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Kenan Thompson Opens Up About How Nintendo Influences His Comedy on ‘Saturday Night Live’


We spoke with SNL's Kenan Thompson about his long love affair with Nintendo and Mario Kart, and rounded up the best Mario Kart 8 deals to shop online.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Thompson is referring to when he played King Bowser in a sketch about HBO turning “ Mario Kart ” into a dark and gritty “Last of Us-type” prestige TV show. Of course, “ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe ” (and Booster Course) isn’t the only game that Thompson loves to play when he’s with his daughters.

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