My guests today are writers and producers, Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key. Keegan-Michael is a Peabody Award-winning actor most known for his award-winning show Key & Peele. Elle is an award-winning film, television, and commercial director, writer, and producer. We talk about their process for collaborating on their new book “The History of Sketch Comedy” in this episode.

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The 5 questions I ask in this episode:

1. How have you both been able to collaborate on work projects together?





2. What were some pivotal moments over the history of sketch comedy that had the most effect on the art form?





3. What did you learn from some of the conversations you had with influential performers that surprised you about the history of sketch comedy?





4. How do you see sketch comedy evolving in the future?





5. What is your best piece of career advice?

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