Open in App
  • Local
  • U.S.
  • Election
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Lifestyle
  • Education
  • Real Estate
  • Newsletter
  • New York Post

    ‘Key and Peele’ stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele ‘don’t see each other that often anymore’

    By Stephanie Webber,

    3 days ago

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=27mWn0_0vggXrtY00

    On to the next job.

    “Key & Peele” may have aired for five seasons, but its stars barely cross paths with each other now.

    “We don’t see each other that often anymore,” Keegan-Michael Key told People in a new interview. “Which is, to me, a tragedy.”

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Quo4s_0vggXrtY00
    Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele. AP
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1B7RKS_0vggXrtY00
    Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele at Super Bowl XLVIII Radio Row in January 2014. Getty Images for SiriusXM

    ‘Deadliest Catch’ stars pose with Alaska GOP candidate Nick Begich in new ad

    Key and Jordan Peele were previously roommates before becoming creative partners.

    “Your lives start to evolve and move in different directions,” Keegan-Michael added to the outlet.

    Key and his wife, Elle Key, are based in New York City. Peele, meanwhile, lives in Los Angeles with his wife, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” alum Chelsea Peretti.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=46Th5d_0vggXrtY00
    Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele at the 2022 Animation Is Film red carpet. Getty Images

    Ryan Murphy responds to Erik Menendez’s ‘Monsters’ criticism, defends incest innuendo

    The pair first hit it off when they trained together at Chicago’s Second City and went on to appear on Fox’s MAD TV in 2004. Their sketch comedy “Key & Peele” eventually made it to Comedy Central and ran for five seasons from 2012 to 2015.

    The series earned them an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2016.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ADdEZ_0vggXrtY00
    Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key in “Fargo” Season 1. Chris Large

    “When we were on camera, it was alchemy. It was just like, ‘Why is this working?'” Key wondered to People. “I was playing the clown more and doing more physical comedy in the beginning of our time together, and then I found myself evolving into playing more of the straight roles and teeing up Jordan to play the clown.”

    CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER

    Since then, the duo have taken on different avenues in the industry.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4boeEQ_0vggXrtY00
    Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key in “Key and Peele.” Danny Feld
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4dMegJ_0vggXrtY00
    Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2016. Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP

    “Our evolution, I think, is tied to both of what our desires are,” Key explained. “His desire was to start exploring the horror genre, and my desire was to do more dramatic work like I had been trained in school.”

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2qVP3A_0vggXrtY00
    Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party. WireImage

    Although both “jumped to another platform,” Key stayed mainly in front of the camera with roles in “Friends From College,” “IF,” “Schmigadoon” and “Wonka,” Peele wrote and directed “Get Out,” “Us” and “Nope.”

    Although they don’t see each other too often, the actors have worked together since “Key & Peele.” They worked together on 2016’s “Keanu,” both voiced characters in 2019’s “Toy Story 4” and appeared in 2022’s “Wendell & Wild.”

    For the latest in entertainment, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/entertainment/

    Expand All
    Comments / 2
    Add a Comment
    Victor bencosme
    1d ago
    Chapelle rip off ....and a really bad one
    Lorraine Pozniak
    3d ago
    That's a shame. Individually, they're very talented, but who knew Jordan Peele was going to become a superstar filmmaker? I imagine that keeps him very busy...
    View all comments
    YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
    Local News newsLocal News

    Comments / 0