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Gap Year. Greg (Tim Key). Copyright: Eleven Film.

Tim Key

  1. 13th January: Simon Bird directs Pls Like Series 3
  2. 8th January: Radio 4 comedies nominated in BBC Audio Awards 2020

Tim Key is a 44 year-old English actor, writer, comedian and poet.

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Gender
Male
Nationality
England

Awards

  • BAFTA Television Awards 2019 - Best Short Form Programme: Nominee
  • Chortle Awards 2012 - Best Full-Length Solo Show: Winner
  • Malcolm Hardee Awards 2009 - Comic Originality: Nominee (Tim Key: The Slutcracker)
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2009 - Best Comedy Show: Winner
  • Chortle Awards 2008 - Award For Innovation: Nominee
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2003 - Best Newcomer: Nominee
  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2001 - Best Newcomer: Nominee
Born
Thursday 2nd September 1976 (44 years-old)

Known for

Pls Like. Liam (Liam Williams). Copyright: Left Bank Pictures. Pls Like - James Wirm
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme. Key (Tim Key). Copyright: BBC. Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Key
Party. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Tom Basden), Phoebe (Katy Wix), Mel (Anna Crilly), Duncan (Tim Key), Jared (Jonny Sweet). Copyright: BBC. Party - Duncan
Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions. Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Sidekick Simon
We Need Answers. Image shows from L to R: Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne. Copyright: BBC. We Need Answers - Host / Presenter
Newswipe With Charlie Brooker. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron. Newswipe With Charlie Brooker - Self
All Bar Luke. Luke Walsall (Tim Key). Copyright: Angel Eye Media. All Bar Luke - Luke Walsall
Cowards. Image shows from L to R: Tim Key, Stefan Golaszewski, Lloyd Woolf, Tom Basden. Copyright: BBC. Cowards - Actor

Credits

 
Year Production Role
2021 The Witchfinder Announced Witchfinder
2021 Save The Bill Murray Brand New
  1. E1 - Tim Saves Bill
 Self
2021 Pls Like - Series 3 James Wirm
2021 Taskmaster - Taskmaster's New Year's Treat Task Consultant
2020 This Time With Alan Partridge - Series 2 Announced Simon Denton
2020 Taskmaster - Series 10 Task Consultant
2020 Days Of The Bagnold Summer Dale
2020 Comedians: Home Alone
  1. E7 - Episode Seven
  2. E4 - Episode Four
  3. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2020 The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island Charles Heath
2020 The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island Writer
2020 The Machynlleth Comedy Festival - 2020
  1. E2 - Live From Lockdown
 Guest
2020 Love Wedding Repeat Sidney
2020 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 5 Key
2020 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 5 Writer
2020 Greed Sam
2020 Love Wedding Repeat Sidney
2019 The Glove In Development Actor
2019 The End Of The F***ing World - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E4 - Episode Four
 Gus
2019 Taskmaster - Series 9 Task Consultant
2019 The Reluctant Landlord - Series 2
  1. E3 - Love Is In The Air
 Tommy
2019 Greenwich Comedy Festival Self
2019 Brassic - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Vortex
2019 Tim Key: Work In Progress Self
2019 Taskmaster - Series 8 Task Consultant
2019 This Time With Alan Partridge - Series 1 Simon Denton
2019 The World Of Simon Rich - Series 2 Ensemble Actor
2018 Wonderdate Man
2018 Wonderdate Writer
2018 Wonderdate Creator
2018 Pls Like - Series 2 James Wirm
2018 Taskmaster - Series 7 Task Consultant
2018 Tim Key: Megadate Self
2018 Tim Key: Megadate Self
2018 Taskmaster - Series 6 Task Consultant
2018 Le Maire Roy
2018 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 4 Key
2018 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 4 Writer
2017 Lazy Susan: East Coast Listening Post - Series 1
  1. E2 - Return of Mr Splatt
 Mr Splatt
2017 Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom? Self
2017 Regular Regular
2017 The Overcoat The Narrator
2017 Zapped - Series 2
  1. E5 - Showtime
 Sextus
2017 Detectorists - Series 3
  1. E3 - Episode Three
  2. E2 - Episode Two
  3. E1 - Episode One
 Tim
2017 Taskmaster - Series 5 Task Consultant
2017 Tim Vine Travels Through Time - Tim Vine Travels In Time
  1. Tim Vine Travels In Time
 Sheriff or Nottingham
2017 Bastard Entry Self
2017 Tim Key: Work in Progress Self
2017 Dangerous Visions: Kafka's Metamorphosis Pest Controller
2017 Taskmaster - Series 4
  1. E8 - Tony Three Pies
 Guest
2017 Taskmaster - Series 4 Task Consultant
2017 Gap Year
  1. E6 - Kuala Lumpur: The Expats
 Story
2017 Drunk History - Series 3
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Lord Darnley
2017 Gap Year Greg
2017 Gap Year Writer
2017 Pls Like - Series 1 James Wirm
2016 Taskmaster - Series 3 Task Consultant
2016 Taskmaster - Series 2 Task Consultant
2016 2016: Year Friends
  1. E7 - July
  2. E6 - June
  3. E5 - May
 Peter Priest
2016 The World Of Simon Rich - Series 1 Ensemble Actor
2016 Radio 4 At The Machynlleth Comedy Festival With Elis James Self
2016 Drunk History - Series 2
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Thomas Edison
2016 Drunk History - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Lord Stanley
2016 Stag
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Aitken
2016 Drunk History - Geordie Shore Special
  1. Geordie Shore Special
 Henry VIII
2016 Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Series 2 Sidekick Simon
2016 Drunk History - Series 2
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Sheriff of Nottingham
2015 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Christmas Special Key
2015 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Christmas Special Writer
2015 Peep Show - Series 9
  1. E6 - Are We Going To Be Alright?
  2. E4 - Mole-Mapping
  3. E1 - The William Morris Years
 Jerry
2015 Together Joseph
2015 Together Script Editor
2015 Cradle To Grave
  1. E5 - Episode Five
  2. E2 - Episode Two
 Mr. Stutely
2015 Tim Key: Work-in-Slutgress Self
2015 Taskmaster - Series 1 Self
2015 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 3 Key
2015 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 3 Writer
2014 Adam Buxton's Shed Of Christmas Self
2014 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2014 Mark Watson Talks A Bit About Life - Series 1 Writer
2014 Plebs - Series 2
  1. E5 - The New Slave
 Mushki
2014 MacAulay And Co - Edinburgh 2014
  1. E11 - Episode Eleven
 Guest
2014 Tim Key: Single White Slut Self
2014 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - Series 3 (Channel 4: Series 4)
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Self
2014 The Dog Thrower Jonah
2014 Inside No. 9 - Series 1
  1. E1 - Sardines
 Ian
2014 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 2 Key
2014 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 2 Writer
2013 North By Northamptonshire - Series 3 Rod
2013 The Harry Hill Movie Restroom Attendant
2013 Hard To Tell - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Cupcake Shop Manager
2013 Chickens - Series 1
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Thomas
2013 Chickens - Series 1 Script Editor
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Side Kick Simon
2013 Tim Key: Work-In-Slutgress Self
2013 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown - 2013 Specials
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2013 Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe - Series 1
  1. E4 - Episode Four
  2. E3 - Episode Three
 Self
2013 I Give It A Year Alan
2012 A Young Doctor's Notebook - Series 1
  1. E3 - Episode Three
 Pyotr the Patient
2012 Party - Series 3 Duncan
2012 Tim Key - Masterslut Self
2012 Horne and Key and... Self
2012 Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge - Series 1 Sidekick Simon
2012 Bite Ray
2012 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 1 Key
2012 Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme - Series 1 Writer
2011 Edinburgh Comedy Live Self
2011 Life's Too Short
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 News Reporter
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Series 1 Ensemble Actor
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Series 1 Writer
2011 Richard Bacon's Beer & Pizza Club - Series 2
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Guest
2011 Hard To Tell - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Delivery Man
2011 Tim Key - Masterslut Self
2011 Alex Horne: Taskmaster II Self
2011 Tim Key's Suspended Sentence Host / Presenter
2011 Tim Key's Suspended Sentence Writer
2011 Party - Series 2 Duncan
2011 What's So Funny? - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 Guest
2011 7 Day Saturday - Series 2
  1. E26 - Episode Twenty Six
 Guest
2011 It's Your Round - Series 1
  1. E5 - Episode Five
 Guest
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Pilot Ensemble Actor
2011 Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation - Pilot Writer
2010 The Right Notes In The Wrong Order Guest
2010 Never Mind The Buzzcocks - Series 24
  1. E6 - Episode Six
 Guest
2010 Tim Key: The Slutcracker Self
2010 Stand Up For Freedom Self
2010 The Horne Section Self
2010 The Bubble
  1. E5 - Josie Long, Tim Key, Katy Brand
 Guest
2010 Party - Series 1 Duncan
2010 Sarah Millican's Support Group - Series 1
  1. E2 - Episode Two
 David
2010 Newswipe With Charlie Brooker - Series 2 Self
2009 All Bar Luke - 2009 Special Luke Walsall
2009 All Bar Luke - 2009 Special Writer
2009 We Need Answers - Series 2 Host / Presenter
2009 Newswipe With Charlie Brooker - Series 1 Self
2009 We Need Answers - Series 1 Host / Presenter
2009 Cowards Various
2009 Cowards Writer
2008 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Series 5
  1. E2 - Episode Two
  2. E1 - Episode One
 Self
2008 Cowards - Series 2 Various
2008 Cowards - Series 2 Writer
2008 All Bar Luke - Series 3 Luke Walsall
2008 All Bar Luke - Series 3 Writer
2008 Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Series 2 Poet
2008 Space Hacks - Series 2 Moog Johnson
2008 Undone - Series 2 Grant
2007 Angelo's
  1. E4 - Episode Four
 Steve
2007 Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe - Series 4
  1. E5 - Episode Four
 Self
2007 Out To Lunch - Series 3 Ensemble Actor
2007 The Spiritual Centre Henry
2007 Cowards - Series 1 Various
2007 Cowards - Series 1 Writer
2007 Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better - Series 1 Poet
2007 Space Hacks - Series 1 Moog Johnson
2006 Undone - Series 1 Grant
2006 28 Acts In 28 Minutes - Series 1 (as The Cowards)
  1. E1 - Episode One
 Guest
2006 All Bar Luke - Series 1 Luke Walsall
2006 All Bar Luke - Series 1 Writer
2002 Concrete Cow - Series 1 Writer
1988 Comic Relief
  1. E17 - Comic Relief 2019
 Simon Denton
Tim Key: The Slutcracker Self
Alex Horne: Making Fish Laugh With Tim Key Self
We Need Answers Self
Cambridge Footlights: Far Too Happy Self

Non-comedy TV and film credits might be found here:
Tim Key on IMDb

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