IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Judge Jessie
Played by Keegan-Michael Key
An overqualified daytime television judge whose earlier careers seem to prepare him for every possible case. Keegan-Michael Key portrays Jessie in Key & Peele, with a grandiose promotional montage ranging from police work and carpentry to…
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In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
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The people in the part.
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An overqualified daytime television judge whose earlier careers seem to prepare him for every possible case. Keegan-Michael Key portrays Jessie in Key & Peele, with a grandiose promotional montage ranging from police work and carpentry to surgery and narrating his own show.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.