In the comedy duo Key & Peele, Key is Keegan-Michael Key and Peele is Jordan Peele.

Who is Key?

  • Keegan-Michael Key is the taller, more lanky performer with a very animated face and high-energy delivery.
  • On the show, he often plays characters like Luther, Barack Obama’s “anger translator,” and many of the louder, more explosive personalities.

Who is Peele?

  • Jordan Peele is slightly shorter, with a rounder face and a more low-key, subtle style of acting, and he’s also known for sharp impressions like his Barack Obama.
  • After the sketch show, he became a major horror writer-director, making films like Get Out and Us , which cemented his reputation beyond sketch comedy.

Easy way to remember

  • Think “Peele = P for “picture-maker” now that Jordan Peele is famous as a film director; the other guy in the duo is Key (Keegan-Michael Key).
  • In many sketches where they stand side by side (like the Obama-and-Luther bits), Key is usually the louder, wilder character, while Peele plays the calmer or more controlled one.

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Wondering which one is Key and which one is Peele? Here’s a quick guide to telling Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele apart, with simple traits and pop- culture context.

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