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Key & Peele Reveal The Horrifying Consequences Of Disobeying Your Helpful Flight Attendant

Listen to your cabin crew.

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Flight attendants have a rough job. Part waiter, part butler, part zookeeper, they deal with the most obnoxious, needy, unpleasant sides of human behaviour in cramped, confined spaces for long periods of time. Their only weapon is courtesy and the tenuous authority of the uniform, which people are happy to test, and they work to ensure people’s safety against their own worst natural instincts.

They must dream, occasionally, of taking a greater power into their hands — a means to truly quell the restiveness of the more disagreeable passengers they encounter. In their latest sketch, Key & Peele explore a scenario in which a flight attendant is able to administer some corrective treatment when their instructions are disobeyed by a rude passenger — all while maintaining a winning smile.