“It sounded silly or it felt stupid, because we were trying too hard," Key told The AV Club. īefore settling on the rather straightforward Key & Peele, the pair experimented with several different titles for their Comedy Central show, including Beige.
When it was Peele’s turn to perform, Key marveled at his Ute bit. KEY AND PEELE "FELL IN COMEDY LOVE" WITH EACH OTHER AT SECOND CITY.Īccording to a story they told Jimmy Kimmel, Peele first encountered Key when he witnessed the comedian do his Coach Hines character at Second City way back in 2003, when Peele’s troupe, Boom Chicago, was visiting from Amsterdam. At one point, there were four African American people on the cast, and the writing on the wall was that they only wanted two, so me and Jordan were lucky to have made a good impression on the executive producers during casting.” 2. I think the executive producers at MADtv saw that and wanted to keep us both around. When asked about their audition, Key told Onward State, “They saw that we worked really well together because we both try really hard not to stop until something is right, and throw it out if it isn’t there. In the early aughts, Key and Peele actually faced off against each other for a spot on MADtv. KEY AND PEELE AUDITIONED AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR A SPOT ON MADTV. In the meantime, here are 14 fun facts about Key & Peele that’ll impress anyone in your "Intro to Improv" class and beyond. “There will be Key and Peele productions coming up,” Key told Variety. And while that may mean the end of Key & Peele, the series, it does not mean the end of Key and Peele, the collaborators.
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Yet the end is near for this groundbreaking series in July, the duo announced that the show's current season will indeed be its last. The duo even teamed up to play a pair of FBI Agents (Pepper and Budge) on FX’s hit movie-turned-series Fargo. In a mere five seasons, the comedy duo has already managed to work with (and also turn down) President Obama, win a Peabody Award, and be recognized with eight Emmy nominations as well as a nod for Outstanding Comedy Series from the NAACP Image Awards.
Since Key & Peele, their aptly titled hit Comedy Central sketch show, debuted to 2.1 million viewers in 2012-the largest premiere in the network’s history since the 2009 debut of The Jeff Dunham Show-Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have become comedy demigods.
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