Key & Peele
Season 1
8 listed hours · 2012–2015 · Comedy Central
From the desk
How this season is filed
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.
TV Flash files Season 1 of Key & Peele (2012–2015) on Comedy Central as the first listed season of 5 — 8 listed hours, 2012-01-31–2012-03-20 from “I Said Bitch” (S01E01) to “Babysitting Forest Whitaker” (S01E08). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.
Desk essentials in this season
- S01E01 I Said Bitch
I Said Bitch opens the two-man demolition derby: race and masculinity as sketch, clips already outliving linear.
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S01E01 I Said Bitch
In the premiere of this sketch-comedy series, President Obama expresses his true feelings with help from an anger translator; Lil Wayne gets used to life in jail; and two men tread carefully when it comes to talking about the women in their lives.
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S01E02 Black Hawk Up
A traffic reporter in a helicopter struggles to deal with turbulence; a community-theater crowd enjoys the show; an R&B singer shares a revelation with his partner during a performance.
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S01E03 Das Negros
A biracial man tries to impress his date; hoodlums run into trouble before a big job; slaves can't wait to leave an auction; two men hide from a white supremacist.
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S01E04 The Branding
Sketches include the black-college experience; celebrity entourages; a neighborhood's reaction to a mythical creature; controversial words; and President Obama's anger translator.
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S01E05 Gay Marriage Legalized
Sketches include mystics exercising their rights to dispense wisdom; Jaden Smith and his agent examining a script; a gay couple reacting to recent legislation; and President Obama taking on the Republican opposition.
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S01E06 Flash Mob
Sketches include a guest's requests for a DJ at a wedding reception; a barbecue with the finest food; and a trash-talking mixed-martial-arts fighter.
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S01E07 Bobby McFerrin vs. Michael Winslow
Sketches include the Tea Party's new hope; innovative military recruiters; and a duel between vocalist Bobby McFerrin and sound-effect expert Michael Winslow. Also: Jordan and Keegan discuss who is more black, and being the only black guy at a party.
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S01E08 Babysitting Forest Whitaker
The first-season finale features a babysitter dealing with a young Forest Whitaker; an apartment rented by a suspicious landlord; President Obama's desire to be treated like an ordinary citizen; and partygoers trying to liven up a bar mitzvah.
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