past? Kenan, I have so much respect for you. ♥️✌🏼🌹🫡

[@dextergray1670]

I love how I grew up with Kenan but only in the last couple years have I gotten a feel for who he is as a person. Never forget this is the man who went on Hotboxin with Mike Tyson, had a disagreement on a topic with Mike and didn't flinch or change his stance at all when Mike got riled up in that way he does. In contrast certain "gangstas" like Boosie went on there and absolutely crumbled under Mikes scrutiny.

[@stephenr1369]

awesome stuff

[@khorshidbanoo1158]

kenan's blocks were so real.. some of the other comedians put down like "scared of death" for a block:/ like the fact that he wrote down "diet" as the first one. so relatable

[@user-mc6tr1vp2v]

I had to pause at the photo with Sinbad, little Keenan, and third-eye Neal. I laughed for 20 minutes.

[@Thats_so_maha]

The way they closed this ugh chocked me up. I love it when men do that with one another.

[@kimpossible6654]

Love some Kennan! He has saved me thru his wit & his funny. 🙏for him lot of haters in the industry. Stay strong!

[@LisaMaeSV650S]

Jimmy Buffett in one of my favorite songs of all time.A pirate turns forty says we got sixty good years

[@WrappyPappy]

Neal "snapped" after the dap first! He's definitely invited to the cookout 🤣🤫

[@joshuaoneil6052]

Kenan is a workhorse on SNl. Always carry’s the sketches he’s in. Get Gaffigan on the Pod! Y’all would have chemistry.

[@PearlsandRoses]

He is such a funny person! He seems very very sensitive. His defense mechanism seems to mostly (not always) be nonchalance.

[@tedium37]

Knew very little about KT before this. Didn't know he and Neal had history. I like what I'm hearing from both. Good very funny people.

[@outerspacebass]

He's in the middle of the hardest thing in his life. Let's get him back in a couple years. When I was where he was, I was in a trance because the alternative was just total implosion. I feel for him.

[@gordonshumway5933]

Dude went from Nickelodeon to SNL, that’s the arc and could legitimately be a movie after he retires from SNL.. He’s also extremely underrated! My favorite sketch of his might be the animal guy who had his dong ripped off by a monkey that then threw it at the exit sign

[@bixcut]

So damn likeable

[@Sloozen1]

I've always like Kenan eventhough I've only seen him on a handful of snl episodes. I wish they had a "you know what I'm saying" counter running on him behind his back.

[@vintageRXcess]

He knows potty words too, wow. Dude has it all!

[@emilyr1900]

I seriously love how much Kenan references him being a Taurus. Wonderful episode!

[@jamesanderson6373]

*Kenan

[@christinaramos3148]

Insightful SNL dream analysis

[@gandar54]

Neal is slowly completing his transition to General Zod

[@ripapa6355]

'You still doing that hardcore cliff parkour' 'Yeah. You should come back, man.'😅😅😅😅