Kenan Thompson Reacts To 'Quiet On Set' Allegations: 'Investigate More'

Former Kenan & Kel star Kenan Thompson is calling for more investigation amid the release of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

On Wednesdays episode of the Tamron Hall show, Thompson weighed in on the Investigation Discovery docuseries, which includes an interview with ex-Nickelodeon actor Drake Bell. Bell alleged that former All That and The Amanda Show dialogue coach Brian Peck sexually abused him as a child star at the network.

Dan Schneider , who has production and writing credits on All That and Kenan & Kel, is also alleged to have fostered a toxic workplace environment at Nickelodeon.

On Tamron Halls talk show, the longtime cast member of Saturday Night Live called it a good thing for the docuseries to come out, as people are sharing stories that need to be told for accountabilitys sake.

But its definitely tough to watch because I have fond memories of that place, and I have fond memories of my co-stars, said Thompson, who also appeared on All That.

So to hear that theyve gone through terrible things like that is just, its really tough.

Hall noted: We did reach out to Dan Schneiders team, and they directed us to a response that he posted on YouTube. We also reached out of course to the production company and they said that they investigate all of these things, investigate all of the allegations.

Well, investigate more, Thompson chimed in.

Its supposed to be a safe space, you know? Its supposed to be a safe place for kids. And to hear all about that is just like, How dare you?

Elsewhere in their conversation, Thompson told Hall that the allegations are a tough subject for him to discuss.

Its tough for me because I cant really speak on things that I never witnessed, you know what Im saying? Because all these things happened after I left, basically, said Thompson, adding that Schneider wasnt really on Kenan & Kel like that.

He got a created by credit, but it was a different showrunner. So our worlds werent really overly overlapping like that outside of All That, necessarily. And then all of that negativity kind of started happening outside of our tenure there, Thompson said. So I wasnt really aware of a lot of it.

He added that his heart goes out to anybody thats been victimized, as well as their families.

Thompson joins a number of former Nickelodeon child stars who have responded to Quiet on Set, including Josh Peck, Alexa Nikolas and Allie DiMeco.

A fifth episode of the docuseries, titled Breaking the Silence, is scheduled to be released April 7.