We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Sex Addict Wendell,” Season 4 Episode 10. Follow along on the journey!
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Welcome to Democracy
“Operation Golden Eagle is a go… Welcome to democracy.” – U.S. ambassador
Richard Schiff of The West Wing fame is a U.S. ambassador visiting a group of politicians (including K&P) from an African nation. The ambassador says financial aid is a no go, right up until he finds out about the newly discovered oil reserves. From the perspective of the early days of Trump 2.0 and the abdication of the United States’ role on the international stage, this one particularly stings in the non-funny way.
Key & Peele On the Road: Part Ten
“The jokes will write themselves, man.” – Peele
K&P are back on the road out west, chitchatting away about all manner of things as an interstitial between sketches during the fourth and fifth seasons. Topics include the chiro-practicals, unfunny people, (let’s say) being exposed, and old school R&B.
Sex Addict Wendell
“I invited her into my boudoir, a.k.a. The Stabbin’ Cabin.” – Wendell
I’ve come to realize that the heavyset Wendell Sanders (Peele) is one of my all-time favorite K&P characters both because of his hyper-odd shut-in gamer dude affect and that he’s a natural born pathological liar. Now, in the wrong hands this characterization would be super depressing, but somehow Jordan Peele elevates our Wendell into something closer to sublime – or at least hysterically funny. Anyway, here he’s chosen for “reasons” to participate in a sex addict support group, where he uses the analogy of tearing into a hot pizza with sexual deeds involving a hot pizza delivery lady. Our guy is just a dirty dog, you see.
It Was Jimmy
“I’m Jimmy, I’m Jimmy, and I need attention!” – Mr. Williams
Whereas Key’s Mr. Garvey runs his classrooms by the book (and a very crazy book it is), Mr. Williams is all I don’t want to harsh your mellow, man laid back hippie, highlighted by his balding hair and long ponytail getup. As it turns out, a Mr. Garvey would have been a far more equal match for the unrepentant class clown that is Jimmy (Peele), though of course now it’s too late.
Dicknanigans
“Dicknanigans.” – Art show presenter
I love when a sketch gets me laughing with a single word, and such is the case with Dicknanigans. The word is uttered by an art show presenter (the great Chelsea Peretti of Brooklyn Nine-Nine fame), followed by K&P performing a bizarro performance art piece that would surely make Dieter from Sprockets utter something to the effect of, “You have disturbed me almost to the point of insanity,” or “I’m as happy as a little girl,” (or both).
Scat Off
“Your breath smells like a butt…” – Rex “The Bone Daddy” Ronson
New York City, 1963. Rex “The Bone Daddy” Ronson (Peele) and Teddy “12 Combs” Lewis (Key) are jazz scatting vocal performers who get into a vocal duel (scat style of course, you dig?) over a woman they both desire. This one works much better on musical versus comedic levels.
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Sex Addict Wendell”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 4, Episode 10
AIRED ON – December 3rd, 2014
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele