Stan Helsing cast jokes at Comic-Con

SAN DIEGO — Writer/director Bo Zenga and the cast of Stan Helsing held a riotous, freewheeling panel at Comic-Con International on Friday night.  Attendees were introduced to several clips from the film, which features four partygoers running across parodies of six top horror characters.

Steve Howey, who starred on “Reba,” plays the title character, Stan Helsing.   Kenan Thompson, Leslie Nielsen, Diora Baird and Desi Lydic joined Howey and Zenga on the panel.

Asked how he liked appearing in a Superman-like spandex suit the entire film, Thompson said, “It made me want to start running, stuff like that. Working out.”

Multiple fans expressed appreciation for the careers of Nielsen and Thompson.  Nielsen, of course, boasts a 50-plus year movie career, while Thompson has been on television for most of his life, with roles in “All That” and “Kenan and Kel.”

Nielsen plays a waitress in “Stan Helsing,” spending his role in drag.

“It’s not often you get a chance to make that switch and get away with it,” he said.