In the 2010s, comedians Key and Peele were developing a reboot of 'Police Academy,' according to a recent episode of 'Funny You Ask with Ike Barinholtz.' The project was shelved after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson sparked a national reckoning about police use of force, making a comedy centered on bumbling cops feel out of step with the moment. Barinholtz recounted the awkward pitch meeting and the decision to abandon the project.

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