Key & Peele back on Reddit for a third time. Ask us anything. Do it.

Any chance for any skits parodying the relationships of black women and white men? Last weeks with the white women in the bar discussing black men was HILARIOUS! Love from WV

That is a great area to explore, I think you may have just planted a "scene seed" my friend. :0

When you two put a skit together in the style of a movie it feels great and like we are actually watching a movie. Is there a Key & Peele related movie that could be seen at any point?

Yes, we are developing a movie with Judd Apatow right now, as a matter of fact. we have some other stuff in the works as well.

When writing a sketch, do you keep budgetary constraints in mind, or shoot the moon and worry about costs later?

We are a "shoot the moon" kind of outfit over here. Great question.

Who came up with the names on the East-West Bowl?

Jordan came up with every name in the first E/W Bowl sketch. We were talking about football names and then he just came in one day with the script done! Finished! He's amazing. In the second one Jordan did it again, well i came up with one name. the Samoan guy.

And who came up with "Cartoons Plural"?

Jordan.

Just wanted to say I really appreciate what you guys do, your comedy and sense of humor and the charisma, just the sense of togetherness you guys radiate on stage, has gotten me thru some really tough times.

And for that, I really appreciate and do thank you guys immensely.

Boy, You just officially made my day.

Have you and Jordan ever considered going on SNL?

Jordan was going to be on but there was some contract issues with MADtv. He was going to play Obama on the show.

Is it hard to keep a straight face during some of the skits? Will there be another substitute teacher?

We've done two, but we're not sure yet if we're going to do a third.

Was Key eating funyons whenever he came up with Bizmo Funyons Florida state University.

Actually Peele came up with it and he may have been eating a pot brownie at the time.

Key & Peele,

Any chance we'll see Coach Hines on the show or does MADTV own that character?

We can't show Coach Hines due to legal reasons. He is a MADtv character and they own the intellectual property. Which means we could never use any of the catch phrases.

Im a local sketch comedian(in north carolina, right next to high point actually ;). How do you make the next "leap" career-wise?

My troupe and I have been doing local shows monthly for years and getting excellent praise for our sets at festivals.
Do you recommend moving to one of the big 3 cities? Do you think a web presence is more valuable? Any advice I could bend off either of your ears would be amazing.

Thank you

I think having a web presence is invaluable. The more ships you can get sailing the better. But it seems like eventually you will have to move to one of the big 3 I'm afraid to say, to get any real traction. If you're happy where you are and can tolerate what you love as a hobby and not a job then you would be okay to stay put.

The first time I saw your work was in a college class. Since then, I keep seeing/hearing about your videos in an academic setting.

What are your thoughts on your work being studied?

I'm actually honored that we may actually be of some social relevance.

Which sketch did you have the most fun doing?

The Michael Jackson Halloween sketch was my favorite.

If you had add a third member to your group, who would you add?

I would resurrect Harpo Marx's ghost.

Hey Keegan and Jordan! You guys ROCK!

I have a few questions for you guys:

Keegan, you had lots of really funny characters on MADtv, including the "CRAZY AS HELL!" guy, and Coach Hines, and my favorite, "SHOT... IN... THE HEAD!" What was your inspiration for some of these characters?

Jordan: What was the inspiration behind the "Flicker" sketch?

And I also have a request: Can you guys do a parody of the Maury show next season? I think that would be hysterical.

Thanks for the laughs guys!

P.S. That Mexican Standoff video was awesome... how did you guys get in touch with FreddieW?

In regard to the MADtv characters, they are mostly inspired by real people in my life i would say 80% of charcters for me. As far as Freddie goes, we are all fans of each other's work and thought it would make sense to do some stuff together.

Keegan, you were on Whose Line is it Anyway? Do either of you guys have any live comedy battle stories? Edit: Spelling

I was on WLIIA last season. and will be on this upcoming season. Can't wait. No real live comedy battle stories, maybe with audiences, but I can't recall in this moment.

Favorite show on Comedy Central that isn't yours?

I love Drunk History. That would be it for me.

Have you guys ever considered doing a tour of some of your standup work for universities?

We've considered it so much that we have done it! Several shows last year. We're taking a break right now as we write the 4th season.

Do you fear death?

I do not fear death, I am a spiritual person so, I like to think of it as a transition.

Hi Keegan and Jordan, thanks for stopping by! I just wanted you to know I love you and you're both my boyfriends in my mind. I just wanted to know, when you're shooting, which one of you is usually the first to crack up?

I"m pretty sure that's me keegan. In fact 90% of the time. Part of it is that im just giddy to be at work.

What was it like to work with the guys at ERB another time? I loved your portrayals as Michael Jordan and Muhammad Ali, as well as Gandhi and MLK!

Peter and Lloyd are fantastic. They really are so colloborative and clever and creative and other c words. but not the c word, they're never that.

fronthand...

BACKHAND!!

Will we every see an origin story to the substitute teacher?

You may see it in a motion picture in the near future, but no promises.

Other than Obama/Luther, the first couple seasons were full of unique stuff. This season, however, I have been annoyed at times when you piggyback off of the success of previous sketches. Some of them feel like a movie sequel that you know people will watch but will never be as good as the first one. Was the decision to reuse characters made by you, producers of the show, or a combination? Do you plan on making certain sketch ideas keep coming up in future seasons?

The idea for recurring characters came from us. We like the challenge of trying to widen the world in which some of the characters live. The way we look at it, is as if you are seeing another scene in a movie about that character. As opposed to a sequel to the scene.

Do you like the cars, the cars that go boom?

That's the only kinda cars I like.

If you could choose to be a different ethnicity, what would it be?

Other.

It was weird seeing SNL do your airport waiting skit live the same week yours aired for the first time. Who's the snitch on your staff?

we wrote our sketch about 7 months ago and then aired it a month and a half ago. I think that since so many people frequent airports, it was actually a coincidence.

Just wondering if you 2 were gay who would be the "catcher" I have an Idea but just want to confirm it and Jordan looks good in a dress even my wife says so.

well now it seems like you may have your answer, my good friend. ;)