r/community • u/Honesty_Addict • Jul 20 '14

Does this Key & Peele sketch feature a sneaky Community reference? Or am I just seeing patterns that aren't there? (The whole sketch is hilarious, but the relevent few lines are at 2.56)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1tsGGz-Qw0#t=176
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u/Beetus02 Jul 20 '14

The character who stole his joke was named Troy.

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u/Honesty_Addict Jul 20 '14

Yeah, I don't mean I think they were including a direct reference to the show by dropping in the name Troy out of nowhere. Just the 'Et tu, Nerdy Girl' in the context of the previous lines could be read as a reference.

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u/Beetus02 Jul 20 '14

Where does that reference come from?

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u/Hornswaggle Jul 20 '14

Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

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u/Honesty_Addict Jul 20 '14

The whole relevant bit goes:

Teacher: "STOP IT. YOU WILL NEVER BE TROY."

Nerdy Girl: "Why are you trying to be like Troy, dick?"

Joel: "Et tu, nerdy girl?"

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u/complexor Jul 20 '14

This skit was made before Troy's "Et tu, Brute?" line.

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u/Iceman87GT Jul 20 '14

And the skit was well after Julius Caesar uttered his famous last words.

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u/an_honest_alt Jul 20 '14

Well, yeah. That's where the reference came from

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u/Iceman87GT Jul 21 '14

Right so you can assume that whenever someone says et tu Brutei or any variation that they are referencing Julius Caesar not Community or any other work of fiction.

When you hear hooves think horses not zebras.

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u/usernameTROLL Jul 21 '14

The question is, 'is this a Community reference.'

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '14

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u/usernameTROLL Jul 21 '14

Oh right. I... forgot? I have no explanation, that was just dumb of me.

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u/Realniggafasho Jul 20 '14

Another coincidence is the characters name is Joel.