Why Jordan Peele Left 'MadTV' On Bad Terms - CH News 

"MadTV show wouldn't let me out of my contract and I said BIIIITTTTCCCHHHH"

In a way, I’m actually kinda glad Peele didn’t get the SNL job, because then we might not have gotten Key and Peele which is one of the best comedy shows in recent years

He was smart. It's more money & power behind the camera. Success was his revenge.

They were holding him back. He was bigger than that show. SNL sucked for an entire decade. Mad tv actually made me laugh.

"... he wallowed in self pity and weed smoke." *mood*

I'm glad they did that shady shit so Key & Peele could exist.

The actors on Mad Tv were fucking amazing , so much talent . It’s too bad SNL gets more love at times than they do

"Jordan Peele. Oscar Winning Director. Three hundred million dollar movie times two. I did not see that coming *AT ALL* ." - Aries Spears

We need more “In Living Color” stories

He certainly got his revenge. Get Out is a masterpiece and the man is talented as hell! It's sad that he wasn't able to realize his dream to be on SNL, but the work he's done will be enduring.

MadTV was much funnier than SNL. and had a much more diverse cast

I won't pretend that SNL doesn't still have funny bits every once in a while, I also won't pretend that MADTV was perfect as it's later seasons were nowhere near as good as early and mid seasons. But Key and Peele have stayed consistently funny from the beginning to the end.

Mad TV had so much damn talent it's hard to say anyone carried that show.

“His long life comedy partner”. They were ‘humorsexuals’.

MAD TV was the Goat of Politically Incorrect jokes. It was awesome.

Thank God Key & Peele met can't imagine life without their sketches!😭😭

Key and Peele is a brilliant show, SNL is hit or miss, and more miss than hit, I’m glad he found his own path it is much, much better for him and us.

Who remembers In Living Color?

One can learn so much off this mans story. That small segment contains so many lesson, positive lessons

These guys have chemistry that would make newlyweds jealous

I miss MadTV..... 11:00pm Saturday night Fox 5! The good old days...

He's a genius. I've loved Key & Peele. His movies are unique, refreshing and thought-provoking. Just love him! I'm so proud of him. I can't wait to see what else future holds for him.

Mad TV was the sh!t🤣 & he moved on to do his own thing with his right hand man Key & be great

He just had to "Get Out"

Still don't know how SNL is still on the air.

Peele got his "Michael Jordan" On and took it personal! It was definitely a blessing in disguise. I hope more of us melanated folk take the power back into our own hands.

Madtv > SNL 🗣 PERIOD!! I don’t wanna hear it 😤 Edit: Madtv was trifling for the way they roadblocked him from SNL. Hollywood ain’t and never will be shit smh

MadTV was my shit as a kid. Never cared for SNL 🤷🏾‍♂️

I'm so proud of Jordan Peele and his career story is very inspiring, especially for us black people, showing we can do anything we wish to.

This isn't the first time that someone couldn't get out of a contract to pursue a dream gig. Pierce Brosnan almost lost a chance to play James Bond, when the producers of Remington Steele refused to let him out of his contract to play to role of a lifetime. Thankfully, he re had gotten that second chance to do so.

I love the life lessons in this piece, but the way the video is set up, I was expecting the issue to be something like they sabotaged his SNL audition with some behind the scenes shenanigans, not that he was in a contract that they wouldn't release him from. I understand why he was upset/hurt in the moment, feeling like MadTV crushed his SNL dream, but all they did was make the business decision that was best for them. Their business decision made him realize that he needed to make some moves on his own so that he could have that same type of decision making power coupled with an artist's eye. Life lesson learned. Level up obtained. No need to for lingering bitterness - not saying he's bitter because I've never actually heard him talk about any of this, but the video presents it like he's still big mad about a missed opportunity which was actually a blessing in disguise. That's a life lesson for all of us to learn - take the life lesson, level up, and let go of any residue.

"Everything happens for a reason". We don't always understand why certain doors don't open up for us. He is living proof that closed doors can lead to new, and often times more rewarding opportunities. Peele knew what needed to happen in order for him to have the freedom to produce his own material, and he went and did that. Mad respect!!

Im glad dat Jordan Peele left mad tv because we probley would have neva been able to see his ability to grow and see one of his best movies today (Get Out)😏

Jordan Peele is just an amazing actor and producer. A fine damn successful man.

Wow no Orlando Jones at the mad tv reunion

Both "US" and "Get Out" are classic films.

Mad TV is a "CLASSIC" of its own! 👏👏

"I want to to show them by being a producer" well, taking a look at the box office receipts from "get out" alone, I'd say he laughed last and laughed loudest

When rushing home to watch TV 📺 was a part of your routine! 😂😂😂

I'm glad I found this channel, it's really given me different perspective of what black comics are dealing with in Hollywood.

I use to love MADTV! Hate the show no longer comes on.

Hey should laugh hard, and laugh loud. He is a a genius. I would go see anything he puts out. And if Key is in it, even better. Those 2 are one hell of a duo.

Smart man he got out 😀

Mind you this is the guy who made 'Get Out' and 'Us'

In Living Color + MADtv >>>>>>> SNL

this is actually true. I met Peele in NYC while working at Barnes & Noble and i asked him why he left and he said the same thing.

That was an act of desperation on mad tv's part

used to love MadTV that shit was lit back in the days, i would watch it everynight after my night elementary school

one minute this video is talking about 2015, then 2003, then 2015 again, then "fast forward to 2012"... what lol

If you grew up in the 90s Mad TV was far superior to SNL: Aries Spears, Michael McDonald, Debra Wilson, Alex Borstein (Family Guy) Orlando Jones, Phillip Lamar (Green Lantern animated series) Bobby Lee

Keanu was funny ASF..

I wasn't big on him during his Mad Tv stint but man after Keenan and Peele and then his movies he directed (plus the underrated Keanu movie ) I think of him as a legend and genius now. So glad he was able to reach the heights he has and on his terms

*REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD...... BBIIIITTTTCCCCCHHHH*

I know Key & Peele are both their own men with their own careers and projects now, but I wonder if their bond is as strong as what it was when they saw success together. I'd hate to see such a successful teamwork end in negative light. Both brought out the best in each other and such a dynamic duo hadn't been seen in decades.

I'm glad Jordan Peele is a director/producer now. His movies "Get Out" and "Us" are my favorite movies. Enough said.

*PRODUCERS OF COMEDY SHOWS:* Let this be a *LESSON* when you have lightning in a bottle like that...... *LET THEM BE THEMSELVES* It's like having a star player on your team and they are making requests, accommodate that. Do what you can to keep them happy. You could have had this guy take MadTV to another level. *Lesson learned*

So he is mad that he wasn't being let of of a contract early to go to a competitor?

I’ve loved Jordan Peele’s work since I was 10 years old. It’s been amazing growing up into adulthood watching him up to now, enjoying his latest roles and movies. Truly one of the best.

I ♥️ Jordan Peele he took a risk and it paid off😃

I agree 💯 with your analysis at the end! "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!" Without him going through all this mess we wouldn't have had him produced all these movies and TV shows like Key &Peele.

Jordan Peele joined MadTV at a time when MadTV was falling off. Overall, the show had lost its spark and creativity. Peele never really seemed to fit in. He needed that Tracey Ullman/Kids in the Hall type of freedom, and he got that with Key and Peele. It's kind of silly for him to feel he needed revenge because he was stupid enough to sign a contract blocking him from his dream show. He's done great things, and will do plenty more, so it all worked out.

I'm a huge fan of Jordan's other horror movies like U,s, Nope (watched it a dozen times by now), and Get Out also loved his new twilight zone. Can't wait to see what else he's got coming out. I just got back from a brooklyn comic con on sunday and met another cast number for Mad TV, Debra Wilson. I only knew her from that work on Mad TV. She was such a nice woman to meet. Very friendly, gave you all the time you needed. Made me want to get back in line and speak to her again but i wasnt selfish to take up her time when others were on the line again. When I got home I wanted to learn what other projects he was working on. Found a video on RU-vid where she was interviewed and explaoned that she too left on bad terms with Mad TV as well because at the time she was the only black woman in the cast who did what she was doing using her talent but wanted equal pay to the other actors on the show and because they refused she left also on bad terms. But she had the class to smile through any pain i might have drudged up inadvertently and given me a good experience.

I don’t understand how this was Mad TV’s fault. He signed the contract, and complained that they wouldn’t let him out of it. It’s annoying perhaps...but if it weren’t for MAD TV, we may never have even heard of Jordan Peele. I get the bitterness, but on the surface it sounds kind of childish.

I love these two and can never see them apart!! I miss the K&P show.

MadTV aren't the only people Mr. Peele has animosity toward.

Sometimes the biggest blessings can come out of the most devastating disappointments. I wish nothing but the best for Jordan Peele, he is amazingly talented.

Mad tv to me edge out snl im just saying

Bro when he played R. Kelly on MadTv I was rolling

Well Let's Hope They Ask Him To Host SNL. I Wouldn't Miss It!

And we look forward to “Candy man” I cant wait 👏🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

I don’t blame MadTv for there actions....I wouldn’t have released him for his contract either to join the rival show.....That wouldn’t have been a good business decision.

I'm just grateful I grew up staying up late Saturday nights to watch Mad Tv during the late 90s - late 2000s Great times especially the early 2000s

Never was a fan of SNL. The absolute ONLY reason I would watch SNL in the 90’s was to watch the musical act. I watched Mad TV religiously up until when I had to leave for the Army in early 2003 though. Then a bit after that, we were given The Chapelle show! Hard times in the 2000’s while in the Army with all the shit going on but man Chapelle show kept us entertained as hell!!!

When I need a pick me up KEYE AND PEELE are my go to!!😅😅

What did he think a contract was? So MadTV did not look at themselves as a development ground for the competition, not a shock.

Things happen for a reason; he would have never reached this level if things had gone the way he wanted. Thank God for the blessing and continue doing great things.

Man this video looked like it was an interview with Peele. But all there are are clips and a random voice over.

Lots of actors and comics become producers and they fizzle out. Jordan had the goods to back up his ambitions. More power to him.

Why would they let him out his contract to go to the competition? No business would do that. So him being mad isn't a real reason to be mad

Jordan Peele is a brilliant writer in many genres. I'm sad he never got to live that one part of his dream, but I'm blown away that so much opened up for him that he had never thought about doing. He had a brighter star to follow!

I’m sorry a contracts a contract, and key and peele only happened cause of Dave Chappells success, business is business! (You could say MADD TV’s decision is what really helped shape his career🤷🏾‍♂️ Side note: I am a fan though

First movie, Oscar. Mad respect my mans

SNL has never been great and has been terrible for at least 20 years.

SNL would have limited his abilities n he would just be known as an OK comedian. Key n Peele is literally one of the best comedy duos of our generation.

SNL better bring him as a guess host when the covid over

This is so interesting, especially because only recently after watching the show on youtube did I find out he was even on the show. I guess i stopped watching very early on with the seasons and dropped it for SNL. Man,their skits were so different than anything I remember from childhood with the original cast. I would've loved to see Peele on SNL,it would've been legendary. I'm so so glad he didn't give up and progressed into the talented legend we know now.

Why he upset with Madtv? He had a contract he had to honor. When it was up he left...like a normal person lol. SNL would've delayed him from his success. It wasn't for him. Don't get why he doesn't see the blessing in staying with Madtv until the end of his contract.

Mad tv was still amazing and one of my favorite skit comedy shows. And these two guys definitely saved the show after their best comedians left.

MadTv is in my top 5 shows Rick and Morty The Boondocks The Simpsons Lost Not in that order

He understood the business aspect of the entertainment industry early which is good. He viewed both MadTV and SNL as vehicles to achieve greatness and not necessarily the final goal. He knew that SNL would take him further and MadTV probably thought the same. But he had a plan and it worked out well.

Madtv has gone from funny then later years trash since most good old school cast members left, the show itself just became a joke

When he did that Crumping skit I was dying laughing😂(punch the woman in the face)"that's a crump"

Why get mad at madtv? Madtv did nothing wrong. Why would they let him out of his contract to go to their rival? Makes no sense whatever. Madtv helped him. He helped them. Contract over then he got his own show rather than being on snL. Then he became a producer. Whats the big deal? He is tripping

What I liked about Key & Peele is that Keegan is focused on detail and be-livability, and Jordan is more about the big picture and pay off. Most of their sketches you'll notice Jordan is the pay off. Be it Obama's final word, a hit man getting taken away by a piano, to a astronaut out in space so he can say 'biiiiiiiitch!' safely. But it was Keegan's great character set ups that made the pay offs so extra special. Luther, Chef Ramsey, Valet buddy - Keegan played it all with such conviction and simplicity. A great duo!

Minus Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, SNL is "TRASH"always has been!#FACTS

This man is a fuggin treasure and a symbol for showing people not to bow down to the establishment and still attain your goals in life.

SNL IS GARBAGE ENTERTAINMENT

Jordan Peele is one of the most talented artists out there right now. His legacy is already created. I can say the same thing about Keegan Michael Key. But Jordan Peele is so diverse, he does everything from dramas to horror films to documentaries, to action, and of course comedy. He can max out any genre unless I’ve seen with that movie Eddie Murphy just did last year so can Keegan. The two are fucking stars, and not to get up on your balls or anything but I’m a huge fan. I love those guys!!!

Judgement, in turn Acceptance, are fallacies because one is Informed and Functions under a unique Gold Standard birthed amongst varying blends of cultures and religions, not a vacuum. Non-Duality.

So glad things worked out the way they did. Key and Peele makes me laugh so much harder than SNL