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‘Key & Peele’ to End in September

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Sun, 26 Jul 2015 04:30:00 +0000

Comedy Central’s Emmy-nominated sketch comedy series Key & Peele will end its run in September after five seasons.

The series, starring Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, will end after its fifth season which launched earlier this month and concludes in September, according to reports. On Saturday Peele tweeted: “Don’t Miss the last 8 episodes!”

In an interview with TheWrap, Key explained that the move was initiated by the comedians and not Comedy Central, adding that it was “time to explore other things, together and apart.”

The series launched in 2012 and spawned several memorable characters, including Key’s portrayal of Luther, an “angry translator” for Peele’s impression of President Barack Obama.

Key & Peele was recently nominated for seven Emmy Awards, including “Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.”

Brooklyn Decker, Key & Peele Featured in VH1 Web Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 20:00:00 +0000

VH1 has created a digital spinoff of its long running Behind The Music series that takes a comedic look at celebrity tweets that have garnered significant social media attention.

The website’sBehind The Tweet series of short vignettes looks at the stories behind several famous and infamous tweets from such celebrities as Brooklyn Decker, Dominic Monahan, Michelle Williams, Jack Antonoff, Key & Peele and Hannibal Buress, according to network officials.

VH1 has launched six of the first 12 tweets on its site, with the second batch to be launched later this year, according to VH1. Dan Sacher & Warren Cohen serve as executive producers of Behind The Tweet.

Below are the links to the current episodes.

Brooklyn Decker Shocks Chrissy Teigen, bikini fans – and the Twitterverse

Link: on.vh1.com/1CC4MJ3

Key & Peele’s Secret about President Obama and Black America

Link: on.vh1.com/1CC4PVg

Michelle Williams Says Yes to Putting the Haters on Blast

Link: on.vh1.com/1CC58zp

Dominic Monaghan Says Wild Things While Confronting an Angry Twitter Mob

Link: on.vh1.com/1CC4YrN

Jack Antonoff’s Raunchy Nacho Tale Is Too Nasty To Believe

Link: on.vh1.com/1CC4T7H

Hannibal Buress Admits His Fashion Fantasies

Link: on.vh1.com/1CC542J

TV Land Taps Roberts, Martel as 'Teachers' Showrunners

MCN Staff — Thu, 08 May 2014 13:45:00 +0000

Comedy Central series Key and Peele showrunners Ian Roberts and Jay Martel will serve in that capacity for TV Land’s new scripted comedy pilot Teachers.

Based on the web series of the same name, Teachers revolves around six elementary school teachers who are trying to mold the minds and lives of America’s youth, but they don’t really seem to have their own lives together at all. From making their class help them stalk exes online to altering a grade because the art teacher is “kind of a b****,” these instructors are changing the world, one student. Teachers is set to tape this summer.

“As TV Land begins to explore different comedic styles, we’re excited to collaborate with such talented showrunners like Ian and Jay,” said network president Larry Jones. "And we'll finally unveil one of childhood's great mysteries: what really goes on behind the door to the teacher's lounge."

"We recognize that teachers are the backbone of America," Martel and Roberts said. "Having said that, we look forward to mocking them in a half-hour format."