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Congrats to Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele and the crew of Key & Peele for their latest honor, joining a prestigious shortlist of TV shows honored by The Peabody Awards. The announcement was made this morning. The Peabody Awards will be handed out May 19, 2014, in New York City, …
Twas the day after the day after Christmas, so now it’s safe to take another look at comedic takes on the song, “Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” You may have loved watching Jimmy Fallon and Cecily Strong put their spin on the Christmastime song in last weekend’s Saturday Night Live. Of …
What happens when Arsenio Hall welcomes not just an impersonator of himself, but himself in the past? Well, that happened last night when Paul Scheer appeared on Arsenio as “ArScheerio Paul,” the character he inhabited for a webseries re-enacting classic moments from the 1990s version of Hall’s late-night talk show. …
Comedy Central’s sketch comedy series, Key & Peele, returns for its third-season premiere tonight. From the start of each premise, through a wonderful job of heightening and tight closing buttons to sketches, it’s simply great comedy. And the tremendous onscreen chemistry between leads Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele certainly adds even …
Televised sketch comedy in the Internet video era has found its match in this current crop of Comedy Central series. Key & Peele is between seasons, but that’s not stopping Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele from putting out new topical sketches online. New today is this video, “Ballbusters,” in which …
Synergy! Bruce Willis stars in A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth installment in the Die Hard movie franchise. Yes, there are five of them now. And Willis already has said a sixth Die Hard is on the way. Mostly to keep pace with Fast and the Furious movies, …
Election Night always has marked memorable moments in my life; none more so than the first Tuesday in November four years ago. Sure, 2008 saw the United States of America elect the first president of mixed-race origin in our history. Wait. Hold up. Mixed-race? Aren’t we all mixed to at …
Key & Peele, live, for free? You betcha! A live performance by Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele is but one of several free events and things to do if you’re in New York City this November during the 2012 edition of the New York Comedy Festival. It all comes courtesy …
How often do you see a series that’s still in the development phase release an official network video? Well, that depends. How often have you seen an uber-topical animated sketch revolving around the final presidential debate, which just happened last night, for a series that may or may not ever …
The Republican National Convention, delayed by Tropical Storm Luther’s path through the Gulf of Mexico and past the coast of Tampa as an impending hurricane, should restart officially tonight. President Obama’s “angry translator,” Luther — as portrayed by Keegan-Michael Key in this recurring sketch from the Comedy Central series Key …
