EPISODE
SEASON
Kenan - Season 1
A recently-widowed dad tries to raise his kids with his persistent father-in-law.
1 July 1980, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
10 September 1963, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
16 February 1959, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany
30 July 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 November 1982, Huntington, Vermont, USA
February 16, 2021
Cutting edge it isn't, but funny? Absolutely. Thompson is a natural.
February 16, 2021
It's a warm and funny slice of comfort viewing featuring a winning performance by Thompson, strong work from the supporting cast and some admirably though-provoking, issues-based situations baked into the comedy.
February 11, 2021
There's some humor to be mined in flashbacks illustrating how Kenan and his wife met on the set of a sitcom, but the present-day stuff is pretty unfunny, marking this series as a dud on arrival.
February 15, 2021
The most promising aspects of the proceedings, namely the star's warm presence and the endearing rapport of this sitcom family, fall flat.
February 16, 2021
Straight from the tomb of the harried-single-parent genre, it's a stale casserole of Saturday Night Live leftovers.
February 16, 2021
While Kenan may not be groundbreaking comedy on its face, it provides much needed emotional comfort and laughs and that's invaluable right now.
February 16, 2021
Kenan conjures a few funny lines and gives Thompson a ready-for-primetime chance to demonstrate he can handle more than just one-liners. But the premise and supporting players are so slim, the possibilities feel pretty well exhausted by the pilot alone.
February 16, 2021
Unsurprisingly, it's Thompson who acts as the show's anchor and glue. Making him the face of a chipper morning show is a sharp choice, as it gives Thompson plenty of room to indulge his hammier comedy instincts.
