When I Was Your Age

Life Lessons, Funny Stories & Questionable Parenting Advice from a Professional Clown

De: Kenan Thompson

Narrado por: Kenan Thompson

“Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldn’t miss this for the world.”—Leslie Jones

When I Was Your Age is a hilarious, heartwarming and surprising ode to growing up, getting older and wiser, and luck, life, and learning from the school of hard knocks, from SNL's longest-serving actor, Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson is Saturday Night Live’s longest-ever-serving cast member and a star of such pioneering sketches as “Black Jeopardy” and is hugely beloved thanks to a tidal wave of nostalgic fans who grew up on early 2000s classics All That, Good Burger, and Kenan & Kel on Nickelodeon.

He’s also a dad (to two girls) in his mid-40s living in suburbia, and whose universal, relatable, family-friendly humor has created unbelievable appeal and engagement from fans from middle America to coastal elites. Becoming a dad sucked the cool right out of him—and he's OK with that!

When I Was Your Age is packed with hilarious yet poignant essays that are aimed to offer any listener valuable advice on parenting, focusing on positivity, and having fun in life. Kids, new parents, fellow fathers, budding comics, and aunties who want to pinch his cheeks, can all learn from his biggest mistakes and most triumphant victories. There’s something for everybody here!

©2023 Kenan Thompson (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

Fun and easy

This was a fun and easy read. Kenan sounds like a happy, pleasant guy. And I am too old to have ever known he was on Nickelodeon.

Frank and Candid but a lil Slow

The author methodically tells his life story in a very frank and candid manner. The author's way of speaking is very warm and comforting with a twist of humor. The reader feels throughout that the author is always seconds away from completing a joke. The reader would recommend listening to the story at 1.2 speed minimum as the author's cadence can lack excitement and speed.

Beautifully done!

Loved this book! Hearing Kenan tell his story and the nuggets of wisdom he has learned along the way was awesome. A wonderful storyteller.

How Kenan kept me laughing

It was a hilarious way of looking at his llife. Just listening to the audio had me laughing out loud so many times.

Humor and life!!!

Enjoyed every minute of this! The life lessons, the humor, the “let me take a step back and re-evaluate this”; all of it.

Great memories of being a kid in Atlanta in the 90s. 

Great story telling from Keenan. This reminds me of everything I did as well in my childhood.

From the "Kid Version" to the "Adult Version"

Keenan Thompson talks candidly about his life and shows us the ups and downs of a child actor that survived.

light-hearted and heartfelt

This was a genuine, family-friendly listen. My kids (12 & 14) listened on a long car ride and loved it

Insightful Stories

This was a very interesting collection of stories from a funny and thoughtful guy. I appreciated the perspective shared and the life lessons learned. This also gave me a renewed appreciation for SNL and the unique nature of a live show.

We all grew up

This was a lovely book that told the stories of someone that I grew up watching on TV. Now in adulthood, this book has plenty of reflecting, sharing and pontificating on adolescent self-esteem to being a dad. It was nice for me.