-We have a lot to talk about. The NFL Honors.
But before we get into anything, can I just tell you
how fantastic I thought you were in "Wonka"?
You were unbelievable. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you. -So funny.
So, uh -- So talented.
You can sing, dance, act. You were just perfect in that.
-Oh, thank you, buddy. I appreciate that.
-You crushed it, bud. -It was a lot of fun. Yeah.
-I hate to go down now and get dark, but I --
I don't know anyone who's a bigger
Detroit fan besides you or Eminem maybe.
But here's you. -Bringing it up. Yep.
-Here's you and your beautiful wife at the game.
Uh, it's at the NFC Championship.
This was last Sunday, and I was thinking
it might be interesting to maybe...
-Whew.
-I thought maybe you could maybe talk us through
your emotional state during the game.
What I was thinking would be fun is I will tell you the score,
and you would tell me how you were feeling at that moment.
-Okay. Alright. I think I'm ready to do that.
I think I -- I think I'm prepared.
I think I can do that.
-Okay. -Okay.
-This is the NFC Championship Game.
-Yeah. -It's the first quarter.
-First quarter.
-The Lions are up, 14 to zip. -14-0.
I'm feeling -- I'm feeling cautiously optimistic
at this particular moment in time.
-I like this. -Yeah, okay.
Cautiously optimistic. I'm excited.
-Okay. Good. It's halftime. The Lions are up, 24-7.
It's looking like a blowout.
-And I was -- I was at this point in time
wondering, "Am I going to cry
when we win the NFC Championship Game?"
Like, how much -- is it gonna be an ugly cry?
Is it gonna be a joyous cry? But I'm just trying to figure out
what the tear quotient is going to be.
-Okay. -Because --
Okay, well, now it's the third quarter.
-Yep. Okay.
-And now it's 24-10. The comeback is starting.
-Okay. I was -- I'm still feeling optimistic, right?
I figure, you know -- The San Francisco 49ers.
They're gonna score at some point in time.
It's a game. We want a game, right?
-You want a game. -We want a game. Yes.
-Good. Okay. Good. Well, now it's the fourth quarter.
-Okay. -It's 24-24.
-Okay. -Tie game.
-Okay. Yep.
[ Laughter ]
It's, uh, you know -- It's zero-zero.
It's just we're starting the game over again.
No big deal. No big deal. Starting over. We're okay.
-Okay. Uh, now it's 27-24.
The 49ers are winning by 3.
-I'm sorry. What? What are you saying?
-The 49ers are winning by 3.
-I don't accept that. I don't accept it.
Next numbers, please. -Okay.
It's 34-24, San Francisco.
-No, it's not.
-It is. -No, it's not. It's not.
I don't know what these numbers that you're saying are.
-Oh, yeah. Unfortunately, yeah.
And now the game is over.
34-31. The Lions lost.
-Okay. Uh, I don't accept these numbers.
Um, this is not a real thing that's happening right now.
And I am in complete and utter denial. So, yeah.
The Lions are going to the Super Bowl, everybody.
The Lions are going to the Super Bowl!
-No, they're not. They're not.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you!
-They were -- They were --
You want to see them? -They're clapping!
[ Sad tuba plays ]
-They want it. They want it.
-[ Laughing ] -That would be fantastic.
-They're clapping. And then the reality's over there.
[ Imitates sad tuba ]
-Yeah. Uh...
-Oh, my God. It was heartbreaking.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
I mean, it was such a storybook year for my Lions,
and I was really -- I really thought we had it.
I really thought we had it at the beginning there, yeah.
-That was tough. -Oh, it was tough.
-It was tough to watch.
-Rough. Thank you for the support, everybody.
-Yeah, that's -- They're the best crowd.
-Thank you very much. Really good. Mwah.
-In the most bizarre way, but in a real way,
you're kind of an NFL icon in a weird way because --
Do you know what I'm talking about?
Well, first of all, you've hosted the NFL Honors
two times before. -Yeah.
That's right. Two times before. -And you've been great.
Great reviews. And it's just always fun to watch you.
And this -- it'll be live.
-It's gonna be live. It's gonna be a live show.
-Thursday. -Yeah. Live. It's this Thursday.
No net. It's gonna be completely live.
-Yeah. Uh, and -- -Yeah.
But this is something -- this is something you did.
This is, uh, Hingle McCringleberry.
-Yes, yes. -Hingle McCringleberry
This is a sketch from "Key and Peele."
-Yep. -And this was during
when the NFL were like, "Hey, no touchdown..."
-No touchdown celebrations.
They didn't want anybody celebrating in the end zone.
And if you did, you got fined. -That's correct.
-Yes. That was at that era of the NFL. Yes.
-So, what does Hingle -- Hingle McCringleberry.
What was his deal?
-So, Hingle McCringleberry is a character I played
who played -- who was a character
who was a professional football player.
And what happened is, he scores a touchdown
and then he does this celebration.
And, really, for any of you that don't know what it is,
what he does is he puts his hands on his head like this,
and then he does this thing where he pumps his pelvis.
Right? [ Cheers and applause ]
-So -- Yeah.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's the thing, is he pumps his pelvis two times.
And then when he pumps his pelvis the third time,
he gets a flag -- he gets a penalty flag.
Arbitrarily. So he has no idea.
It's like, "Wait a minute.
Two pumps is not bad, but three pumps is bad."
And he starts arguing with the referee.
-Yeah. So the referee --
Yeah. He's like, "Yeah. Two pumps."
So people are actually --
Real NFL players... -Yes.
-...have done Hingle McCringleberry,
and they've actually been fined.
-They actually got fined money. Yes.
-For doing three pumps. -For doing three pumps.
-If they did two pumps, they probably --
-It would've been fine. There would have been no fine.
That's a perfectly legitimate celebration. Two pumps.
You put that third pump in there...
and then...that's a problem.
-We -- -That's a problem.
-We have a clip.
Here are real NFL players
doing the Hingle McCringleberry celebration.
Take a look at this. -Down the middle of the field.
And that is a touchdown for Lance Moore.
-He is in for the touchdown!
-Look at all the Broncos that busted across the line.
-Oh, look at that. Boy, that is something.
[ Laughter ] -How funny is that, dude?
-It was awesome. -That's amazing.
-It's really great.
And you know what we did?
On a couple of occasions, what we did is
we matched the fine and gave that money --
We paid -- We paid the same amount of money
that was in the fine for the player
and gave it to the player's favorite charity, so...
Yeah. -Why not?
-It's my responsibility. -Yeah, it's your responsibility.
-I'm responsible.
So I had to do that. We had to do that.
-What can we look forward to Thursday?
-So, Thursday -- Everybody knows that
the Super Bowl is going to be in Las Vegas this year.
-That's right. -And so we are going to put on
a big, super, splashy Vegas show for the NFL Honors.
It's going to be really, really great...
And, um, it's, uh...
I don't want to ruin anything, but there's going to be
big stunts and, like, big spectacle,
and we're just -- we're going to do a show
that is, uh -- that will make Vegas proud.
-Alright. -That's what we're doing.
You'll have to watch to see.
-Um, you know I'm a big fan of yours.
You've created and voiced so many iconic characters
throughout the years. I thought it would be kind of fun --
You also do some great impressions.
I thought it would be fun if I threw out a topic,
and we could hear what some of your characters
would say about that topic in that character's voice.
-Okay, okay. We could do that. -We could try this?
-Alright. I can do that. Mm-hmm.
-Um, let's hear what each of these characters
have to say about the Super Bowl.
-About the Super Bowl. Okay. Alright. Mm-hmm.
-Substitute teacher Mr. Garvey.
-Substitute teacher Mr. Garvey. Alright.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Alright, man, I'm waiting for this game to start!
I can't wait to watch Pay-trick Ma-homies
versus B-rock Pur-dye.
[ Laughter ]
-Okay. How about...
[ Cheers and applause ]
-How about Toad from "Super Mario Bros. Movie"?
-Oh, wow, this is gonna be the greatest game
I've ever seen in my entire life!
I don't even know what football is,
but it looks like it's gonna be fun!
-Yeah, I like that.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Coach -- Coach Hines. -Okay.
If everybody in the audience doesn't take it easy,
I'm gonna scram it then I'm gonna scram it!
-[ Laughs ] Oh, my God.
How about, uh, Delroy?
-Delroy deh parrot.
What they should do next time they play in a Super Bowl
is play it in Jamaica.
Go see "Migration."
-Yeah. There you go.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-How about -- How about Shaq?
-Um...
It's gonna be a good game.
Everybody see this.
It's gonna be close. I don't know.
-Okay.
[ Laughter ]
-I'm trying. I'm trying to do the cadence.
-Yeah. -But he takes his time.
You know?
-Uh, how about, uh, Snoop Dogg? -Snoop Dogg?
Man, this whole super drizzle's
gonna be on the snizzle McDrizzle.
[ Cheers and applause ]
-How would -- How would President Obama --
What would he have to say about the Super Bowl?
-Uh, we're, uh...
gonna have a good time watching the game.
And may, uh, the best team win.
So...
[ Cheers and applause ]
-And finally, how about
President Obama's anger translator, Luther?
-You better get it together, man!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Kansas City all the way! -There we go.
Keegan-Michael Key, everybody.
Check out the NFL Honors this Thursday --
live at 9 p.m. on the NFL Network and CBS.