Key & Peele
Aliens Invade Earth; Gay Wedding; Racists Express Surprising Views
TV Flash files “Aliens Invade Earth; Gay Wedding; Racists Express Surprising Views” as the first listed hour of season 4 — Key & Peele (2012–2015) on Comedy Central, season 4, episode 1, aired 2014-09-24, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E01: listed hour 32 of 53 in the Key & Peele guide, first listed hour of season 4. It aired 2014-09-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Pussy on the Chainwax” (S03E13). Next is “Little Homie” (S04E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Sketches in the Season 4 premiere include an alien invasion of Earth; a family reacting to a gay relative's wedding; and surprising views from a couple of racists.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Aliens Invade Earth; Gay Wedding; Racists Express Surprising Views sit in the Key & Peele guide?
S04E01 is listed hour 32 of 53 — first listed hour of season 4, season 4 episode 1.
When did Key & Peele S04E01 air?
Aliens Invade Earth; Gay Wedding; Racists Express Surprising Views aired 2014-09-24 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need to watch in order?
Sketch comedy: jump by character or viral clip, or play seasons straight. Substitute teacher, Anger Translator, and the rest were built to detach and still land.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Sketch comedy that treated race, masculinity, and cable-news panic as a two-man demolition derby. Substitute teachers, Obama's anger translator, and character work so sticky the clips outlived linear airings. Two chameleons who made YouTube the co-equal of Thursday night, and still sharper than the timeline they mocked.
The group chat still quotes the substitute teacher like it's *canon*. Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele's Comedy Central series (2012–2015) treated race, masculinity, and cable-news panic as a two-man demolition derby. Character work so sticky the clips outlived linear airings. Obama's Anger Translator Luther entered actual political-comedy canon. YouTube became the co-equal of Thursday night. Hundreds of millions of views online. (I said spoiler-free. The sketch already spoiled itself into a clip.) Lana can…
Filed against
- Keegan-Michael Key as Various
Keegan-Michael Key made Key & Peele a two-man demolition derby — sketch comedy that treated race, masculinity, and cable-news panic as character work sticky enough to outlive linear night. Clips as co-equal of Thursday. TV Flash files him…
- Jordan Peele as Various
Jordan Peele’s Key & Peele various made sketch a two-man demolition derby — race, masculinity, and cable-news panic as character work so sticky the clips outlived linear airings. Substitute teachers, Obama’s anger translator, YouTube as…