Sisters with Mississippi ties make debut on NBC sitcom Dani and Dannah Lane play the onscreen daughters of Kenan Thompson’s on new show The show "Kenan" features the widowed Dad trying to raise his two outspoken daughters played by Dani and Dannah Lane. (Source: NBC) By Maggie Wade | February 16, 2021 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 9:52 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Two sisters with Mississippi ties made their national debut on a NBC sitcom Tuesday night. The sisters star as the daughters of a widowed father played by Kenan Thompson of Saturday Night Live fame. Their mother is from Terry. (Source: NBC)