Kenan Thompson Will Serve as a Guest Judge on This Tuesday and Wednesday’s Live Telecasts of “America’s Got Talent”

Kenan Thompson will serve as a guest judge on this Tuesday and Wednesday’s live telecasts of “America’s Got Talent.” He will fill in for Simon Cowell and join fellow judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, and Sofia Vergara. Terry Crews is the host.

“America’s Got Talent” airs Tuesday from 8-10PM ET/PT and Wednesday from 8-9 PM ET/PT.

Thompson has been one of the most popular cast members over the storied history of “Saturday Night Live.” He joined the show in 2003 and won an Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for the song “Come Back, Barack.” He is nominated for the 2020 Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Thompson is the star of NBC’s upcoming new comedy “Kenan.” The series centers on a recently widowed host of Atlanta’s #2 morning show (Thompson), who struggles to balance his job and his young daughters despite all the “help” he gets from his father-in-law (Don Johnson) and his brother/assistant/manager/house guest (Chris Redd).