Kenan Thompson calls Morgan Wallen’s SNL early exit ‘spike in the norm’: ‘It just felt so abrupt’

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  1. > “I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they decide to do stuff like that. I don’t know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way,” Thompson tells Entertainment Weekly while speaking about his new GERD Is No Joke campaign with Phathom Pharmaceuticals to raise awareness about the condition and treatment options such as Voquezna.

    > The longest-tenured SNL cast member confirms he “definitely saw it” when the musical guest prematurely departed. “You see somebody before you get a chance to say hi or say good job or anything like that, they just dipping,” he recalls. “I thought maybe he had to go to the potty or something.”

    > “It’s definitely a spike in the norm,” Thompson says. “We’re so used to everybody just turning around and high-fiving us, everybody’s saying, ‘Good job, good job, good job.’ So when there’s a departure from that, it’s like, hmm, I wonder what that’s about?”

  2. White guy is a dipshit, call it like it is Keenan.

    Edit: Kenan.

  3. Morgan Wallen’s music is complete shit and he’s a total douche. I’m surprised SNL invited him on to begin with.

  5. Is it even worth commenting on?

    Is this really a controversy?

  6. Sounds like an attention grab to me. Hasn’t been in the headlines recently and feeling needy.

  8. I think God’s Country is the name of a bar that Morgan was eyeing to get kicked out of next.

  10. Everyone (or most everyone) is being too nice to this guy. He probably shouldn’t have been on the show in the first place. Its like SNL likes to book hosts and musical acts that they themselves have seemingly banned previously from being on the show (Gillis, Wallen).

  11. What does “spike in the norm” actually mean? Never heard that phrasing before.

  12. Known racist Morgan Wallen was invited to SNL? Who is next week? Ann Coulter with musical guest Kid Rock?

  13. This “interview” just feels like an ad for a new drug.

  14. which is better/worse – Kanye refusing to leave or Morgan refusing to stay? talk amongst yourselves.

  15. You perform. You get paid. You walk out on to the stage… and THEN leave when the host says goodnight. What stand is this taking? Youre not gonna talk to comedians on the other side of your political view? Youre a dramatic child. And your music is boring and weak

  16. Why even show up though? Didn wallen not know the show was in nyc?

    There are only a couple of artists that I can dissociate who they are as people from their music (wallen, kayne, Chris brown).

  17. Why bother showing up to something you’re so against? Clearly he wanted the marketing and platform, but didn’t want to seem pro-lib by playing SNL, so he pouts and whines as if he doesn’t really want to be there.

    First time I heard about this guy was Saturday and all I’ve learned is he’s a loser that makes trash music.

  18. He thinks he’s showing people how tough he is by walking out? After he played?! Wow, what a stance! You admit it’s a huge gig because you did it.

    A real musician and singer wouldn’t need The Voice or American Idol or whatever to get noticed.

  20. Why complain because the terrible company left too abruptly? He left and probably didn’t throw any furniture off the roof this time, just take the win. Blows my introverted little mind.

  21. Even after they gave him another chance to perform he still has a shitty attitude.

  22. Why have a racist on

    Kenna should have maned up. I am not black but if I were I would sure as shit not stand next to can member

    Stop watching SNL.

  23. What’s sad is this is going to make him blow up and become more famous than ever 🤣👏 all it takes is one viral moment

  29. Wallen thought he was too good for everyone so he’s going to back “God’s country?” Too many blacks, smart women, gays in NYC? His music sucks and so does the high horse he rides on .

  30. I’m so over this Morgan thing as it’s such a nothing burger

  33. Not sure wth this chair throwing pos was on there in the first place.

  34. He should never have been invited on. Snl has a habit of platforming.. undesirables(?)… and then spending years mocking them, as though they had no input in giving that person a platform.

  35. How can you be so rich and famous and still be a crybaby desperate for attention lmao this is just embarrassing

  36. It was his proactive way of avoiding the snubbing that would likely take place when he turned around. It also got him this PR attention, so double bonus as far as that’s concerned. Stop talking about this douchebag. We’re all playing into it.

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