Key & Peele used their alter egos of Obama and Luther to defend both the President and Louis C.K. in a video that opened Friday night's Radio and Television Congressional Correspondents Dinner.
The comedy duo seem to have struck gold with the recurring characters, having already received a thumbs up from the President himself. Poking fun at his calm, measured demeanor, the sketch pairs a spot-on impersonation of the President alongside his "anger translator" Luther, the guy who says everything we imagine the real Obama would like to say.
When he stopped by "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" in April, Obama pointed out how much he liked the sketch, and more recently, the two comedians got to meet the man himself and take a few photos.
At Friday's dinner, the duo unveiled a video created specifically for the event, and they didn't shy away from mocking the assembled journalists.
The RTCA made news back in March when Louis C.K. dropped out as host of the dinner for widely speculated reasons. (According to C.K. he pulled out due to a scheduling conflict, though many in the media attributed his move to a stink made by Fox News' Greta Van Susteren.)
Fortunately for Key & Peele, the "controversy" gave them plenty of material for the video.
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Bad Idea
Stand at the top next time.
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On-Air Tension
There must be more to this.
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Dramatic British Facepalm
Wait for the end.
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Winter Wipe-Out
Nice recovery.
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Don't Leave Map Editors Unattended
Because they will be messed with.
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Quick Power Nap
Sleep deprivation can have that effect.
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Really Didn't Need To Know That
Thanks for letting us know, though.
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Prime Suspect
Rodney Stanger is the most cunning of criminals.
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Ice vs. Weatherman
Ice always wins.
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In His Defense, He's Completely Insane
We have no words.
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Snowball In The Face
Whoever threw that had some pretty good aim.
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A Common MIx-Up
She got there in the end.
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A What Job?
Don't worry, he said it won't happen again.
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New Airline Snack
Think of all those who are allergic.
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Ice vs. Weatherman II
Ice is 2-0 so far.
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Hard To Say
Give her a break, Shep.
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Something Else On His Mind
"The Internet, what they're going to do with this one!"
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This Is What It's All About
He's good at snowball fights.
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Good Recovery
Some great ad-libbing there.
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Pending Divorce
In her defense that guy is a big arsehole.
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Vasectomies Are Hilarious
The cameraman even got involved in this one.
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Hard-Hitting Reporting
Good story, guys.
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Snow Plow
Might want to stand farther to the side of the road.
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Grape Lady
Ah, the infamous grape crushing fall.
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BBC's Horrible Secret
But he finally sheds light on the story.
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Sausage Contest
At least they're mature about it.
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Spankings
We'd actually rather she didn't elaborate on that.
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Snow Day
At least the kids were having fun.
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He Was In A Rush
It was quicker than walking all the way around the camera.
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Magniturd
A quick map edit takes care of it, though.
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Slight Misunderstanding
And Nancy Grace isn't happy about it.
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Snowball Fight
Was this planned? We don't really care.
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Alcohol And Live Television Mix Well
At least he made the report more interesting.
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