Kenan Thompson’s NBC Pilot Casts Its Young Leads (EXCLUSIVE)..
March 22, 2020
Dani and Dannah Lockett have been cast in the NBC comedy pilot “The Kenan Show,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The single-cam project stars “SNL” mainstay Kenan Thompson as a newly widowed dad determined to be everything for his kids while begrudgingly letting his persistent father-in-law (Andy Garcia) become more involved in their lives.
Dani will play Emma, Kenan’s daughters who is good-hearted and trusting almost at her peril. Dannah will play Sophie, Kenan’s daughters who is less trusting than her sister.
The Locketts rose to fame thanks to their YouTube video “Call Jesus,” which currently has nearly 2 million views. Their official YouTube channel also has over 270,000 subscribers, which has led the sisters to appearances on shows like “The Real,” “The Today Show,” and “The Steve Harvey Show. They are repped by Abrams Artists and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Dani and Dannah's meet and greet makes the news!
CLINTON, MS (Mississippi News Now) - They are six and seven-years-old and they are already viral video stars.
Dani and Dannah Lockett are adorable and hilariously precocious sisters who have Mississippi ties but now live in Atlanta. Their mom is originally from Terry. The sisters appeared at a Meet and Greet at Funtime Skateland of Clinton Saturday night.
