There were a couple of different ways we were thinking about going about it - one of which we almost did - but this seemed like the right way to do it. We were searching for it through the entire writing process. P: It was really in the final hour of planning the new season. K: What advantages would that school have that inner city schools don't get? really goes back to the difference between the cultures of an inner city school and a more privileged school in the suburbs. It was very, very difficult for us to figure out how to do it. But when you bring someone back, you want to make sure it's not just a cookie-cutter, by-the-numbers version of the original sketch, where you have the exact same gag with different names. P: We wanted to bring that character back because people fell in love with him. Let's talk about the sequel to the original "Substitute Teacher" sketch, which aired in last week's premiere. P: It became a feeding frenzy for the writers at a certain point. How did you decide on those specific names? Were there any that didn't make the cut? Garvey to mispronounce: Jacqueline, Blake, Aaron. The sketch hinges on having the perfect names for Mr. Just to give him a spice of "haggardness." We also gave me a little bit of age around my eyes and under my nose. And then his mustache, to me, looked like a mustache that a substitute teacher might have. I wanted his tie to be short, but not too short. He's wearing a short-sleeve shirt and a really ratty, terrible tie, and has a receding hairline, to give him some age. He had spent 20 years disciplining these children in the inner city to no end - so he has this kind of hard, rigid sensibility about him, and I wanted that to be in his dress. I didn't want him to actually be from the military - I just wanted him to have that sense. K: I wanted him to look a little high-and-tight, you know? As if he had been in the military. Garvey's appearance? It's such a distinctive look. Once you had the core concept for the sketch down, how did you decide on Mr. You can see that Jordan has the voice for it." Or, "Keegan has the voice for it." Usually, Jordan or I will hook into one of those lines, and then you can see the writer go, "This is good. Key appeared last year in films like Let’s Be Cops and Horrible Bosses 2 while Peele is slated to appear in the upcoming Netflix series “Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp.” Both actors also starred together on the first season of “Fargo.K: In our pitch sessions - when ideas are forming - it could be me, or Jordan, or an executive producer, or one of the other writers adding lines to the concept. Garvey, an inner-city substitute who doesn’t quite fit in when he’s assigned to teach a room full of middle-class white students.Īccording to the outlet, Jordan Peele will take on the role of a rival teacher for a feature-length adventure scripted by Alex Rubens and Rich Talarico.Īlthough both talents will soon be together again for the fifth season of their series, Key and Peele have also been working separately as of late. The original “Substitute Teacher” sketch (which you can check out in the player below) stars Keegan-Michael Key as Mr. According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has plans to develop one of the comedy duo’s recurring sketch characters into the feature film Substitute Teacher. Fans of Comedy Central’s sketch show “Key & Peele” have something to look forward to on the big screen.
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