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Feminist Pirate Chantey
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
In a candlelit pirate tavern, a band of grizzled buccaneers led by Peele's and Key's pirates trades verses that open like the usual lusty tall tales about women met in port. Each one swerves into a lesson in decency: a woman too drunk to consent is tucked safely into bed, a night with a lass from Leeds becomes all about her pleasure, and a pregnant sweetheart gets her man's full support when she chooses not to keep the baby. Between verses the whole crew roars a chorus about which words for women they refuse to use. Will Sasso's knife-throwing pirate poses an old riddle about a dying lady whose twist depends on the listener assuming her doctor was a man. When another pirate launches into a crude verse, the room falls silent, and the ship's captain, a woman played by Rebecca Romijn, appears on the balcony, draws a salute from the crew and leads them through a rousing final chorus.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 8
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Peter Atencio
Director
A little extra
Notes from the archive.
Guest Will Sasso, who sings the riddle verse, is, like Key and Peele, an alumnus of MADtv.
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