Keegan-Michael Key

His birth father, Leroy McDuffie, is black, and his birth mother, Carrie Herr, is caucasian, of half Polish and half Belgian Flemish descent. He was adopted as a child. His adoptive father, Michael Eugene Winfield Key, is also African-American. His adoptive mother, Patricia Walsh, is white.

Our show is not based on huge characters. There are characters in our show; whether or not they reoccur is based on the audience. MADtv (1995) was a formula - our show doesn't have one,. We try to incorporate the shows. We're not trying to be cool here. We're trying to be funny. If you watch the beginning of certain shows, you notice that they're trying too hard to be hipsters and be cool. We're like, 'Why are you trying to be a badass?' We realize that we're nerds. Our goal in life is to get the laughs.