Key & Peele
American sketch-comedy television series
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| 2024 | A Key & Peele sketch gained public attention when the real Barack Obama was filmed at USA Basketball's 50th anniversary party in Las Vegas, acting similarly to Peele's Obama sketch from 2014 - shaking hands with white athletes and hugging black athletes. |
| 2022 | Key and Peele star in the animated film Wendell & Wild as the titular demons, with Peele also co-writing and co-producing the film. |
| November 2022 | Keegan-Michael Key reprised his Mr. Garvey character in a Paramount+ advertisement, teaching a mountaineering class featuring various children's show characters with his signature name-mispronunciation style. |
| 2019 | Key and Peele voice carnival toys Ducky and Bunny in the animated film Toy Story 4, assisting Buzz Lightyear throughout the movie. |
| January 5 2017 | Key debuted an 'Obama-Luther' sketch on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. |
| 2016 | Key and Peele star in the film Keanu, playing cousins Clarence Goobril and Rell Williams who infiltrate a gang to retrieve a stolen kitten. They also portray the Allentown Brothers and served as producers, with Peele contributing to the script. |
| 2016 | Won 68th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Make-up for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) |
| 2016 | Won 68th Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series |
| 2015 | Key and Peele appear in Epic Rap Battles of History, with Key portraying Mahatma Gandhi against Peele's Martin Luther King, Jr., and in another episode with Peele as Muhammad Ali and Key as Michael Jordan. |
| 2015 | Received multiple Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and nominations for Keegan-Michael Key as Supporting Actor |
| 2015 | Final season of the sketch-comedy series |
| 2015 | Nominated for People's Choice Awards for Favorite Sketch Comedy Series |
| September 9 2015 | The Key & Peele television series concluded after five seasons, ending its run on Comedy Central with a total of 53 episodes. |
| July 2015 | The series was renewed for its fifth and final season. |
| April 25 2015 | Keegan-Michael Key reprised his role as Luther, President Obama's anger translator, during the White House Correspondents Dinner. |
| January 30 2015 | 'Key & Peele's Super Bowl Special' aired on Comedy Central, providing a themed comedy special for the Super Bowl. |
| 2014 | Received multiple Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics |
| 2014 | Key and Peele appear in the final three episodes of the first season of Fargo as wisecracking FBI agents Bill Budge and Webb Pepper, seeking vengeance against antagonist Lorne Malvo. |
| 2014 | Received multiple Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Makeup |
| 2014 | Won Peabody Award in Entertainment category |
| September 2014 | The series was renewed for its fourth season. |
| March 12 2014 | Comedy Central announced the development of an animated spinoff featuring Key & Peele's alter-egos Vandaveon and Mike as 12-year-old hall monitors. |
| February 2014 | Key and Peele created a sponsored sketch with their Valets characters to promote the film Non-Stop, featuring a cameo by a fictionalized version of Liam Neeson. |
| 2013 | Nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards in Comedy/Variety Series category |
| 2013 | Nominated for 65th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-Prosthetic) |
| 2013 | Key & Peele won a Peabody Award for their creative team's satirical comedy addressing racial dynamics in American culture. |
| September 2013 | The series was renewed for its third season. |
| September 2012 | The series was renewed for its second season. |
| September 25 2012 | Comedy Central and Paramount Home Entertainment released 'Key and Peele – Season 1' on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, featuring bloopers, outtakes, interviews, commentary, and live performance footage from the South Beach Comedy Festival. |
| August 9 2012 | Key & Peele premiered on The Comedy Channel in Australia, marking the show's international debut on a localized Comedy Central channel. |
| April 24 2012 | During an interview on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, President Barack Obama publicly discussed watching the Key & Peele sketch featuring Luther, his Anger Translator, praising the comedy. |
| January 31 2012 | Key & Peele television series premiered on Comedy Central, featuring sketch comedy created by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. |
| June 2011 | Comedy Central first announced the Key & Peele sketch-comedy television series. |
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