We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Sex Detective,” Season 4 Episode 7. Follow along on the journey!
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Tallahassee Black Democrats
“Nothing we love better than those federal programs.” – Peele
K&P’s Tallahassee Black Republicans are back (see Season 3’s sketch of the same name), this time working “undercover” to prevent a van full of Tallahassee Black Democrats from getting to the polling station on time. Like its original incarnation, this sketch is a bit one-note, and because its one note is a reminder that voter suppression is a very real thing from the vantage point of the mid-2020s, it’s not all that effective, comedy-wise.
Key & Peele On the Road: Part Seven
“You’re like a modern-day Marilyn Monroe.” – 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 Natural Born Killers, the best era for cable (read = the Cinemax ‘90s), the benefits of spooning with the president, and the romantic attraction of centaurs.
Sex Detective
“Um, why do your revelations require masturbation?” – Det. Tom Samwell
In this silly CSI-ish spoof, Det. Chuck Vaughn (Peele) – “the greatest sex crime investigator in history” – uses his superior powers of deduction to find the bad guys. Oh, and let’s say he really doesn’t forget to enjoy himself at the same time. A lot. All over the place, in fact. Det. Tom Samwell’s (Key) reactions make this one particularly funny.
Strike Force Eagle 3: The Reckoning
“Now it’s my turn to play.” – Cal Flavell as Jamison Teague
It works like a charm: any K&P sketch that opens with grainy ‘80s VHS-level production immediately gets me laughing. And after we see Cal Flavell as Jamison Teague (Key) – with wild feathered hair and super cheesy shades – take out some gun-strapped dude in Bogota, Columbia with an extremely signature neck snapping move, I was all the way the hell in on this one. And it only gets better from there.
Luther, Obama’s Anger Translator #11
“I’m a president, not a king!” – Luther
In this sole outing of President Obama (Peele) and his anger translator Luther (Key) during Season 4 and its eleventh edition overall, the execution benefits from having taken a bit of a break. Even still, we get the more or less expected dynamic between the two along with an update of sorts in terms of what’s been going on in terms of Obama’s relationship with Congress and both political parties, plus a Star Wars/drone strikes gag at the end.
Employee of the Year
“Come on girl, it’s fat free!” – Latiya
Latiya (Key), who is very heavyset, is a manager at Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt and Peele her new female trainee. The comedy comes from Latiya’s glee over how you get free froyo as part of the gig, and it’s fat free! And then we learn that her boyfriend is about to arrive home from a year of being deployed overseas. In short: this is one where I feel like I really shouldn’t laugh but…
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Sex Detective”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 4, Episode 7
AIRED ON – November 5th, 2014
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele