When I Was Your Age
Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown
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- USD 15.99
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“Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie Jones
When 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 Thompson
Kenan 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!
How does a kid from Atlanta survive the pressure cooker of 90s television and become a comedy icon?
Behind the Scenes at SNL: Get a backstage pass to Saturday Night Live from its longest-serving cast member, from nerve-wracking auditions to working with comedy legends.Surviving Child Stardom: Kenan shares how he navigated the worlds of All That, Good Burger, and Kenan & Kel and made it out with his sense of humor intact.Relatable Parenting Advice: Laugh-out-loud tales and honest advice on raising kids from a dad of two girls who’s figuring it out one hilarious mistake at a time.Funny Stories & Life Lessons: From going broke and bouncing back to meeting his heroes, Kenan shares his most triumphant victories and biggest mistakes with his signature warmth.
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Saturday Night Live actor Thompson reflects on his family life and storied career in this rib-tickling debut memoir-in-essays. He begins with his childhood in Georgia, attributing to his tight-knit family his own eventual status as a "softie" dad to his two young daughters. The real focus, however, is Thompson's entertainment career, spanning from an early break on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show All That through several films and into his ongoing tenure at SNL, where Thompson—who was hired in 2003—has become the longest-running cast member in the show's history. Though Thompson refuses to pick a favorite SNL host, he gossips about his audition process (he faced off against Kel Mitchell, his former comedy partner, to replace retiring cast member Tracy Morgan), sharing an office with "Weekend Update" host Colin Jost, and former president Donald Trump's appearances on SNL ("At the table read, he was a dickhead"). There are also behind-the-scenes glimpses at classic sketches including "Black Jeopardy!" and "What's Up with That?" The prevailing tone is light, but Thompson doesn't shy away from heavier topics, including his 2022 divorce from model Christina Evangeline and bankruptcy at the hands of a fraudulent accountant. Through it all, he's funny, candid company. For the comedian's fans, this is a treat.
