Key & Peele's "School Bully" sketch might be funny, but it also takes a surprisingly emotional look at the issues that actually fuel bullying too. Key & Peele is a Comedy Central sketch series that ran for five seasons, and made stars out of comic duo Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key. Like every sketch series ever, some skits missed the target, but the pair produced some genuine classics too. They also had a talent for taking simple ideas and twisting them in surprising ways.

For example, one of their most acclaimed sketches involved a Hollywood script doctor fielding increasingly outrageous ideas for Gremlins 2 - with the payoff being that every single one actually appears in the 1990 sequel. The series was a fantastic showcase for Key and Peele as performers, with the two getting to display a dynamic range of characters. Peele would also hint at his later swerve into horror filmmaker with sketches like "Hall Of Mirrors" - a concept that would later inspire a key scene in Us - and "LMFAO’s Non-Stop Party."

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They had no shortage of sketches that explored dark subjects either, including "Insult Comic" or "Make-A-Wish." Key & Peele's "School Bully" is a short skit from season 2, and finds Peele's obnoxious bully picking on Key's "nerd" for reading a book. When Key asks why Peele is picking on him, he gives an unexpectedly honest reply, stating he's scared of being held back because his reading level is low and it makes him angry to see someone just reading for fun.

Peele's bully is still talking in bully speak though, so he's getting high fives from his friends as he picks on Key. Key & Peele's "School Bully" sketch continues with the bully opening up about being terrified about what the fantasies he's having about male classmates might mean, and that even though he wants to change his angry, bullying behavior, he feels it's the only shield he has against deeper problems.

Key & Peele's "School Bully" sketch is only really chuckle-worthy thanks to Peele's commitment to being the stereotypical bully, but one who is surprisingly in touch with his feelings. It's the way he opens up about the various pressures and insecurities that fuel his - and most real-life bullies - inner rage that makes it an emotional skit too. It gets real to the point where it's not all that funny, but its a good example of the duo getting a message across in a user-friendly way.

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