Key & Peele: Obama College Years
01:00 am - 01:30 am, Thursday, November 27 on Black Entertainment Television HDTV (East) ()
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Obama College Years
Season 2, Episode 1
Sketches in the Season 2 premiere include a look back at President Obama in university; a Civil War reenactment; and Jesus' encounter with a pimp.
repeat
2012
English
1080i
Stereo
Comedy
Sketch Comedy
Season Premiere
Cast & Crew
Keegan-michael Key
(Actor)
Jordan Peele
(Actor)
Mark Moses
(Actor)
Mel Cowan
(Actor)
Maribeth Monroe
(Actor)
Michaela Watkins
(Actor)
Bill Seward
(Actor)
.. Geoff Worthing
Melissa Stephens
(Actor)
.. Dog Walker
Uggie
(Actor)
.. Racist Dog
More Information
Did You Know..
Keegan-michael Key
(Actor)
Born:
March 22, 1971
Birthplace: Detroit, MIchigan, United States
Birthplace: Detroit, MIchigan, United States
Trivia:
Says he was "painfully shy" as a child. Was trained as a Shakespearean actor, but became interested in comedy after he was exposed to improv in college. First TV appearance was in a 1994 episode of ER. Returned to Detroit in 1997 and joined the Second City as a performer and writer. Has received multiple Joseph Jefferson Awards, given to honor achievement in Chicago theater. A founding member of the Planet Ant Theatre.
Jordan Peele
(Actor)
Born:
February 21, 1979
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Trivia:
Intended to be a puppeteer in college, but dropped out to study comedy, including a stint with Boom Chicago in Amsterdam; while on a cast swap with Second City in Chicago in 2002, met his future comedic partner Keegan-Michael Key. Before the premiere of Key & Peele on Comedy Central in 2012, overlapped with Key for several seasons in the cast of MADtv. Unsuccessfully auditioned to play Barack Obama on Saturday Night Live in 2008 (the role went to Fred Armisen), but would earn acclaim for impersonating the president on Key & Peele in 2012. Like Key, has a black father and a white mother, a biracial status that provides a unique cultural sensitivity and informs much of their comedy.
Mark Moses
(Actor)
Born:
February 24, 1958
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Trivia:
Made his Broadway debut in the play Slab Boys alongside Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn. Has appeared in three movies under director Oliver Stone: 1986's Platoon (his feature debut), 1989's Born on the Fourth of July and 1991's The Doors. Shared in 2005 and 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the cast of Desperate Housewives, on which he played Paul Young. Had a unique insight into his role as an ad man on the AMC series Mad Men because his father worked in advertising on Madison Avenue in the 1960s. With actor wife Annie LaRussa, is the parent of two sons.
Mel Cowan
(Actor)
Maribeth Monroe
(Actor)
Born:
March 25, 1978
Birthplace: Michigan, United States
Birthplace: Michigan, United States
Trivia:
Started her career as an actress in The Second City, a renowned comedy theater.Made her debut as an actress in films in 1998.Made her debut as a writer while on stage in The Second City wrote several revues.In 2004, she made her debut in television.Has supported her local improv community in Detroit over the years.Is a member of the comedy group Mama's Boy, along with actresses Amy Phillips, Nancy Edwards, and Jaime Moyer.
Michaela Watkins
(Actor)
Born:
December 14, 1971
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
Trivia:
Lived in Portland from 1996 to 2000. Starred in productions of The Misanthrope and How I Learned to Drive at the Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland. Acted with the Circle X Theatre of Los Angeles. Appeared at an event for the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles called the Day of Jewish Learning & Culture. Is a member of the Groundlings company of Los Angeles.
Bill Seward
(Actor)
.. Geoff Worthing
Melissa Stephens
(Actor)
.. Dog Walker
Uggie
(Actor)
.. Racist Dog
Born:
February 14, 2002
