Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson and Heidi Gardner sit down for The Job Interview with WSJ. Magazine to interview each other about their early careers, comedy and favorite times on NBC’s SNL. Kenan discusses his early days on Nickelodeon with the sketchcomedy show ‘Kenan & Kel,’ getting cast in his first movie ‘D2: The Mighty Ducks’ and his longevity on SNL. Heidi talks about how her time as a hairstylist influenced her characters on SNL, her days at ‘The Groundlings’ and her love for Jack Black.

Chapters:
0:00 When did Kenan know he was funny?
0:49 Heidi’s jobs before comedy
1:48 When Kenan knew he made it
2:10 Heidi’s SNL audition
2:45 How Kenan spent his first paycheck
3:08 'All That' and ‘Kenan & Kel’
4:18 Hardest flops on stage
4:58 Biggest impact on Kenan’s career
5:45 Heidi’s time on ‘The Groundlings’
6:31 Kenan’s longevity at SNL
6:57 Heidi’s SNL characters
7:32 Kenan’s favorite SNL tradition
7:51 What Heidi does to recharge on Sunday
8:01 What genre Kenan wants to get into
8:40 Heidi’s first comedic inspiration

In The Job Interview, visionaries and innovators reflect on lessons learned that have helped them reach the heights of their careers.

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