'Key and Peele' Lampoons Cliché Pre-Game Pump-Ups in a Fantastic New Sketch

Season five premieres July 8.

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With all due respect to "East/West College Bowl," Key and Peele may have just released their best sports sketch yet. Ahead of the season five premiere, the Comedy Central duo lampooned the tired set of clichés athletes use to pump each other up before games. Included are such classics as "Let's leave it all on the field today" and "Failure is not an option." But the sketch really takes off as it begins to escalate violently, with beating on each other's shoulder pads turning into a full out, action-movie-grade fight scene. Each blow is dealt with another cliché until a victor is finally determined far away from the field. 

Watch the sketch above, and look out for season five to begin July 8. 

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