Key & Peele was a sketch comedy show that aired on Comedy Central in the United States and internationally on a variety of television networks. It ran for 5 seasons, totaling 55 episodes containing over 350 short films and sketches. Peter directed and produced every episode, and won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award, and an American Comedy Award for his work on the show. The show was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards - winning two, as well as a SAG award, two WGA awards, four NAACP Image Awards, and many more.

The series was also a tremendous success online, to this day collecting over 2 billion lifetime views on youtube and other video streaming sites, making it among the most widely seen comedy shows of all time. Key, Peele, and many of their characters have become household names in the United States and much of the English-speaking world. It remains one of the biggest pop culture successes of the 2010s and is routinely ranked as one of the greatest television shows of all time.