Kenan Thompson - SNL Characters

SNL Characters

Thompson's recurring characters on Saturday Night Live include:

• Deandre Cole (a talk-show host whose entire show, BET's "What Up With That?," is little more than an extended musical number)
• Barbara Birmingham (a chain-smoking nanny with outre advice on disciplining children)
• DJ Dynasty Handbag from MTV4's Deep House Dish
• Jake Denmont (Mrs. Denmont's son on Appalachian Emergency Room)
• Jean K. Jean (a French Def Comedy Jam performer)
• Lorenzo McIntosh (an imprisoned convict hired by local authorities to scare juvenile delinquents straight by using movie references. Is often partnered with other criminals—played by the host, including a memorable role in which Lindsay Lohan played herself as a convict)
• Oscar Rogers (a financial analyst whose only advice for solving the current economic crisis is to "fix it!")
• Virginiaca Hastings, a sassy woman who flirts with store clerks and has a string of stepchildren (played by Ellen Page, Justin Timberlake, Scarlett Johansson, and Blake Lively)
• Dave "Beef Jelly" Winfield, one of the comedians in the "Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy" video series
• Steve Kane: Booker T. Washington High School's coach who always barks at the kids to shut up and defends Principal Frye (Jay Pharoah) and the teachers during school functions.