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Kenan Thompson wants to be Saturday Night Live 'forever cast member': 'It would be cool if I never left the show'

'It would be cool if I never left the show. That'd be crazy,' Kenan Thompson, the longest-serving 'SNL' cast member, tells EW of planning to 'ride until the wheels fall off.'

The SNL star is speaking with EW on behalf of his new GERD Is No Joke campaign with Phathom Pharmaceuticals to raise awareness about the condition and treatment options such as Voquezna. More than 65 million Americans are affected by the chronic condition, in which stomach acid flows into the esophagus, causing irritation and heartburn, among other symptoms. "There were some cold opens where I was very raspy and hoarse and voice crackly because I had just finished singing and my throat hadn't had a chance to calm down yet, but we had to go right into the show."

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