'Key & Peele' Comedy Central Run to End After Five Seasons
The "Key & Peele" series will end its Comedy Central run at five years at the end of this season.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals "the comedic duo is parting ways from the program," and on Saturday costar Jordan Peele tweeted to fans, "Don't miss the last eight episodes."
The show, which debuted in 2012, was co-created and starred Peele alongside fellow comedian Keegan-Michael Kay. Just last year, Comedy Central executives announced the network is joining with the duo to create an animated spinoff of the show based on characters "Vandaveon & Mike" from their "Critiquer's Corner" skit. The animated program will feature the characters as 12-year-old hall monitors navigating their way through junior high.
Both Key and Peele worked to create "Vandaveon & Mike" "as a humorous way to provide commentary on episodes of their own show." Episodes have since been added to the on-demand streaming options of the Comedy Central series.
The 44-year-old Key is nominated this year for an Emmy for best supporting actor in a comedy series for his work on the show. "Key & Peele" as a whole also scored several sketch series nominations.
News of the popular comedians' departure from the network comes as Comedy Central also prepares for the much anticipated farewell to Daily Show host and network signature voice Jon Stewart. The 52-year-old Stewart is slated to be replaced later this fall by 31-year-old relative newcomer Trevor Noah.
Just last year, Comedy Central also lost Stephen Colbert and summer fill-in John Oliver, as the network continues in its apparent plan to skew toward a younger team of hosts. The 51-year-old Colbert is now slated to take David Letterman's place at CBS later this fall, while Oliver is playing to frequent rave reviews on HBO.
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