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Friday Feb 10 | TheCelebrityCafe

Interview with the stars of Comedy Central's 'Key & Peele'

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are the stars of Comedy Central's new sketch comedy show, Key & Peele .

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key

Friday Feb 10 | The Digital Collegian

Penn State graduate premieres new comedy series

"Is The Phyrst still around?" Key, a 1996 M.F.A. graduate in theatre from Penn State, asked on the phone in a phone conference interview Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Modern Family, Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers, NY, Theater, Arts

Wed Feb 08, 2012

TheCelebrityCafe

Recap: Key and Peele 2/7/12

If you haven't seen it yet-- you really should. Comedy Central's new comedic duo Key and Peele are a force to be reckoned with.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key

Mon Feb 06, 2012

The Fresno Bee

Theater veterans promise a spellbinding evening in 'Wicked Divas'

Just how popular is the "Wicked" Broadway musical juggernaut? Canny symphony orchestras across the nation are jumping at the chance to go green.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Los Angeles, CA, Symphony, Musical Theater, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Nicole Ari Parker

SF Appeal

Appealing TV: Smash, The River, The Walking Dead, The Grammys

As promised , I did not watch the Super Bowl, but did watch the commercials. Well, some of them.

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Related Topix: Game Show, American Idol, Reality TV, Entertainment, Television, Comedy

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Boston.com

TELEVISION REVIEWSketch masters go all out for laughs in - Key & Peele'

Jordan Peele as President Obama and Keegan-Michael Key as his "anger translator'' in a sketch from "Key & Peele.'' But if you're in need of a good laugh right now, go to YouTube and check out any of the President Obama "anger translator'' sketches.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key, Chappelle's Show

Mon Jan 30, 2012

TV Squad

Maureen Ryan: 'Key & Peele' Review: Is This The Next 'Chappelle's Show'?

I've only seen the first two episodes of the sketch-comedy show " Key & Peele " , but they made me eager to see more.

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Related Topix: Chappelle's Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

BroadwayWorld.com

Comedy Central's New Series KEY amp PEELE to Premiere 131

Comedy Central will premiere its newest sketch-comedy series KEY & PEELE on January 31st at 10:30 pm/ET. In this new series these fresh, relevant comedic actor-writers, used to being on the outside looking in, will examine life in a provocative and irreverent way, through a combination of filmed sketches and live stage segments.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Gary Unmarried, Keegan Michael Key, Emmy Awards

Belleville News Democrat

Original sketch comedy show reunites 'MADtv' actors

PASADENA, Calif. - Former "MADtv" actors Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have reunited to star in the new half-hour sketch comedy show "Key & Peele." Through improv, original characters and celebrity impressions, the pair will look at the oddities of life.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Pasadena, CA, Keegan Michael Key

SFGate

'Key & Peele' review: Duo show promise in premiere

Key & Peele: 10:30 p.m. Tues. on Comedy Central. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele have a couple of things going for them in their new sketch-comedy show premiering Tuesday on Comedy Central.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key, African-American, Theater, Arts

Sun Jan 29, 2012

Cleveland.com

'Man on a Ledge,' SAG Awards, big-band jazz among the Pop 10

You could watch TBS and TNT's live simulcast of the SAG Awards, starting at 8 tonight.

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Related Topix: Man on a Ledge, Family, SAG Awards, Regina King, Georgia, Case Western Reserve University, Comedy, Entertainment, Television

Fri Jan 27, 2012

National Public Radio

For 'Black Nerds Everywhere,' Two Comedy Heroes

Jordan Peele plays President Obama and Keegan-Michael Key plays his "anger translator" in a sketch from Key & Peele, premiering Jan.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key

Thu Jan 26, 2012

Desert Sun

Frank Caliendo makes an impression

Three people, one of them a "small child," were shot tonight at a home on Redondo Sur in the Rancho... Nicknamed a Baby Grand or the Grand Slam of the West, the BNP Paribas Open will have a field just... Easton Corbin is a country boy, and that comes through loud and clear on the phone from a gun range... When: 9 p.m. Saturday Where: Spotlight 29 ... (more)

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Related Topix: Frank TV, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Frank Caliendo, Coachella, CA

Wed Jan 25, 2012

Chicago Tribune

Strong first impressions for 'Key & Peele'

"But then, everyone I know in comedy develops a comedy crush sooner or later," he said, remembering back to 2002, when he first ran into Jordan Peele, his own comedy crush.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Theater, Arts

Tue Jan 24, 2012

StarPulse.com

Comedy Central's Key & Peele To 'Translate' State of the Union

MadTV alums Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele , stars of the new sketch comedy series Key & Peele , will be 'translating' President Barack Obama's remarks on Twitter as a way of introducing one of their characters before the show's debut.

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Related Topix: State of the Union, New-Age, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key, US News

Sat Jan 14, 2012

Zap2it.com

'Key & Peele': Comedy Central's new sketch show leverages familiar format

It's been nearly six years since " Chappelle's Show " left Comedy Central, and the cable network has been looking for a breakthrough sketch show ever since.

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Related Topix: Chappelle's Show, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Keegan Michael Key, Celebrities, Dave Chappelle

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