Key and Peele
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Keegan-Michael Key Jordan Peele |
| Directed by | Peter Atencio |
| Starring | Keegan-Michael Key Jordan Peele |
| Theme music composer | Reggie Watts |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (and 1 special) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Keegan-Michael Key Jordan Peele Ian Roberts Jay Martel |
| Producer(s) | Keith Raskin |
| Cinematography | Charles Papert |
| Editor(s) | Justin Donaldson Richard LaBrie |
| Camera setup |
Single-camera Multi-camera (stage segments) |
| Running time | 21-22 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Cindylou Monkeypaw Productions Comedy Central Martel & Roberts Productions |
| Distributor | Comedy Central |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 31, 2012 – September 9, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Mad TV |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television series created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele for Comedy Central. Both Key and Peele previously worked on MADtv.
Each episode of the show consists mainly of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors. The sketches cover a variety of societal topics, often with a focus on American popular culture, ethnic stereotypes, and race relations.Key & Peele premiered on January 31, 2012 and ended on September 9, 2015, with a total of 53 episodes, over the course of five seasons. A special entitled "Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special" aired on January 30, 2015.
Key & Peele won a Peabody Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards and has been nominated for various other awards, including Writers Guild Award, NAACP Image Award and 16 additional Primetime Emmy Awards in various categories.
An episode usually consists of a cold opening, with a short sketch. After the intro plays, the two hosts introduce themselves to a studio audience and explain a possible situation, with the following sketch having a similar situation. The show then follows this pattern, with number of sketches, each varying in time. Not all the segments are introduced by a studio segment.
In Season 4, the show changed format, eschewing a studio audience in favor of a pre-shot narrative, featuring the duo discussing a concept during a car ride, as the introduction to their sketches.
The series was first announced in June 2011 by Comedy Central. In anticipation of the show, Key and Peele launched a web series in support of the program. The series premiered in January 2012 on Comedy Central in the U.S. and on The Comedy Network in Canada. The first episode drew 2.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched Comedy Central launch since 2009.
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