Jordan Peele doesn’t shy away from the weird and the existential, but what exactly was he trying to say with Nope? When Peele first blazed into the world of comedy in 2008, it was obvious that MadTV was only the first stop on his path to success. However, he reached superstar status much quicker than anyone could’ve anticipated with Key & Peele. He and fellow MadTV alum Keegan-Michael Key created the popular Comedy Central sketch show to give fans a taste of their many creative skills. Among them, Peele got to flex his ability to fuse horror with socially-conscious messages.