Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele ‘a tragedy’

Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'

As someone who has closely followed the careers of Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key since their early days at Chicago’s Second City, I must say it feels like watching two comets soar through the night sky, only to find that they’re no longer visible from the same telescope. Their friendship and creative partnership has been a beacon of inspiration for me, and it’s heartbreaking to see them drift apart as their lives take different paths.


Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key used to spend a lot of time together as friends and coworkers. However, it seems they don’t get to hang out as much these days.

Key, who has known the renowned filmmaker for over two decades, since their time together at Chicago’s Second City, is the source of this information.

However, as time passed and both individuals found success working on the Madtv sketch comedy television show, their friendship evolved.

In a recent conversation with People over the weekend, Keegan Key spoke about the time when he and Jordan Peele collaborated to launch the Sketch Series “Key & Peele” on Comedy Central back in 2012. However, it seems that they’ve grown apart since then.

Key termed the shift in the nature of their friendship as ‘a sorrowful event,’ explaining that it was due to the fact that at some stage, “people’s lives begin to progress and diverge from one another.

Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'

Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'

The actor from Parks and Recreation shared with a media outlet that, while strengthening their professional bond, they also chose to share a home.

They would go on to win one Primetime Emmy Award from a total of 10 nominations during its run.

After spending three years on their Comedy Central show, Key & Peele ended it in 2015. Approximately ten years later, Keegan-Michael Key and his actress wife, Chelsea Peretti, constructed a house in Los Angeles.

For several months, we cohabited and frequently discussed comedy, sharing our preferences, the reasons behind them, and applying those insights to construct our comedic work. Key, aged 53, disclosed this.

Through their frequent collaboration, they developed a unique shorthand or understanding in their creative process, which allowed them to communicate effectively and intuitively. This shared “creative dialect” was a result of the time they spent together.

While the American writer-director was establishing a fresh domestic setting, Key and his producing spouse, Elle, resided in New York City, thus introducing a gap not just geographically, but also on an emotional level.

As a pair of comedic talents, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele won two Emmys for their show “Key & Peele.” In 2016, they received the award for ‘Outstanding Variety Sketch Series,’ and another that year acknowledged their exceptional work in the category of ‘Outstanding Makeup.’

in all, the two men as a duo received 18 Emmy nominations over the years working together.

For the first season of FX’s Fargo (2014), they collaborated on the same projects, portraying FBI agents who were probing the murder case of Billy Bob Thornton’s character, Lorne Malvo, a notorious villain.

Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'
Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'

After that, they collaborated and acted side by side in the 2016 action-comedy movie “Keanu”, followed by providing voices for characters in “Toy Story 4” (released in 2019) and upcoming films titled “Wendell & Wild” (set to be released in 2022).

Currently, the character Key is appearing in the animated movie titled “Transformers One,” alongside other characters whose voices are provided by Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson respectively.

In a subsequent turn of events, Jordan Peele achieved significant personal triumph by penning, directing, and producing his chilling psychological horror movie “Get Out” (released in 2017). This film generated an impressive global revenue of $255.4 million, outperforming its modest production budget of $4.5 million.

Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'
Keegan-Michael Key calls his current relationship with former comedy partner Jordan Peele 'a tragedy'

Originating from New York City, this individual achieved another success by serving as both the writer, director, and producer of his movie “Us.” This production brought in an impressive revenue of $256.1 million, all on a budget of just $20 million.

Although “Nope” (2022) didn’t achieve blockbuster status, it can still be regarded as a triumph due to its impressive box office earnings of $172.3 million, surpassing its production budget of $68 million.

Recently, he has been tasked with publicizing the action-thriller movie titled “Monkey Man,” as he is one of its producers. This film marks Dev Patel’s first directorial role, as both writer and director.

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2024-09-23 10:56

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