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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

113 - Tim Key (1 of 2)

The Comedian's Comedian Podcast

Stuart Goldsmith

Jokes, Unknown, Society & Culture, Widdicombe, Learn, Comedy, Performing Arts, Burr, How To, Carr, Acaster, Cope, Writing, Interview, Persona, Arts, In-depth

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2015

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

A lager-sodden "not deliberately bad" poet, Tim Key is responsible for some of the most startlingly theatrical fringe comedy of the last ten years.From his outrageous origin as a college-troupe cuckoo, to his frustrations at the culling of his sketch group "Cowards"; through fringe stardom to his big screen success alongside Alan Partridge, we trace Tim's emergence as one of the most compelling voices of contemporary British comedy.BBC3, How To, Poetry, Festival Comedian, Radio 4, Philippe Gaulier, Standup, Tim Key, Alex Horne, Mark Watson, Steve Coogan, Alan Partridge, Alpha Papa, Cowards, Footlights, David Baddiel

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0:18.0

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0:21.2

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0:24.7

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0:45.1

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0:51.0

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1:07.0

This is a podcast from comedian podgos. This is the Comedians comedian pod- Hello and welcome to the show I'm Stuart Goldsmith and today I'm talking to Tim

1:16.3

Key who is an absolute fringe pioneer and is an incredibly talented comic and

1:22.1

writer and is probably responsible for some of the most startling

1:27.8

theatrical comedy moments of the last few fringes I've been to, really just has an absolutely breathtaking vision for what

1:37.2

comedy can be.

1:38.6

So here's Tim Key and listen out for a big announcement coming up in the middle section of the

1:42.4

show. I'll speak to you

1:43.4

then, here's Tim Key.

1:48.6

So we were discussing the nerve centre. Just good, I mean, could you just describe what we're looking at here for the listener?

1:55.4

Okay well, so what we've got is, I guess this is my, um, this is the nerve center. I guess it's a, it was a bedroom, but it's quite small, but it's now a study.

2:08.9

Yes, and it's a, I'm sitting on a rich red leather sofa.

2:12.4

Oxblood. I'm sitting on a rich red leather sofa.

2:13.0

Oxblood.

2:14.0

Oh my God.

2:18.0

That's an oxblood sofa mate.

2:20.0

Actually less comfortable than I thought it would be because I put it online.

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