Key & Peele: Series Premiere
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm, Thursday, January 15 on MTV2 (East) ()
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About this Broadcast
Series Premiere
Season 1, Episode 1
In the premiere of this sketch-comedy series, President Obama expresses his true feelings with help from an anger translator; Lil Wayne gets used to life in jail; and two men tread carefully when it comes to talking about the women in their lives.
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2012
English
1080i
Stereo
Comedy
Sketch Comedy
Season Premiere
Series Premiere
Cast & Crew
Keegan-michael Key
(Actor)
Jordan Peele
(Actor)
Christina Anthony
(Actor)
.. Tracey
Cynthia Blaise
(Actor)
.. Character
Mars Crain
(Actor)
Reatha Grey
(Actor)
.. Georgiana
Cale Hartmann
(Actor)
.. Character
Lily Holleman
(Actor)
.. Character
Marc Evan Jackson
(Actor)
Casey Washington
(Actor)
.. Character
Dana Michael Woods
(Actor)
.. Little Prisoner
Kelle Whitehurst
(Actor)
.. Prisoner
Harry Zinn
(Actor)
.. Minister
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.
Christina Anthony
(Actor)
.. Tracey
Birthplace: East St. Louis, Illinois, United States
Trivia:
Studied at Second City Chicago.Moved to Los Angeles in 2011.Worked at customer service for 8 years.Wrote a comedy pilot that was selected as a finalist in the TBS and Refinery29 RIOT Comedy Writers Lab.Was ready to leave Los Angeles when going into her audition for Mixed-ish.Contributes to the live magazine Paper Machete.Performs improv with the group Black People.
Cynthia Blaise
(Actor)
.. Character
Mars Crain
(Actor)
Reatha Grey
(Actor)
.. Georgiana
Cale Hartmann
(Actor)
.. Character
Lily Holleman
(Actor)
.. Character
Marc Evan Jackson
(Actor)
Born:
August 21, 1970
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Trivia:
Has a brother and a sister.Started playing the piano at the age of 6.Participated in theater productions while he was in college.Holds minors in political science and environmental studies from Calvin College.Worked on schooners after graduating from college.Became a member of the Second City Detroit main company in 1998.In 2003, joined the improv group The 313.One of the founders of The Detroit Creativity Project.
Casey Washington
(Actor)
.. Character
Dana Michael Woods
(Actor)
.. Little Prisoner
Kelle Whitehurst
(Actor)
.. Prisoner
Harry Zinn
(Actor)
.. Minister
