After nearly two decades on Saturday Night Live Kenan Thompson continues making folks laugh with his punch lines and impressions. Even so in his pursuit of comedy he has found himself having to answer to celebrities he has impersonated like Family Feud host Steve Harvey.
During a recent episode of the Smartless podcast Kenan got real with hosts Jason Bateman Sean Hayes and Will Arnett about being put on the spot by the Judge Steve Harvey star. When Will shared that Steve was one of his favorite characters portrayed by Kenan, the Nickelodeon alum revealed that it was not an instant hit with the fellow comedian.
Steve Harvey did not love it in the beginning Kenan said on the podcast. I know him so he would definitely send messages through mutual friends or just through the press. Like Tell the little fat boy to knock it off.But this did not prompt him to drop the act. Instead he has expanded it based on what Steve does next like Little Big Shots. I never stopped he continued. As soon as he does something Whenever he steps away from Family Feud and does something else I am on that too. If you are on the radar you are on the radar. Kenan has previously opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about Steves reaction to the impersonation. Steve was not overly excited about it in the beginning but he grew to love it. I do not do it out of any malice he told the outlet in July 2020.
He told me in different ways or he would say it on his radio show and then people would call me and be like Hey Steve Harveys talking about you this morning on the radio and I would be like Alright well I am sure he will settle down once he realizes that I am not attacking him.You do not know the phone calls you put in my life Steve told Kenan. Man Steve. Did you see Kenan last night? I did not see Kenan last night. Boy he did your a last night.Over the years the duo has shared other tidbits about their playful interactions. I just saw Steve when we were shooting Bring The Funny and he was on the next stage doing Family Feud Kenan said per Essence. I sat down with him and he was like You better watch yourself. I love Steve. I have known him for a super long time.
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