
The pair also reunited on stage when Thompson hosted the NHL Awards at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in 2019. It wasn’t their first Good Burger-themed awards show stunt.

“I was ready to walk the carpet and everything but they were like, ‘No, let’s hide you.’ That way it could be a big moment. “They had to hide me the whole time while I was here,” explained Mitchell, while strolling the event deck next to the L.A. After being presented with the idea, he said he jumped at the chance to join the Emmys. Kevin Mazur/WireImageĪfter the telecast, The Hollywood Reporter caught up with Mitchell at the Governors Ball and he said Thompson and show producers hit him up while he was in New York promoting his new book, Prank Day.

Host Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell and Kumail Nanjiani during the Emmys.
