Kenan Thompson Hilariously Danced His Way Through His Emmys Opening Monologue

As the longest-running cast member ever on "Saturday Night Live," Kenan Thompson is a seasoned comedian — and he showed off his expert comedic chops in his opening monologue at the 2022 Emmy Awards.

Thompson, the host, took to the stage at LA's Microsoft Theatre to add his distinctive comedic expertise (and dance skills) to a montage of dances to remixed versions of iconic theme songs.

The montage started with a jazzy rendition of "Friends" that morphed into a tribute to "The Brady Bunch" (who were on hand in the audience).

After that, Thompson let the (similarly!) professional dancers take over for hip hop remixes of the "Law and Order: SVU" and "Stranger Things" theme songs, before returning to the stage in a full Daenerys Targaryen costume for the final "Game of Thrones" tribute (pictured above).

In a Sept. 6 interview, Thompson told the Associated Press that he took his role as host quite seriously. "It's a huge deal, and it's not necessarily something that I want to drop the ball on. So I was like, 'Let me sit with this,'" he said. After deciding to host and discussing his approach with producers, he decided that "this should be a night of appreciating artistry and creativity and removing the stress of it all out. I get it — it sucks to lose, and everybody's picking outfits and trying to do the red carpet thing. But at the same time, it's an awesome thing to be in the room on Emmys night, and I don't want that to get lost in the stress."

Thompson definitely di not get lost in the stress during that opening bit!