{"id":29177,"date":"2021-11-08T17:52:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29177"},"modified":"2021-11-08T17:52:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T22:52:01","slug":"actor-and-comedian-kenan-thompson-to-host-the-2021-peoples-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/08\/actor-and-comedian-kenan-thompson-to-host-the-2021-peoples-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor and Comedian Kenan Thompson to Host the 2021 &#8220;People&#8217;s Choice Awards&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29178\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/peoples-choice-awards-top.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/peoples-choice-awards-top.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/peoples-choice-awards-top-300x151.webp 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/peoples-choice-awards-top-360x180.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>NBC and E! announced today that actor and comedian Kenan Thompson will host the 2021 &#8220;<strong><em>People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; celebrating all forms of entertainment, chosen entirely by the people. This year, Thompson received his first-ever &#8220;<em>People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/em>&#8221; nominations and is up for both the 2021 &#8220;Comedy TV Star&#8221; and &#8220;Male TV Star&#8221; for his work on &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>.&#8221; The 2021 &#8220;<em>People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/em>&#8221; will air simultaneously on both NBC and E! on Tuesday, December 7 @ 9PM ET\/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t believe I get to host the <em>PCAs<\/em>!! I&#8217;m beyond blessed to be nominated twice and part of two more nominations for <em>SNL<\/em>. Good times indeed!,&#8221; said Kenan Thompson. &#8220;Congrats to all the nominees &#8211; we already won!!&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-1852171059\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Kenan&#8217;s versatility and commitment to creating quality entertainment that has sparked laughter for over three decades has made him one of the most endeared comedians of our time,&#8221; said Jen Neal, Executive Vice President, Live Events, Specials &amp; E! News, NBCUniversal Entertainment Television and Streaming. &#8220;We cannot wait to welcome him to the &#8216;<em>People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/em>&#8216; stage where his charisma and humor will undoubtedly bring fans to their feet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson recently started his 19th season on &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8221; as the show&#8217;s longest-running cast member where he has showcased many noteworthy impressions including Rev. Al Sharpton, Charles Barkley, Steve Harvey, and David Ortiz. He has also played memorable characters such as &#8220;Weekend Update&#8221; correspondent Jean K. Jean, &#8220;Cinema Classics&#8221; host Reese De&#8217;What, &#8220;Black Jeopardy&#8221; host Darnell Hayes and Diondre Cole, the disruptive singing talk show host on the wildly popular sketch &#8220;What Up With That.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Thompson also stars in and executive produces the NBC comedy &#8220;<em>Kenan<\/em>,&#8221; which will return for its second season next year.<\/p>\n<p>This past year, Thompson received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for &#8220;<em>Kenan<\/em>&#8221; and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8220;. Thompson previously received two Emmy nominations in 2018 and 2020 in the supporting actor category for his work on &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>.&#8221; Thompson received an Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2018 for the &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8221; song &#8220;Come Back, Barack,&#8221; and received a nomination in the same category in 2017 for co-writing &#8220;Last Christmas&#8221; from the popular &#8220;Jingle Barack&#8221; &#8220;<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>&#8221; music video.<\/p><div id=\"morty-373885220\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>His past projects include Netflix&#8217;s Adam Sandler film &#8220;<em>Hubie Halloween<\/em>,&#8221; starring opposite Samuel L. 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Other film credits include &#8220;<em>Fat Albert<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>D2: The Mighty Ducks<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Good Burger<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Brother Nature,&#8221; &#8220;Heavyweights<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>My Boss&#8217;s Daughter<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Barbershop 2<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Going in Style<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>They Came Together<\/em>.&#8221; Thompson will next be seen in Paramount&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Clifford the Big Red Dog<\/em>&#8221; and Disney+&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Home Sweet Home Alone<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 &#8220;<em>People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/em>&#8221; will air simultaneously on both NBC and E! for the first time on Tuesday, December 7 @ 9:00PM ET\/PT from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA. &#8220;<em>Live from E!: The 2021 People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/em>&#8221; will kick off the night with a red carpet special at 7:00PM ET\/PT on E!.<\/p>\n<p>Voting is currently open for the 40 categories across movies, television, music, and pop culture through Wednesday, November 17 at 11:59PM ET. 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