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THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

EP.247 - TIM KEY AND TOM BASDEN

THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

Adam Buxton

Comedy

4.820.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/Adam talks with British writer/actor/comedians Tim Key and Tom Basden about their comedy film The Ballad Of Wallis Island, private comedy gigs, AI identity theft, and being told off on bikes. Plus, Tim introduces Adam and Tom to one of the all-time great accidental 'C' bombs.

Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 9th May, 2025

CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE!

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and additional conversation editing.

Podcast illustration by Helen Green 

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0:00.0

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0:03.4

Have you heard of this British guy, Adam Buxton?

0:06.3

I think he's kind of a loser, but I love his books.

0:10.3

Loved Ramble book, very funny, but also very profound.

0:14.8

Did you know he's got a new book?

0:16.4

It's called I Love You, Buy E, with Three E's.

0:20.8

He's like Sean Ryder, this guy.

0:23.0

Too many E's, but it's a great book with stories about the highs and lows of working

0:28.8

with Joe Cornish and revolutionizing the worlds of DIY TV and podcasting in the process.

0:36.1

They did incredible work, these guys, made comedy great again.

0:40.3

There's also stuff about hanging out with notorious rock and roll hell raisers, like Travis and Radiohead.

0:46.3

These are really bad guys, dangerous guys.

0:49.3

Then there's some sad stuff about losing his mom.

0:52.3

They didn't get separated in a shop. She died. And he writes about it.

0:55.7

There's real emotions in this thing. It's like a movie. Anyway, I've got the book because it has

0:59.9

nice pictures in it. Owning a book reminds people I'm smart. But I listened to it on audiobook,

1:04.9

and that was fun. But there's so much bonus audio on there, I think I might have to put some tariffs on it.

1:12.4

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1:18.5

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1:20.9

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1:26.1

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1:32.3

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