Kenan Thompson Takes His Daughters to the Premiere of ‘Good Burger 2’

Kenan Thompson had two very special dates for the Good hamburger 2 premiere: his children.

The Saturday evening live star, 45, attended the screening on Tuesday, November 14, with daughters Georgia, 9, and Gianna, 5, whom he shares with his estranged wife Christina Evangeline.

Thompson’s costar in the film, Kel Mitchell, also brought his family to the premiere. He arrived with his wife Asia Leeand their children, daughter Wisdom, 6, and son Honor, 3.

Wisdom was so excited to see Thompson that she jumped into his arms for a hug on the red carpet. Thompson was especially happy to see Mitchell, 45, who was hospitalized last week with an initially undisclosed condition.

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Despite his health problems, Mitchell was in a positive mood at the premiere. “Sometimes things happen to you in life and you just have to adapt,” he said The Hollywood Reporter. “I feel good. I feel great and we will continue.”

Mitchell revealed in an Instagram post earlier this month, he said he was shopping on Nov. 7 when suddenly “the entire right side of my arm and leg went numb, followed by the fact that I couldn’t swallow.”

Mitchell went to a local hospital and stayed overnight. He discovered that his medical emergency was caused by “a bulging disc that I had from a previous injury that was pressing against the nerve, which mimicked all those symptoms I was going through.” He was treated and released.

“So I thank God I’m good,” Mitchell continued in his post. “Thank you for all the prayers and responses.”

After Mitchell’s release, Thompson shared his happiness that his longtime friend and colleague had left the hospital. Thompson posted a photo of the two of the Good hamburger 2 takes place on November 10 with the caption: “Glad my brother is feeling better!!! Double the effort, double the patties, double the fun!!”

The pair started performing together almost thirty years ago when they were still teenagers. They starred in the Nickelodeon comedy sketch series All of that from 1994 to 1999, followed by the spin-off series Kenan & Kel from 1996 to 2000.

Thompson and Mitchell also starred in the original 1997 film Good burger film, which was developed from one of Mitchell’s sketches All of that.

In the first Good burgerThompson played Dexter Reed, a high school student who takes a job at a fast food restaurant called Good Burger to pay for the damage he caused to his teacher’s car. Mitchell played his friend and colleague Ed.

For the sequel, Dexter and Ed reunite at their former workplace. A company called MegaCorp wants to replace Good Burger workers with robots, so the duo sets out to stop the plan so their coworkers can keep their jobs.

Good burger 2 debuts on Paramount+ on Wednesday, November 22. The next day, the two stars ride in the Burgermobile from the movie during the 97th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, according to Variety. The car – fitted with a burger hood and chip bumper – weighs more than 5,000 pounds.

This is a very busy week for Thompson, who is next to his SNL Dutys has another film opening on Friday, November 17. He joined an all-star cast for the animated film Trolls unite film, which also features the voice talents of Justin Timberlake, Amy Schumer Anna Kendrick, Daveed Diggs, Joey Fatone, Kid Cudi and much more.