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who is the longest running snl cast member
Kenan Thompson has been a cast member on SNL for 17 seasons, breaking the record for the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history previously held by Darrell Hammond.
when did kenan thompson join snl
Kenan Thompson has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2003.

Question: how did the comedian's career start
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