We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Cunnilingus Class,” Season 3 Episode 6. Follow along on the journey!
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Last Second Interception Won Game
“We wanted to do it play-by-play, give it 100%, execution-wise.” – Ozamataz Buckshank
It’s always fun to see characters pop up from the huge array of sketches that K&P has produced over time, and here we get Ozamataz Buckshank, the Rhinos’ Defensive End out of Stanford University, being interviewed on Channel 17 by Key. The comedy comes in when we quickly see that Buckshank has been coached a little too well in terms of staying on message with the media.
Sky Mall Magazine
“Hot little biscuit though, name’s Claire. Body ten, face ten so pretty much hit that every night… sexually.” – Wendell Sanders
We get the return of Peele’s rotund character (Wendell Sanders) from the brilliant Mario’s Pizza sketch, and it’s a triumphant one. The set-up is similar this time around but no less funny: Wendell reports over the phone to a customer service guy (Riyaz, played by Key) that his Superman bed (which is both round and has a hilariously pathetic Fortress of Solitude-style barrier around it) arrived “broken,” though clearly Wendell’s carriage (to borrow the term from The Simpsons) is what caused the damage. The comedy goes up levels though based on K&P’s clear loving-meets-brutal skewering of nerd culture.
Respect! (It’s a pretty cool thing to do!)
“A person’s hair is the artwork that they present to the heavens.” – Mr. T
The cheesy 1980s title card on this one alone gets me laughing, and anytime we get a grainy VHS-era production (with hideously amazing costumes to match) always makes for a K&P winner. And that’s before we get Mr. T (a scarily realistic rendition by way of Peele) popping in to let all the kids know that it’s important to “respect each other’s clothing choices!” Things only get weirder and funnier from there, but make sure you stick around the for the “H.A.I.R.” rap. Glorious.
A Mel Gibsons Appreciation Sketch
“Lethal Weapon 2, starring the racist-ass Melly Gibsons?” – Peele
Our parking attendant fellas are back for another go round of pluralizing celebrity names (it’s all Mel Gibsons and Liam Neesons for these boys) and riff-festing. My favorite line in this one, via Peele: “Remember when racist-ass Melly Gibson was Blue Man Group in Bravehearts?”
Cunnilingus Class
“Penises is easy, and vaginas is hard.” – Shaboots Michaels
Shaboots Michaels (Key) and T-Ray Tombstone (Peele) are garishly dressed pimp-like gents giving a class to a room full of men on… well, to quote Shaboots: “We’re here to tell you how to go down on bitches right.” This one is so ridiculous (even for K&P!) that you’re primed to think it won’t work, but the boys sell the concept so hard (and their stratagems on, uh… the topic) that you do indeed make it to the promised land. Of humor.
Metta World News: Part Five
“Our top story: ninja costumes don’t come in size Triple-X, which is discriminatory against enormous assassins.” – Metta World Peace
This is the fifth outing of the former Ron Artest, now known as Metta World Peace, doing what’s essentially a weirdo deadpan one-liner from behind a news desk – and I could have been well done after the first or second go round.
Laff & A Haff
“Make fun of the burns.” – Peele
Key is a stand-up comedian at Laff & A Haff (amazing venue name, by the way), and starts off by doing some light crowd work, playfully teasing one audience member for having large ears, for example. Things take a turn though as we see Peele, who has a hideously disfigured face. “You skipped me,” Peele calls out, using a device that he holds up to his throat to help him speak (the Internet tells me this is called an “electrolarynx”). The slide into deep and dark cringe comedy has only begun at this point. Be warned, or wildly enjoy, depending. (For the record: I say it’s a sketch comedy work of genius.)
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Cunnilingus Class”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 3, Episode 6
AIRED ON – October 23rd, 2013
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele