While Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele were once an iconic duo, unfortunately “they don’t see each other that often anymore.”
During a recent interview with People magazine, the Mr. Wonka The actor recalled his first meeting with Peele, saying, “It was an emotional time in my life.”
After training together at Second City in Chicago, the pair, known as Key & Peele, eventually “shared a mind” on the Fox program CRAZY TV starting in 2004. Thanks to their comic dynamic, they then launched their own comedy sketch series, Key and potato peeleraired from 2012 to 2015 and won two Emmys.
“We lived together for a few months and we would write and talk about comedy: who we liked and why we liked it and how that worked in the architecture of what we were trying to build comedically,” Key recalled, adding that “they shared a creative language.”
“When we were in front of the cameras, it was chemistry,” he said. Transformers One voice actor said of Peele. “It was just like, 'Why does this work?'”
However, in the past decade Key and potato peeler concluded on Comedy Central, Key admitted, “We don't see each other that much anymore, which, to me, is a tragedy.”
The two actor-producers have collaborated on a handful of projects since their sketch comedy series, including 2016's My Friend KeanuSpecial effects Fargoof 2019 The history of toys 4 and 2022 Wendell and SavageHowever, Key explained that eventually, “your lives start to evolve and move in different directions.” Peele resides in Los Angeles with his wife Chelsea Peretti while Key and wife Elle Key live in New York City.
“Our evolution, I think, is tied to what we both want,” Key added. “His desire was to start exploring the horror genre, and my desire was to do more dramatic work like what I was taught in school.” After Key and potato peeler“We both moved to another platform, but we needed the first platform.”
THE Cabbage! The actor also noted that fans can get a glimpse of their future by watching their evolutions in Key and potato peeler“At the beginning of our time together I was playing more of a clown and doing more physical comedy,” Key explained, “and then I found myself playing more serious roles and preparing Jordan for the clown role.”