George Egg shares another snack hack, and Tim Key and Tom Basden hijack the Zen Den. Read more ...

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May 30, 2025 at 1:00 a.m. ·9 min read How do I describe Tim Key? To a certain subset of UK comedy nerds, he’s a man who needs no introduction. To those who need one, I could say he’s a poet, known for ...

How do I describe Tim Key? To a certain subset of UK comedy nerds, he’s a man who needs no introduction. To those who need one, I could say he’s a poet, known for his wry, observational free verse. Or ...

The star and co-writer is absurdist comic actor Tim Key. (His highest-profile work until now has been playing Sidekick Simon opposite Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge.) His character here ...

How do I describe Tim Key? To a certain subset of UK comedy nerds, he’s a man who needs no introduction. To those who need one, I could say he’s a poet, known for his wry, observational free ...

Sadly, this vehicle for British comedians Tim Key and Tom Basden (who co-wrote it together) exploits none of them, trotting out instead the increasingly tired hits of the British cringe-comedy ...

The Ballad of Wallis Island is an excellent new British comedy drama starring Tim Key, Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan. Almost two decades in the making, the film expands on the much-admired short ...

The movie, which has had critical acclaim in the US, sees a fan and lottery winner – portrayed by comedian Tim Key – pay for them to reunite and perform a gig on an island, called Wallis.