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"""Elle and Keegan unlock the secrets of comedy from the beginning of history all the way up to present day. Whether you are a working actor or just a student of the game . . . you will love this book!"" --JACK BLACK ""Elle and Keegan's collaboration is such a joy to read. It's a rare occasion where the topic of comedy is being explored by people who are genuinely funny. I recommend this gem to everyone who loves comedy."" --MIKE MYERS ""The Keys share the evolution of sketch in a way that keeps you laughing with each turn of the page. They cover provocative insights about comedy that would have never occurred to me. Elle and Keegan's knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject is infectious . . . and of course now I'm hooked.""--JENNIFER COOLIDGE"

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KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer, and producer. Keegan is perhaps best known for starring alongside Jordan Peele in their multiple-award-winning show Key & Peele. His other credits include Apple TV+’s Emmy-nominated Schmigadoon!, Netflix’s The Prom, the Critic’s Choice-nominated Reboot on Hulu, and starring alongside Timothée Chalamet in the Warner Brother’s feature Wonka. His voicework in animated features includes The Lion King, Toy Story 4, and The Super Mario Brothers Movie. He made his off-Broadway debut in Hamlet with Oscar Isaac, and his Broadway debut in Steve Martin’s Meteor Shower with Amy Schumer. Keegan redefines what it means to be a multi-hyphenate in the worlds of film, television, and theater, and his wildly varied and indelible performances have won him fans of all ages and backgrounds. ELLE KEY is an award-winning film, television, and commercial director, writer, and producer. She was born in New York City and spent her early years working off-Broadway with theater companies such as Malaparte, Naked Angels, and the Atlantic. Early in her career she produced a number of independent feature films including Nanette Burstein’s Sundance award-winning documentary American Teen, August with Josh Hartnett, Naomi Harris, and David Bowie, and was a second unit producer on Doug Liman’s Fair Game with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts. She is the co-president and founder of Bigger Picture Media Group and has been writing and directing with, and for, her partner Keegan-Michael Key for almost a decade. She has written and directed numerous commercial campaigns as well as several projects for the NFL, the Pro-Bowl, the Peabody Awards, the Gotham Awards, and she was the first female head writer for The NFL Honors. She was an executive producer on Brain Games for Disney/Nat Geo, as well as an executive producer with James Corden for Game On! for CBS. She is a member of the Creative Coalition, Women in Film, and is on the Leadership Council of RFK Human Rights. In 2022, Elle won the People’s Voice Webby Award for Best Writing for her original Audible series The History of Sketch Comedy.

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