Keluar Sekejap initially started due to KJ and Shahril's dismissal from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and was inspired from the British podcast The Rest is Politics hosted by Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, who were also both expelled from their parties.
[6] The podcast regularly receives six figure views per episode whilst including various notable Malaysian politicians such as the Menteri Besar of Kedah Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, Menteri Besar of Selangor Amirudin Shari, former Senior Minister of Malaysia Azmin Ali, President of the Dewan Negara Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Member of Parliament for Muar Syed Saddiq, and 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad.
[9] Shahril Sufian Hamdan, co-founder and co-host, who is also an UMNO exile was the former economic advisor to the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Before the 2023 United Malays National Organisation leadership election, Shahril's membership as an UMNO member was terminated for 6 years which corelated to his ambition in creating Keluar Sekejap with KJ.
Since its release, the podcast has known to criticize both the Malaysian government led by Anwar Ibrahim and the opposition coalition Perikatan Nasional (PN) on various issues and views.
[13] Despite the support, KJ and Shahril had both criticized PN's political rhetoric on abusing racial and religious sentiments in attracting rural and conservative Malay voters.