Video - Tim Key: Poetry, a string quartet and a boat

Comedian, actor and performance poet Tim Key won the 2009 Edinburgh Comedy Award with a solo poetry show called The Slutcracker.

For his latest project, he has teamed up with a string quartet to create an album - on vinyl - of his poetry, set to music. And it was all recorded on a boat.

It is therefore not surprising that the album, which has just been released, is called Tim Key. With a String Quartet. On a Boat.

BBC News went along to an exclusive gig to find out more.

Tim Key and Bo Burnham in conversation

Tim Key the star of last years Fringe sits down and chats to the star of this years Bo Burnham for an hour of self indulgence, deep comedy philosophy and back slapping, it's also over 3000 words long.

My Edinburgh: Tim Key, Comedian

The Slutcracker's Tim Key answers 5 questions

Who should be more famous, what bugs him the most about the festival, and dead comics.

I've been to a couple of rather wonderful recordings of Radio 4 comedy recently. First up was the live recording of two episodes - 1 and 3 oddly - of Party, a four-part sitcom version of Tom Basden's play that I saw up in Edinburgh (ok, and down in London) in which five young and essentially clueless idealists set up a political party in its self-appointed leader's shed (or summerhouse, as he insists). It's broader than the theatre version, certainly, but the writing's still wonderful, and the performances still pitch perfect. Jonny Sweet is especially brilliant as that disputed leader, a campus Clegg/Cameron/Blair-like lothario; and Tim Key's immaculate timing is given a great showcase as the newest member of the party, drafted in because he new dad owns a print shop (though he thinks he's there for another reason entirely).

The final of No More Women. Gosh its exciting!

This is the final episode of the modest internet hit No More Women. It's the "decider". Me and Mark Watson were locked at 3:3 coming into this and whoever won would "take all".

Party started with Tom Basden

Tom Basden's latest effort is a politically-themed satire called Party, starring Edinburgh Comedy Award winner '09 Tim Key, Best Newcomer Jonny Sweet, along with double act Anna & Katy.

Tim Key's new opponent

Tim Key challenges Alex Horne to a game of No More Women.

Tim Key and Jonny Sweet - the grime and the glory

One of the comedy highlights of the year is upon us - Edinburgh Comedy Award winners Tim Key (main) and Jonny Sweet (newcomer) are bringing their shows to the Soho Theatre.

Tim Key and Jonny Sweet interview

Tim Key and Jonny Sweet have just returned from performing at the Sydney Festival and will perform together in Party - a play written by Tim's sketch group comrade, award-winning comedian Tom Basden.