"You done messed up, A-Aron!"

"You done messed up, A-Aron!"

Key and Peele, a comedy duo, created a sketch called "Substitute Teacher" in October. Since the video has been released and posted on Youtube, it's garnered more than 8 million views. And I think it's a safe bet to say that my friends and I have contributed a solid half-million views to that count. The 3-minute long video is easily one of the funniest things I've seen this year, so in lieu of my normal sportz blog post, I thought I'd break the video down. Be forewarned, the b-word is dropped a couple times, but it's all in the name of laughter.

0:00 - Nothing too original, just another substitute teacher joke. Until...

0:19 - "No Jay-queline here today?" Poor Jacqueline makes for the first victim of Mr. Garvey's name-butchering. She serves the role well, though, looking both confused and intimidated at the same time. Still, up to this point, the video is nothing more than giggle-inducing.

0:47 - "Where's Belakay at?" This sequence is the most underrated part of the video. Blake doesn't stand a chance. This is also my favorite name of the entire thing. It truly takes a comedic genius to see the hidden pronunciation in such a one-dimensional name such as Blake.  Will I ever be able refer to someone named Blake by their proper name again? Probably not. Also, note the meek smile at 1:15 that  was probably accompanied by Blake peeing his pants.

1:36 - "Do you mean Denise?" And here, Mr. Garvey meets his first opposition. Dee-nice shows a little bit of sass as she challenges the battle-tested sub, but it's to no avail. Remember, Mr. Garvey taught in the inner city. This segment does, however, set up the best stretch of the entire video.

1:56 - "You better be sick, dead, or mute, A-Aron!" This 40-second part of the video deserves to be put in the comedy Hall of Fame, if there is such a thing. Everything, from A-Aron's smug face to the eventual expulsion to O-Shag-Henessey's office, is hilarious. The sequence is capped off beautifully by Mr. Garvey's declaration that A-Aron is both insubordinate and churlish. Also, this isn't relevant, but I don't like A-Aron. I hope Principal O-Shag-Henessy really lays into him.

2:46 - "Ti-MOTHY." Finally, someone cooperates! The other half of the comedy pair finally appears, and kills it with his perfectly timed "pree-sent". If only we could see the rest of Mr. Garvey's science class that day.


Sorry for the lack of sports in this blog post, here's a hoops mixtape.