During his appearance on 'Tamron Hall Show', the 'All That' alum applauds the Investigation Discovery docuseries, noting that it's important for the victims of the alleged abuse.
- Mar 28, 2024
AceShowbiz - Kenan Thompson has spoken out about "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV". The "All That" alum shared about his time working with Dan Schneider on Nickelodeon during his appearance on "Tamron Hall Show".
"It's tough. It's a tough subject, you know?" Kenan told host Tamron Hall. "It's tough for me because I can't really speak on things that I never witnessed, you know what I'm saying? Because all these things happened after I left, basically."
Distancing himself from Dan, the "Saturday Night Live" alum explained, "Dan wasn't really on 'Kenan & Kel' like that. I mean, he got a 'created by' credit, but it was a different showrunner, so our worlds wasn't really overly overlapping like that outside of 'All That', necessarily."
He added, "And then all of that negativity kinda started happening outside of our tenure there, you know what I mean? So I wasn't really aware of a lot of it."
The comedian applauded the docuseries, noting that it's important for the victims of the alleged abuse. "I think it's a good thing that the doc is out and is putting things on display that need to be - stories that need to be told for accountability sake but it's definitely tough to watch because I have fond memories of that place," he shared.
"And I have fond memories of my co-stars and stuff like that, so, to hear that they've gone through terrible things like that, it's just, it's really tough," he said.
When Tamron said that the production company investigated all of the allegations, Kenan responded, "Well, investigate more! I mean because it's like, it's supposed to be a safe place you know? It's supposed to be a safe place for kids and to hear all about that it's just like, 'How dare you?' "
Yesterday, it was revealed that "Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV" will air a surprise fifth episode featuring a new interview with Drake Bell. Titled "Breaking the Silence", the bonus episode will delve "deeper into the toxic and dangerous culture" of some of the most iconic children's television shows in the 1990s and 2000s.
In addition to Drake, the episode will feature other former child actors from some of Nickelodeon's hit shows from the early 2000s. It will also build off "the revelations explored in the first four episodes" and include discussions with journalist Soledad O'Brien.
"Breaking the Silence" will air on April 7 on Investigation Discovery (ID) and then stream on Max.
