Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell Reunite for Horror Comedy “Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein”

Kenan and Kel’s next reunion is a monster-horror-comedy.

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting for a new horror comedy, “Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein,” with writer-director Jonah Feingold set to pen the script. The announcement landed in a fittingly silly way during “Good Sports,” where Thompson and Mitchell were filling in and revealed the project with help from Frankenstein’s monster himself.

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The film leans into a classic monster-comedy vibe, taking inspiration from the old Abbott and Costello monster movies. That tone fits the duo, who built their careers on big reactions, fast banter, and comedy that plays best when chaos keeps escalating.

A Delivery Shift That Turns Into a Nightmare

Thompson and Mitchell will play delivery drivers whose night takes a hard left into horror.

Their routine drop-off turns into a fight for survival when they arrive at a creepy, out-of-place castle and accidentally awaken Frankenstein’s monster. What should have been one more stop becomes a full-on survival run, with the monster loose and the drivers stuck trying to make it out alive.

It is a clean setup that avoids overthinking the hook. Two regular guys. One wrong address. One legendary monster. Then the comedy comes from watching them scramble through a situation that gets worse by the minute. Jonah Feingold is set to write the screenplay. He wrote and directed “31 Candles,” and this project positions his comedic tone inside a classic monster-movie framework

Kenan and Kel’s Comedy History

Thompson and Mitchell’s partnership goes back to Nickelodeon’s “All That,” where both became breakout faces of the network’s sketch-comedy era. Their chemistry and timing turned into something bigger with “Kenan & Kel,” which ran from 1996 to 2001 and became one of Nickelodeon’s signature live-action sitcoms.

The show centered on Kenan Rockmore and Kel Kimble, two teens whose plans almost always backfired. Kenan played the fast-talking schemer who thought he could talk his way out of anything. Kel was the unpredictable wildcard who usually made the situation worse without even trying. That dynamic made the jokes land because it was simple and consistent, and it gave the duo a rhythm fans could recognize within seconds.

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Their popularity also carried into “Good Burger,” which turned a beloved “All That” sketch into a full movie and helped define the era’s goofy, quotable comedy. Over time, that nostalgia has only grown, with the pair continuing to pop up together in reunion moments and new projects like Good Burger 2.

They Already Did Spooky Comedy Once

A Frankenstein story is not their first brush with a scarier tone. The “Kenan & Kel” TV movie, “Kenan & Kel: Two Heads Are Better Than None,” pushed the duo into a campfire-creepy setup. The Rockmores head out on a family road trip, but Kel sneaks along and ends up stashed in the trunk. During a camping stop in the woods, Kenan has a scary encounter with a mysterious, shadowy figure, setting up a story that mixed laughs with kid-friendly suspense.

The new film simply scales that idea up. It swaps the shadowy woods tension for an iconic monster and a bigger set-piece playground.

Why This Reunion Could Hit

“Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein” is built on a straightforward concept, which is usually a good sign for horror comedy.

The real selling point is the chemistry. If the movie lets Thompson and Mitchell do what they do best, while using the Frankenstein setup to create real pressure and bigger laughs, it has a chance to feel like more than just a throwback. It could be a crowd-pleaser that plays to nostalgia while still working as a fresh, silly monster movie for right now.

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