News ‘SNL’ spoofs Gayle King’s explosive R. Kelly interview with Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones March 10, 2019 Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘SNL’ spoofs Gayle King’s explosive R. Kelly interview with Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones When "Saturday Night Live" spoofed the explosive interview, Kenan Thompson took on the role of R. Kelly while Leslie Jones played Gayle King.