We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “Terrorist Meeting” Season 4 Episode 11. Follow along on the journey!
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Obama: Success or Failure?
“I’d like to apologize for this programming mistake.” – Key
K&P are talking heads on a 24 hour news cable show called Diametrically Opposed, which plays into the joke in this short sketch, when both pundit blowhards eventually say at exactly the same time: “The only conclusion is that Obama is a disaster.” This one is more cute than funny, and far less cute when viewed during the miserable early days of Trump 2.0.
Key & Peele On the Road: Part Eleven
“I’ll furnace your ass out right now, I’m heating for two.” – 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 ISIS, depressed dogs, military recruitment, and running cold versus warm.
That Clever TSA
“That is the genius of TSA, they foil us at every turn!” – ISIS guy
A group of ISIS members in a cave are astounded at the TSA’s “cunning and evil” ability to throttle their attempts to hijack another commercial airplane. The joke is that they are in awe of the annoying security policy minutiae of U.S. air travel that we all constantly wonder what’s the point of, what with a four-inch maximum limit on scissor sizes, or needing to take laptops out of their cases while going through security and so forth. A top-notch comedic concept well executed.
The Loco One In The Gang
“That’s more like zany or goofy.” – Eduardo
This essentially silly but very funny sketch shows off how strong K&P’s writing chops are. The premise is simple: Carlito (Peele) is miffed that an aspiring gang member aims to take the role as the “loco” one. It’s immediately clear that Carlito is decidedly un-loco and more like just a goofy weirdo, and the comedy comes from both the specificity of the writing (“I got nine punch cards from Froyo Universe… each with one stamp in it”), and from the Eduardo’s (Key) hilariously erudite critiques of his guy making a total fool of himself (“That’s just being cavalier with your finances instead of collecting your free dessert.”)
Keith’s Engagement
“People always underbid on her showcases, not the best presenter.” – Clive
While this is more of a middling K&P effort overall, the details at play here elevate it to a weirdly funny level. Keith (Key) is home to tell his parents and his super jealous, freeloading adult brother Clive (Peele) that he’s getting married. Peele’s bizarro wig game is on point with this one, and I love the tiny detail that he’s eating microwaved French bread pizza for dinner while everyone else eats a properly cooked meal.
‘Scuse Me
“Don’t shush me!” – Meegan
The bickering couple of Meegan (Peele) and Andre (Key) are back. This time, ditzy Meegan seriously can’t find her way back to where her seat is after going to (attempt to find) the bathroom during the middle of a movie. There’s a nice touch with Peele also appearing in the movie within the sketch, but overall this one is more mildly amusing and relatable (read = the movie going experience ain’t great these days) versus funny.
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “Terrorist Meeting”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 4, Episode 11
AIRED ON – December 10th, 2014
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele