The two have decided to pursue other creative endeavors, but will collaborate again in the future.
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Key & Peele fans, a sad day is upon us. The comedic duo have said they will be wrapping up their series after its current season comes to an end on Comedy Central. It’s not because of the network, or from lack of accolades — the series garnered several Emmy nominations earlier this month.
This is our final season – and it’s not because of Comedy Central, it’s us. It was just time for us to explore other things, together and apart. I compare it to Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. We might make a movie and then do our own thing for three years and then come back and do another movie. I’m thinking we could do that every three years – take a year, go bang out a movie. That’s the plan right now.
Key and Jordan Peele began working together on MadTV, and launched Key & Peele in January of 2012, and the series has earned Emmy nominations almost every year it’s been the air (including 7 this year). Recently, the two collaborated on the comedy Keanu, but coming up Key says he will be acting in a film in New York, while Peele will be directing a horror film he wrote.
Key said that the upcoming season of the show has already been filmed, and that fans should fear not —
There will be Key & Peele productions coming up. We’re doing the reboot of ‘Police Academy,’ and there’s a TV show in the works that me might do for Comedy Central. There’s lots of stuff we have cooking up.
Key & Peele airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on Comedy Central.
