Keegan-Michael Key admits he was a mess preparing to sing for the Schmigadoon! finale

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“I was starting to get choked up before we even got to the song,” he recalls. “I was like, ‘OK, here we go,’ and I could hear sniffles down the table. I look over, and Cecily looks at me. I turn to her and say, ‘You know, Mel…,’ and she says ‘I love you,’ and she’s weeping. She’s [reciting] this monologue to me, and the music starts, and I go, ‘Oh no! I’m not going to make it!’ So I made a small announcement to the room while the musicians were vamping.”