Kel Mitchell: No Mistakes, Just Lessons

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Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2021

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Kel Mitchell (All That, Kenan & Kel, Good Burger, author of Blessed Mode: 90 Days to Level Up Your Faith) joins us to discuss his early career as a 90’s Nickelodeon star and the major life events that shaped him into the man of faith he is today. He details his class clown and theatre beginnings, finding his comedy partner in Kenan Thompson, and the impact of the diversity shown on All That. Kel draws comparisons between his childhood in the southside of Chicago where he lost loved ones to gun and gang violence and the trauma young celebrities face in Hollywood. He discusses getting married at an early age and dealing with anxiety stemming from confusion over whether people loved him for his comedy characters or his true self. Kel opens up about his suicide attempt, how his faith led him to pursue a path toward mental wellness, and his journey to becoming a youth pastor. Mayim and Kel consider the mental health impact of living in communities touched by violence and intergenerational trauma. Mayim explains the long-term effects of complicated grief on the brain in another installment of Ask Mayim Anything.

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0:00.0	Not to put Kell on the spot, but given that he's a big blossom fan, does he have a
0:04.5	blossoming impersonation? He's not gonna do a blossoming impersonation. I got one of your dance moves.
0:09.6	Oh my god. You was here waiting. You said, bad, bad with the bucket hat. And you used to slip the bucket hat.
0:16.6	That's right. I was a fan. Okay, listen. You had a jodicy boots with the dress and you said,
0:22.2	look, you said.
0:38.8	Hi, I'm Iambiala and welcome to my breakdown. This is the place where we break things down so you
0:45.1	don't have to. We also break down the things that make us break down. And today we're going to be
0:50.3	breaking down many things. We're going to be talking, I know that wasn't very specific at all.
0:56.4	We're going to be talking to Kell Mitchell. In the late 90s, you could not turn on Nickelodeon without
1:02.5	seeing him. But before we talk more about and to Kell Mitchell, I'd like to introduce you to
1:10.4	the guy who's all that Jonathan Cohen. Hi, my, hi everyone. That was a shout out to Kell Mitchell's
1:15.9	show all that sure was you're all that you're my Kenan Thompson to my Kell Mitchell. I think
1:22.2	that's weird. It's sweet comedy sidekick buddies. Yes. Kell Mitchell was on Kenan and Kell is the
1:29.4	show that Jonathan is referencing. Kenan Thompson, who went on to be on Saturday Night Live forever.
1:35.2	Forever. He did all that Kenan and Kell. Then there's a spin off good burger. I mean, he was
1:42.8	super, super famous. I'm a little bit older than his demographic, which I decided to tell him.
1:49.6	He had this amazing career. He came from the South Side of Chicago. He came from knowing a lot about
1:56.0	aspects of life that most kids in Hollywood had not experienced. His family has been
2:00.5	personally touched by gang violence. He almost committed suicide. Like his show had ended.
2:07.8	His marriage was crumbling and he shares with us. He's going to talk with us about sort of what
2:12.8	leading up to that looked like, what that actual night on a balcony in Canada looked like,
2:20.9	and also kind of where he's gone from there. The conversation turns extremely spiritual and not to get
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