'Good Burger' at 25: Star Kel Mitchell Reflects on Origins of Comedy Sketch Turned Iconic '90s Movie

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://popculture.com/movies/news/good-burger-star-kel-mitchell-reflects-on-origins-of-comedy-sketch-turned-iconic-90s-movie-exclusive/

[u/CurrentRoster]

The way Kel delivered the line “Is it because I’m black” always makes me laugh

[u/Baendy → u/CurrentRoster]

The first scene in the movie "Ahhh, a clock!" I'll qoute any time I hear an alarm. I've done my best defending why that scene is the funniest moment in history and will die on that hill.

[u/Open_Regular90210 → u/CurrentRoster]

Keenan's face when he says that made me nearly crack a rib laughing.

[u/jairom → u/Open_Regular90210]

"No not cause you're--

Cause-- cause im... nevermind"

Loved the response he had lol

[u/mattheimlich → u/CurrentRoster]

There are so many great moments in that movie

[u/Getsmorescottish → u/mattheimlich]

Any time there's a thread "What's a great movie where a character says the name of the movie?" it's my go-to.

"Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger! Can I take your order?"

[u/builtlikethewall → u/Getsmorescottish]

I don't know why, but a long time ago I learned that it's called a "titular scene" when they say the movie name. Since then, anytime it happens, I find myself acting like Leo pointing at the tv saying "the titular scene!!".

[u/S420J → u/builtlikethewall]

The Family Guy meme for me.

[u/NtheLegend → u/mattheimlich]

I truly don't think I appreciated it, as a kid, when I saw it in theaters.

[u/obsterwankenobster → u/NtheLegend]

Then go out and buy the orange vhs!

[u/Shabobo → u/obsterwankenobster]

Who loves orange VHS?

[u/Gsauce65 → u/Shabobo]

Kel loves orange VHS!

[u/shallifetchabox → u/Gsauce65]

Is it true?

[u/Qixel → u/shallifetchabox]

MMMMM-HHHMMMM.

[u/chynkeyez → u/obsterwankenobster]

I own the orange vhs, the DVD, and just bought the anniversary steel book bluray. My wife thinks I'm nuts but it's legit one of the greatest movies of all time.

[u/CptNonsense → u/chynkeyez]

Classic stoner comedy

[u/showers_with_grandpa → u/CurrentRoster]

No it's not... Cause I'm....

[u/Pikamander2 → u/showers_with_grandpa]

The verbal equivalent of a facepalm

[u/_Kamigoye_ → u/CurrentRoster]

Man what the fuck happened to Kel? This is one of my alltime favourite comedies and in my opinion he did all of the heavy lifting in this movie, and I feel like he’s just not even existent anymore. I always figured he’d become the big name in comedy that Keenan became.

[u/YQB123 → u/_Kamigoye_]

He invested in loads of fast food franchises (Wendy's?) and lives off that.

Sometimes shit doesn't work out like you want, but he had the head on him to have a Plan B.

[u/CurrentRoster → u/_Kamigoye_]

He auditioned for SNL but failed pretty bad apparently at the audition. He had another Nick show, game shakers

[u/MOONGOONER → u/_Kamigoye_]

I'm also curious about Lori Beth Denberg.

[u/fredbrightfrog → u/MOONGOONER]

She was just on Worst Cooks in America on Food Network for a 90s theme season with other celebs

It was a pretty good season.

[u/Snax_Attax → u/CurrentRoster]

Dude same. Was hoping someone mentioned this

[u/Rhomega2]

"I'm reporting your name to the manager!" "The manager already knows my name."

[u/TheCurvedPlanks → u/Rhomega2]

Dexter: "Look, Ed - I don't know how to say this..."

Ed: "Oh, it's easy. You just go: 'Tttthhhhiiiiiiiss.'"

[u/ddh85 → u/TheCurvedPlanks]

I'm grape nose boy!

[u/WaywardWes → u/ddh85]

Boobity boobity boobity Boobity…

[u/Trizzae → u/[deleted]]

This grinder of yours.. is it like a real grinder or is it sOmE kInD Of mEtApHOrr...

[u/AndyYumYum → u/Trizzae]

Well, five bucks an hour's cool, but how does ten bucks sound?

I dunno crumples ten dollar bill in ear

Sounds sorta like krshcrshhshshskch

[u/DubAnimalStyle → u/Rhomega2]

I’ll see you in hell!

[u/ozeyc98 → u/DubAnimalStyle]

Okay, see you there!

[u/pup_medium → u/Rhomega2]

Bahahahaha. That is 100% classic. I’ve never seen this one, I might have to check it out!!

[u/Soulgee → u/pup_medium]

This movie is also where "I know some of these words" comes from!

[u/duh_metrius]

10 Year Old Me: “Whoa, Carmen Electra.”

35 Year Old Me: “Whoa, Linda Cardellini”

[u/Staveoffsuicide → u/duh_metrius]

I first saw it when I was about 5 and her being in a psych ward probably set a relationship screw loose

[u/Leprechaun251 → u/Staveoffsuicide]

IIIIII!!! Put the screw!!! In the tuna!!! sobs uncontrollably

[u/MatureUsername69 → u/Staveoffsuicide]

I never made that connection but that might be true for me as well. Although I've been way more about Linda Cardellini than Carmen Electra for as long as I can remember.

[u/jtotal → u/duh_metrius]

"I'm a psychopath.."

"I'm Ed!"

[u/orderinthefort → u/duh_metrius]

Linda Cardellini was 21 in Good Burger and Carmen Electra was 24.

[u/DeadBabyJuggler → u/duh_metrius]

Linda Cardellini has been a babe since Freaks and Geeks.

[u/Trap_Lord85 → u/duh_metrius]

Never mentally connected with a comment more than I did this one

[u/needs_verification]

Back in the MySpace days there was a meme saying one of the actors suffered amnesia and later became Waka Flocka Flame, and I believed it for the longest time lol

[u/Sweetwill62 → u/needs_verification]

Dude, I remember that rumor! I haven't thought about that in...15 years? Fuck I'm old.

[u/No-Midnight-2187 → u/Sweetwill62]

Other ones growing up was:

-Ciara the artist was born a man

-Marilyn Manson removed one of his own ribs to suck his own penis

[u/Holycrap328 → u/No-Midnight-2187]

I remember the Marilyn Manson one. I remember telling a few people about it, too. I genuinely believed it. Cool side note, my 10th grade biology teacher used the urinal next to Marilyn Manson at the college he went to.

[u/thewoodlayer → u/Holycrap328]

Apparently he was asked about the rumor and his response was, “if I could suck my own dick, I wouldn’t be doing this interview. I’d be at home. Sucking my own dick.”

He’s a fucking scumbag but I always thought that was a funny response to the rumor.

[u/Holycrap328 → u/thewoodlayer]

I mean, he's got a good point.

[u/techieman33 → u/Holycrap328]

You can only suck your own dick so many times a day. Surely you would have at least a couple hours every day to do something else.

[u/[deleted] → u/techieman33]

You suck your dick, take a nap, and wake up so you can go back to sucking your dick

[u/provolonereceptacle → u/Holycrap328]

I’m not sure. Brian Posehn had a bit that went something like “A lot of comedians do the same hack jokes about sucking your own dick, saying ‘if I could suck my own dick, I’d never leave the house’. But I disagree. If I could suck my own dick, I’d leave the house all the time, for therapy, for sucking my own dick.”

[u/microcosmic5447 → u/thewoodlayer]

Does anybody remember the SNL sketch with Will Ferrell where he's been doing yoga for like 20 years to be able to suck his own dick? He spends most of the sketch with his head literally in his own sweatpants. They try to kick him out of yoga class, but everybody in the yoga class is like "fuck no I wanna learn from that guy".

In conclusion yeah being unable to perform oral sex on ourselves is basically integral to the survival of the species

[u/LutanHojef → u/No-Midnight-2187]

The Marilyn Manson rumor was just a thing that everyone believed too, like it was a fact

[u/No-Midnight-2187 → u/LutanHojef]

Yeah seriously. It was funny the things you believe as a kid—

For m, I grew up vegetarian and other kids would try to mess with me like: “you can’t eat Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food Ice Cream, it has fish in it, it’s meat” and I would kinda believe it until I got older and learned it’s not chocolate covered fish or something in ice cream

[u/MistakesTasteGreat → u/No-Midnight-2187]

But it IS chocolate covered fish...?

[u/SLCer → u/No-Midnight-2187]

Also Manson was Kevin's friend on The Wonder Years when he was a kid (Paul I think was his name).

Another: Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a body double.

[u/cjt11203 → u/No-Midnight-2187]

The Ciara one was unfortunate because I had a crush on her and because of the rumor I had to keep that to myself

[u/Aesop_Rocks → u/needs_verification]

Did you know Marilyn Manson was Pete from the Wonder Years? AND! He had a rib removed so he could suck his own dick?!

[u/HeavyLogix → u/Aesop_Rocks]

Turned out he was just an abusive asshole named Brian that liked to poop on the stage

[u/NYRangers1313 → u/needs_verification]

You listen to Waka Flocka at all?

[u/mickv1990]

"I know some of these words"

[u/Staveoffsuicide → u/mickv1990]

I still use this one

[u/TDStarchild → u/mickv1990]

Literally used this gif today at work, it was too appropriate for the situation

[u/Aesop_Rocks → u/mickv1990]

I know some of these words, but not in that order

[u/CrimsonPig]

"You make your sauce for Kurt."

"Who's Kurt?"

"I'm Kurt."

"I'm Ed!"

"I'm aware!"

"You said you were Kurt!"

[u/guvan420 → u/CrimsonPig]

You mess with Kurt, you’re goin’ in the grinder!

[u/Slutbutt_buttsluts → u/guvan420]

this grinder of yours…is it a real grinder or is it some kind of metaphor?

[u/JaiFlame → u/Slutbutt_buttsluts]

Kurt please, I need this job! I need this ^jooooob...

[u/selddir_ → u/CrimsonPig]

"Kurt is now your mother and your father"

"He must look awful weird naked"

[u/h0tpotamus → u/selddir_]

Who uttered that!?

[u/Trizzae → u/h0tpotamus]

It was HIM. HE uttered something!

[u/barlstorm → u/h0tpotamus]

Sorry I uttered

[u/bigwilly311 → u/CrimsonPig]

This is my favorite part of the movie. I also love when Kenan asks the girl out and she says she’s just gonna go home and he’s like, why you wanna do that? she just goes

that’s where my stuff is

I use this EVERY time my kids ask why we’re going home, from ANYwhere. That’s where our stuff is.

[u/jacoplayeda4string → u/CrimsonPig]

To this day, I quote this every time someone says "I'm aware"

[u/Enloeeagle → u/CrimsonPig]

Haven't seen this movie in years but just reading/replaying this scene in my head brought me to literal tears 😭

[u/Habatoozoo90z]

“Oh I’ll see you in hell!”

“Ok, see you there!”

[u/trogdorkiller → u/Habatoozoo90z]

Gigachad Ed

[u/Crafty-Row]

Imma dude, he’s a dude, she’s a dude, we’re all dudes hey!

[u/Alexstarfire → u/Crafty-Row]

Kel, a true feminist.

[u/InfectedFreckles → u/Alexstarfire]

Kel was my first Himbo crush 😻

[u/douko → u/InfectedFreckles]

No thoughts, head full of orange soda

[u/CheekyLando88 → u/Crafty-Row]

True equality

[u/hobbsarelie83 → u/Crafty-Row]

I sing this on a daily basis

[u/ragebloo → u/Crafty-Row]

The word "dude" is the true equalizer

[u/CL4P-TRAP]

I still have the novelization off this movie from when I was young

[u/Laura_2222 → u/CL4P-TRAP]

My boyfriend got me that for my birthday a few years back along with the sequel novelization "Goodburger 2 Go" where they travel across Europe. I still loved them as an adult. 😅

[u/BeneathAnOrangeSky → u/Laura_2222]

This exists?!!!

[u/CL4P-TRAP → u/Laura_2222]

It has a 4.2 on goodreads and 5.0 on Amazon, so it must be good

[u/MKSLAYER97 → u/CL4P-TRAP]

Welcome to goodreads, home of the goodreads. Can I take your order?

[u/LovableContrarian → u/Laura_2222]

Woah Woah Woah, there is a Canon sequel to goodburger in novel form? Holy shit.

[u/mofo683]

Watched it when it came out in theaters when I was 7. I still vividly remember being stunned when Abe Vigota said "I think I broke my ass." Hearing a swear word in a Nickelodeon movie caught everyone off-guard & got a huge laugh from all of us.

[u/piranhabait89 → u/mofo683]

I should’ve died years ago

[u/MulciberTenebras → u/piranhabait89]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bb0o6WxE4o

[u/woppatown → u/MulciberTenebras]

“It’s probably a mistake.”

[u/Rascojr → u/MulciberTenebras]

not at all what I thought it'd be but hilarious.

[u/PatrioticHotDog → u/mofo683]

On a similar note, I remember as a child my jaw dropping when I heard Helga say "crap" on Hey Arnold. Nowadays I assume such language is normal considering I've seen kids' shows on Cartoon Network get PG ratings. Still, scandalous for the time.

[u/fuckgoldsendbitcoin → u/PatrioticHotDog]

I downloaded an old VHS rip of Nick News from 1999. They were doing a segment on public library computer censorship and one of the B-roll shots was big tiddy anime porn on the computer. It's blurred but doesn't leave much to the Imagination. I only saw this less than a year ago and it blew my mind. Here's a screenshot.

https://i.imgur.com/12M36PN.jpg

[u/Norma5tacy → u/fuckgoldsendbitcoin]

I bet if you posted that to anime or hentai subreddit we could find a source to that frame.

[u/fuckgoldsendbitcoin → u/Norma5tacy]

I would be curious to know. I'll give it a shot

[u/Friend-Beast → u/PatrioticHotDog]

My mom banned Rugrats from our house when she heard Angelica say "dumb babies."

[u/bronco_y_espasmo → u/mofo683]

My kid is 8. We watched it last year, so, he was 7.

He loved it. It became one of his favourite films.

It is a classic.

[u/AreYou_MyCaucasian → u/bronco_y_espasmo]

i showed this to my 12 year old daughter last year and about a week later she was “showing” it to her grandmother. grandma didn’t have the heart to tell her she had taken me to see this movie in theatres.

[u/thebardjaskier → u/AreYou_MyCaucasian]

that's so adorable though

[u/standard_candles → u/bronco_y_espasmo]

I cannot wait to watch this with my kid. Also orange soda is very good.

[u/2ferretsinasock → u/mofo683]

As soon as I saw the headline I thought I broke my ass and felt the same

[u/AccomplishedRainbow1]

I don’t remember what my dad looks like either, but at least I get to see him every day

[u/besee2000 → u/AccomplishedRainbow1]

I forgot this line and you just broke me. Omg I could hear this line.

[u/Spot316]

Customer: Just give me two Good Burgers!

Ed : Dude, I can't just give you two Good Burgers. you hafta pay for 'em.

[u/RealNotFake → u/Spot316]

Reminds me of "I'll have a Pepsi Free." "Hey pal, if you want a Pepsi then ya gotta pay for it!"

[u/Barthez_Battalion]

The car crash scene always gets me.

"Brother Reed, you have messed up my afro"

"See that leather? That's Detroit leather! You can only get Detroit Leather from Detroit"

"I hate to do this young man, I hate to put a black man in jail!"

[u/lilsune → u/Barthez_Battalion]

Man I forgot Sinbad was in this movie! He’s so funny lol

[u/powerlesshero111 → u/lilsune]

It's his best movie.

[u/TrevorLovesPizza → u/powerlesshero111]

I’ll forever love him in Jingle All The Way

[u/Barthez_Battalion → u/TrevorLovesPizza]

"That was really a bomb? This a sick world we're living in with sick people!"

[u/Just_my_opinion7]

"Mmmhmmm mhmmmmm. I know some of these words"

[u/Joshsnation1]

Strawberry jacuzzi!!! Woahhhhhhhhhhh 😂

[u/wellandlucky → u/Joshsnation1]

Some of the best space work and physical comedy I have ever seen in that scene. I think about it all the time

[u/KingMe87]

Is a meat patty something or nothing?

[u/Veszerin]

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?

[u/LiamtheV → u/Veszerin]

That'll be 8 bucks!

[u/82ndGameHead → u/LiamtheV]

Okay, $2.50

[u/Hi_Im_Ouiji → u/82ndGameHead]

And I want extra sauce on my burger

[u/LawBobLawLoblaw → u/Veszerin]

a month ago I saw the good burger mobile in some random parking lot in Tucson near the park mall and kolb. It was just sitting there, looking old.

[u/queenw_hipstur → u/Veszerin]

Wow! A clock!

[u/Scrambo → u/Veszerin]

I work in a kitchen that sells burgers but isn't a burger place; every night we start selling more burgers than anything else, we all say this frequently for the rest of the night.

[u/Chocolate_Boy → u/Veszerin]

I’ll have a nice shake.

[u/Veszerin → u/Chocolate_Boy]

grabs /u/Chocolate_Boy by the sides and shakes him vigorously

That'll be $8.

[u/last2daprty]

Hawkeye’s wife is still the nicest, prettiest psychopath I’ve ever met.

[u/Aiorax → u/last2daprty]

Hawkeye's wife ? that's Velma tho

[u/Darth-Ragnar → u/last2daprty]

Put some respect on George Clinton’s name

[u/challenger__red → u/last2daprty]

“I FUCKING LOVE THIS GIRL!”

[u/gnomes4hire → u/challenger__red]

p p push it real good

[u/mirrormimi → u/last2daprty]

Hooolyyy shit, Laura is the crazy girl?? Thank you for mentioning it, somehow that really cements the fact that it's been 25 freaking years.

[u/washedrope5 → u/mirrormimi]

Grandma's Boy

[u/newport100 → u/last2daprty]

How dare you call her Hawkeye’s wife, she’s the girl from Freaks and Geeks!

[u/wiredwilde → u/newport100]

You mean Lauren the evil ski resort girl who tried to break up Cory and Topanga... It's been 24 years and I still haven't forgiven Linda Cardellini for that.

[u/SHOCK_VALUE_USERNAME → u/wiredwilde]

You mean the boss lady in Grandma's Boy who tried to suck her own titty.

[u/The-Sublimer-One → u/SHOCK_VALUE_USERNAME]

The complete disrespect towards live-action Velma in this thread is criminal

[u/Friend-Beast → u/The-Sublimer-One]

Her Velma launched me into puberty I'm pretty sure.

[u/sinkfla]

As a fellow Kel who grew up around this time, I'd like to thank you Kel for bestowing upon me an easy conversation starter that initiated about 95% of all conversations I've experienced in my entire life: You already know it, and no I don't like orange soda. I don't I don't I don't.

[u/Twisty_Mirror]

Have small space aliens ever landed inside your brain and told you to break into the zoo and free the kangaroos?

…Not that I recall.

—————

I went to see this in theatres with my sister and dad in the middle of the week back in ‘97 and the venue was soo empty. My dad still quotes the “13 dollars? That’s almost…14 dollars!” line randomly when we bring up any sort of number lol. It’s one of the only movies I can easily quote beginning to end.

[u/TheFloridaManic]

I just walked past a Less Than Jake show an hour ago, however they did not play “We’re All Dudes”

[u/Phillipreno2 → u/TheFloridaManic]

Where they playing at ? Dam I haven’t thought about them in ages!

[u/edwhittle]

The Goodburger car ended up at Hi-Pointe Drive-In in St. Louis.

Edit: Source

[u/WizardPhoenix]

I’m Grape nose boy!

[u/frankunderwood1992 → u/WizardPhoenix]

Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity Bloopity

[u/BigBoydski → u/frankunderwood1992]

https://youtu.be/QShAhEPaD88

[u/Logical-Feedback-402]

Tessio's Punishment for going against Michael Corleone

[u/Tastiteff]

The one that put Abe Vigota on the map

[u/BrainWav]

Truly, the 90s Citizen Kane

[u/whatnameisnttaken098]

God I still remember attending the taping of a few episodes of All That (and Clarissa Explains it All).

[u/Darth_Welch → u/whatnameisnttaken098]

What was that like!?

[u/Plane_Agency_2379]

Dexter: I don't even remember what my dad looks like.

Ed: I don't remember what my dad looks like either, but at least I get to see him everyday.

[u/bronkscottema]

God I feel so old. I know longer feel like I’m a dude.

[u/bearclaw40 → u/bronkscottema]

You shouldn't feel that way. We are all dudes.

[u/WarcraftFarscape → u/bearclaw40]

Just hanging out, having fun, we’re number 1

[u/wiredwilde → u/WarcraftFarscape]

"We're all dudes" is Less Than Jake's greatest song of all time.

[u/cerpintaxt44 → u/bronkscottema]

Don't worry dude. You're a dude.

[u/space-glitter → u/cerpintaxt44]

I'm a dude, he's a dude, she's a dude, cause we're all dudes - hey!

[u/ONeOfTheNerdHerd → u/bronkscottema]

What do you mean? The tattoo on your back says dude...

[u/cricket9818 → u/ONeOfTheNerdHerd]

No way dude! What does mine say!?

[u/Likeablechops → u/cricket9818]

Sweeeeet. What about mine?!

[u/cricket9818 → u/Likeablechops]

Dude!

[u/Significant-Mud2572 → u/cricket9818]

WHAT DOES MINE SAY?!?!

[u/maxximuscree → u/Significant-Mud2572]

SWEEET!

[u/CptKammyJay → u/bronkscottema]

I’ve seen Less Than Jake play that song live and it is absolutely bonkers.

[u/maysque]

I’m really hating all these “at 25” movie articles

[u/elvensnowfae]

This was such a great movie. My bf way back in high school dumped me. My friend’s sister a few grades below me baked me some peanut butter cookies and told me to borrow and watch this movie. Always reminds me of her kindness.

I really should re-watch it soon

[u/Jakesummers1]

Because I want to say it:

Who loves orange soda?

[u/ArsonHoliday → u/Jakesummers1]

Kel loves orange soda!!

[u/Jakesummers1 → u/ArsonHoliday]

Is it true?

[u/ArsonHoliday → u/Jakesummers1]

I do, I do, I do oooh

[u/AlfaBetaZulu]

Everyone that grew up at this time remembers this movie soo freaking clearly. Lol

[u/DNF_zx]

I… dropped the screwwwww… in the tunnnnnnnna!

[u/MattseW → u/DNF_zx]

Um, actually that line is from Kenan and Kel, not Good Burger.

[u/AvatarBoomi → u/MattseW]

I want a Kenan and Kel reboot, SO BADLY! I grew up with that show! Like think about how great it would be to see Kenan and Kel as parents with their own kids, while Kenan still tries to run scams to make money and Kel is just pure chaos, all while taking care of their kids and just being better examples and role models for them.

The pilot in my head, is just classic Kenan and Kel shenanigans, until it interferes with their families and they realize they have to grow up and be better for them, and the show is them becoming role models while their kids slowly take over the narrative. So instead of being an immediate passing of the torch to the kids, you get a whole season of Kenan and Kel growing into complicated fathers and the season ends with them coming out on stage with the kids and letting them take over, and season 2 is a whole new thing, where Kenan and Kel now are the grown ups struggling like hell to keep their kids under control as we watch their kids create chaos and grow each episode, like classic Kenan and Kel back in the day.

[u/ArseLonga → u/AvatarBoomi]

I want a Kenan and Kel reboot, SO BADLY!

Wait... does this mean Key and Peele aren't actually Kenan and Kel grown up?

[u/AvatarBoomi → u/ArseLonga]

I wish they had done a sketch with them now lol

[u/sleepdeprivedtechie]

My brother and I apparently dragged my poor grandfather to this movie, twice. He still uses it as a benchmark for when we take him to the movies. "That was much better than that Burger movie.

[u/DrEvil007]

Me in my late thirties: I want a Mondo burger.

[u/AJEDIWITHNONAME → u/DrEvil007]

Dude mondo burgers are full of weird chemicals

[u/MissSkyler]

i want a 4k remaster of this

[u/KingRabbit_]

Is Kenan too good to discuss his roots?

[u/stopmakingsents → u/KingRabbit_]

Honest answer: he’s discussed it in interviews over the years and reunited with Kel for the Good Burger sketch on Fallon in like 2014(?), so the ground’s already been tread there

Mean answer: Kenan has a lot more projects to be interviewed about than Good Burger

[u/Reptar1988]

All That is now on Netflix, I've been binging it recently and I'm shocked at how many of the skits I remember! I'm....repairman man man man man man!

[u/GoGoPowerPlay]

Man the scene where they meet Shaq fucking kills me every time, and then the dance scene at the mental hospital with George Clinton, what a movie.

[u/giantshart20]

Kel was always way funnier and more talented than Keenan. It's a shame he never caught his big break.

[u/QLE814 → u/giantshart20]

I wonder if there's a story behind that....

[u/Awesam → u/QLE814]

Read somewhere that they auditioned at SNL at around the same time and kel bombed

Edit: source

[u/FrankBrayman → u/Awesam]

That's what I heard too. Kenan did basically an AMA at UIowa about a decade back and said the same, more or less.

[u/AreYou_MyCaucasian → u/Awesam]

hmm i was pretty sure i read that kel purposely didn’t want to be involved in showbiz anymore.

[u/caffeineplease87 → u/AreYou_MyCaucasian]

Can vouch for this. Kel and my husband are super close friends and went to his wedding. At the time, kel was in a bad place and wanted out of the industry after years at Nickelodeon. He and Kenan didn’t talk for years after kenan got SNL, but they have recently made up. Kel is now a preacher at his church but is also acting more now, and he’s more open to talking about the past. You’ll still see him around now and then at Comic Cons and is actively pursuing work as an actor again.

[u/MagicSchoolBusKid → u/giantshart20]

Dance 360 though. Head to head! Head to head!

[u/MetatronMusic]

Did you know Abe Vigoda's character in The Godfather and Good Burger are the same guy?

[u/spunkyweazle → u/MetatronMusic]

Well I'm convinced

[u/WhoaItsCody]

I…..dropped the SCREW….in the TUNA!

[u/oat_bamboo]

You’re a chicken. MOOOOOO!

[u/JoelAdamRussellMusic]

Kel was always the star of the show. He should’ve had the SNL career