Al Roker, Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell filmingGood Burger 2.Photo:TODAY
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Welcome to Good Burger,Al Roker!
TheTodayshow weather anchor, 68, is set to make a cameo appearance inGood Burger 2, the upcoming sequel to the 1997 Nickelodeon comedy starringKenan ThompsonandKel Mitchell.
Roker announced the news on Tuesday’s episode of his NBC morningshow, where he sharedan interview he conductedwith Thompson, 45, and Mitchell, 44, on the set of the long-awaited film.
“Of course, a star of my stature has a custom trailer,” Roker joked before peeling off a temporary sticker reading “Al” from a whiteboard on his trailer.
The show alsoshared clips of Rokerrehearsing and dancing on set with Thompson and Mitchell, as well as sitting in a makeup chair, where he joked, “I’m ready for my close-up!”
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The concept forGood Burgerwas born from the Mitchell-led sketch in the ’90s Nickelodeon kids' sketch comedy seriesAll That, where his character Ed was often seen unintentionally terrorizing Thompson’s various characters and others. Thompson later starred in the film version ofGood Burgeralongside Mitchell, in which theSaturday Night Livestar played high-school student Dexter Reed, who reluctantly gets a summer jobat the restaurant.
While the film has no release date set as of yet, fans can expect Thompson and Mitchell to stay true to the film’s roots, as anews release for the projectstates that Dexter and Ed will reunite in a present-day version of the restaurant with a “hilarious new group of employees.”
Speaking with Roker in their interview that aired Tuesday, the two men — who also previously led theAll Thatspinoff sitcomKenan & Kel— teased what their characters are up to now, over 25 years later.
“Ed owns the place now, Good Burger. Dex comes back around. They haven’t seen each other in a few years, so it’s things that unravel with that,” said Mitchell.
“The usual hijinks,” Thompson added.
Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson inGood Burger(1997).Paramount/Getty
News of the sequel first broke after Thompson appeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin August 2022 and was asked abouta joint Instagram posthe made with Mitchell, celebrating the first film’s 25th anniversary. The picture’s caption teased, in part, “‘Sup wit that Part 2?!”
“Are you saying thatGood Burger 2is happening?” asked hostJimmy Fallon.
“I would like it to,” theKenanactor replied. “We areworking harder on it than ever, so it’s about meeting the numbers, letting them numbers match up. ‘Cause I need them numbers.”
In theTodayinterview that aired Tuesday, Thompson told Roker that he and Mitchell are “really proud that we’re making something that everybody can just gather up whoever’s around and go enjoy something together.”
source: people.com
