When I Was Your Age

“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 SNLs 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 hes 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.