Tim Key

Tim Key

Born: September 2, 1976
in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Tim Key (born 2 September 1976) is an English writer, performance poet, comedian and actor. In 2009, he was the winner of the Edinburgh Comedy Award and was also nominated for the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.

Movies for Tim Key...

Wicked Little Letters
Title: Wicked Little Letters
Character: Father Ambrose
Released: February 23, 2024
Type: Movie
When deeply conservative English local Edith Swan and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, her rowdy, foul-mouthed, Irish migrant neighbor Rose Gooding is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women—led by Police Officer Gladys Moss—begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect something is amiss and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
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Tree
Title: Tree
Released: February 22, 2023
Type: Movie
In 2013, Daniel Kitson wrote a play for two people (himself and the (mighty) Tim Key) to perform for a week or two at the (also mighty) Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. in 2015 that play was restaged at the (again, mighty) Old Vic in London for something like 28 performances, in total. This is one of those performances, in real time, start to finish.
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Title: The Horne Section TV Show
Character: Ken Longlevers
Released: November 17, 2022
Type: TV
Alex Horne steps out of Greg Davies' shadow as he gets the chance to host his own late-night chat show with his loyal band. But will all go to plan in this mash-up of comedy, celebs, music and mayhem?
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Title: The Horne Section TV Show
Released: November 17, 2022
Type: TV
Alex Horne steps out of Greg Davies' shadow as he gets the chance to host his own late-night chat show with his loyal band. But will all go to plan in this mash-up of comedy, celebs, music and mayhem?
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See How They Run
Title: See How They Run
Character: Commissioner Harrold Scott
Released: September 9, 2022
Type: Movie
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
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Title: Here We Go
Character: Ray
Released: April 29, 2022
Type: TV
Family life with no filter. The Jessops navigate life's everyday challenges - from changing jobs to kidnapping dogs. Chaotic comedy with Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson.
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Title: The Witchfinder
Character: Gideon Bannister
Released: March 8, 2022
Type: TV
A failing witchfinder transports a suspected witch across 1640s East Anglia to a trial that could change his fortunes forever.
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Talk Radio
Title: Talk Radio
Character: Danny Mallard
Released: April 8, 2021
Type: Movie
Pauline and Barry are a seemingly happily married middled aged couple. That is until Pauline tunes into relationship hour on Talk Radio and thinks she recognises the nameless voice that’s relaying a lifetime of regrets live on the radio.
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Days of the Bagnold Summer
Title: Days of the Bagnold Summer
Character: Dale
Released: August 13, 2020
Type: Movie
Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father's new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together.
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Title: No More Jockeys
Released: June 19, 2020
Type: TV
Name a person, and a category they fall under – while avoiding naming people from all previous categories.
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Love Wedding Repeat
Title: Love Wedding Repeat
Character: Sidney
Released: April 10, 2020
Type: Movie
While trying to make his sister's wedding day go smoothly, Jack finds himself juggling an angry ex-girlfriend, an uninvited guest with a secret, a misplaced sleep sedative, and the girl that got away in alternate versions of the same day.
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Greed
Title: Greed
Character: Sam
Released: September 7, 2019
Type: Movie
A retail billionaire's 60th birthday party is celebrated in an exclusive hotel on the Greek island of Mykonos.
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Title: Brassic
Character: Vortex
Released: August 22, 2019
Type: TV
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in northern suburbia. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, on the brink of adulthood, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
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Title: After Life
Character: Rude Date
Released: March 8, 2019
Type: TV
Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.
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Title: This Time with Alan Partridge
Character: Simon Denton
Released: February 25, 2019
Type: TV
Alan is handed a career lifeline - the chance to stand in as co-host on This Time, a weekday magazine show. But can he capitalise on the opportunity?
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Wonderdate
Title: Wonderdate
Character: Man
Released: September 27, 2018
Type: Movie
A man dazzles a girl on the perfect first date but why won't she text back? He retraces his steps, reexamining the date.
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Title: Trust
Character: Gavin
Released: March 25, 2018
Type: TV
The trials and triumphs of one of the wealthiest and unhappiest families of the United States, the Gettys. Originally planned to be told over multiple seasons and spanning the twentieth century, the series begins in 1973 with the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, an heir to the Getty oil fortune, by the Italian mafia in Rome.
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Title: The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
Character: Self - Guest
Released: March 6, 2018
Type: TV
Four different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their baking skills.
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Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?
Title: Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How And Whom?
Character: Himself
Released: December 27, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary looking back at Alan Partridge's journey from broadcaster caricature to the award-winning study of complexity and pathos that he has become.
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Regular
Title: Regular
Character: Regular
Released: November 25, 2017
Type: Movie
A man in a coffee shop asks the barista if she ever thinks about him.
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The Overcoat
Title: The Overcoat
Character: Narrator
Released: November 14, 2017
Type: Movie
A lonely social outcast gets a glimpse of what life is like for someone popular, and cannot let it go, even in death.
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Title: Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: September 4, 2017
Type: TV
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games.
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Title: Gap Year
Character: Greg
Released: February 23, 2017
Type: TV
It’s the story of British lads Dylan and Sean, childhood friends who have drifted apart, who initially set out to backpack through China but end up taking on the whole continent.
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Title: Pls Like
Character: James Wirm
Released: February 11, 2017
Type: TV
A mockumentary about a struggling comedian entering an online talent contest to find the next big vlogger.
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Title: Stag
Character: Aitken
Released: February 27, 2016
Type: TV
Dark comedy about a group of obnoxious friends who struggle to survive the Stag Weekend from hell, as a deer-stalking expedition in the Scottish Highlands quickly turns messier than expected.
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Title: Taskmaster Bonus Material
Released: December 13, 2015
Type: TV
Interviews, outtakes and extra footage from Taskmaster UK
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I Decided to Leave
Title: I Decided to Leave
Character: Man (voice)
Released: October 14, 2015
Type: Movie
A man decides to leave. He knows he wants to do something with his life. He just hasn't figured out what yet.
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Title: Together
Character: Joseph the Policeman
Released: October 6, 2015
Type: TV
When Tom and Ellen are together, things seem to work. It's only in the spaces outside the relationship - the intrusions of real life, and the deadly collaboration of parents, siblings, friends and exes - that the flailing attempts to make good first impressions, arrange first dates and hold a relationship together, seem to unravel.
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Title: Taskmaster
Character: Self
Released: July 28, 2015
Type: TV
Greg Davies is the Taskmaster, and with the help of his ever-loyal assistant Alex Horne, they will set out to test the wiles, wit, wisdom and skills of five hyper-competitive comedians. Who will be crowned the Taskmaster champion in this brand new game show?
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Anthony
Title: Anthony
Character: Santa
Released: October 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Christmas Eve. An enormous explosion tears through Lapland. Santa and his elf, Anthony, have crash-landed in the middle of nowhere on their busiest night.
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Two Films About Loneliness
Title: Two Films About Loneliness
Released: May 2, 2014
Type: Movie
Split-screen, bilingual stop-motion film, in which two neighbours turn to technology in their search for companionship and acceptance.
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The Dog Thrower
Title: The Dog Thrower
Character: Jonah
Released: May 1, 2014
Type: Movie
Silent comedy drama starring Tim Key and Matthew Perry as two men who try to entertain a crowd by throwing their dogs in the air.
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The Double
Title: The Double
Character: Care Worker
Released: April 3, 2014
Type: Movie
An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
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Title: Inside No. 9
Character: Ian
Released: February 5, 2014
Type: TV
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
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The Harry Hill Movie
Title: The Harry Hill Movie
Character: Toilet Attendant
Released: December 20, 2013
Type: Movie
Harry Hill embarks on a road trip to Blackpool with his Nan when he discovers that his hamster only has one week to live.
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Very Few Fish
Title: Very Few Fish
Character: Jimbo
Released: August 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A short film. In London, two separate couples go on dates with each other to try and fall in love.
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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Title: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Character: Sidekick Simon
Released: July 24, 2013
Type: Movie
When famous DJ Alan Partridge’s radio station is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having to work with the police to defuse a potentially violent siege.
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Title: 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Character: Self - Dictionary Corner
Released: April 12, 2013
Type: TV
Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz.
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Title: Plebs
Character: Mushki
Released: March 25, 2013
Type: TV
Sitcom about three desperate young men from the suburbs who try to get laid, hold down jobs and climb the social ladder in the big city - which just happens to be ancient Rome.
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I Give It a Year
Title: I Give It a Year
Character: Alan
Released: February 8, 2013
Type: Movie
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.
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Title: Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe
Character: Self
Released: January 31, 2013
Type: TV
Charlie Brooker and guests cast their collective eyes over all that the telly, cinema, news and computer games have to offer, in order to wring a little laughter from a hilariously troubled world.
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Games On: Tent
Title: Games On: Tent
Character: Dan
Released: July 20, 2012
Type: Movie
Tent, from Jonathan van Tulleken's collection of short films centred around the build up to the 2012 Olympics, follows Paul, who has sold all his belongings and is camping next to the Olympic site.
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Title: Playhouse Presents
Character: Jonah
Released: April 12, 2012
Type: TV
Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Arts 1. Each episode is written by a different writer and stars a different cast. The four-part adaptation of A Country Doctor's Notebook was also broadcast on the strand in December 2012. Sky Arts have announced that they are ordering a five-part spin-off of the third play, Nixon’s The One. They say the full cast, including Harry Shearer as Nixon and Henry Goodman as Kissinger, will return for the series run, which will be filmed in September 2012. The series will broadcast in 2013. The second series began airing in April 2013 featuring Kathy Burke, Frances Barber, Julia Davis, Idris Elba, Anna Friel, Rebecca Front, Stephen Graham, David Harewood, Ian Hart, Sharon Horgan, Mathew Horne, Suranne Jones, Kylie Minogue, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Serafinowicz, Matt Smith, Johnny Vegas, Marc Warren, Jack Whitehall and Reggie Yates.
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One Day
Title: One Day
Character: Customer
Released: March 2, 2011
Type: Movie
A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.
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Title: Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge
Character: Sidekick Simon
Released: November 5, 2010
Type: TV
Mid Morning Matters is a British mockumentary series written by Steve Coogan, Neil Gibbons, Rob Gibbons and Armando Iannucci, produced by Baby Cow Productions and funded by the British arm of Australian lager company Foster's, starring Coogan as fictional radio DJ Alan Partridge. The first of twelve 15-minute episodes was uploaded to the Foster's Funny website on 5 November 2010, and then available on YouTube. Six 30-minute episodes titled Alan Partridge Mid Morning Matters: Special Edition, edited from the web series, began airing on Sky Atlantic HD in July 2012 as part of a deal between producers Baby Cow and BSkyB. Mid Morning Matters 2 began filming a new six part series in February 2012. It will be shown exclusively on Sky Atlantic in 2013.
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The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports
Title: The Games That Time Forgot: Cricket on Horseback and Other Forgotten Sports
Character: Himself - Rival and Friend
Released: July 26, 2010
Type: Movie
Alex Horne tries to discover why some games survived, and examines the best of those that did not. Whilst revisiting his own childhood haunts, he attempts to relaunch the ancient sport of the Quintain, horseless jousting, and tries his damnedest to understand the rules of the Jingling Match. Not forgetting his attempt to restage the forgotten spectacle of Cricket on Horseback. This might just be a journey to the very heart of sport itself, but if not, it will be a lot of fun playing games that have not been seen for hundreds of years and even more fun discovering why.
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Title: The Bubble
Character: Self
Released: February 19, 2010
Type: TV
The Bubble is news based celebrity panel game show. Three different celebrities are locked away in a media-free zone for four days. When they are released and take part on the show they have to decide which stories that have been in the media are true or have been made up.
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Title: No More Women
Character: Self - Contestant
Released: December 3, 2009
Type: TV
No More Women was broadcast on the BBC Comedy website as a spin-off from We Need Answers.
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Title: We Need Answers
Character: Self - Question Master
Released: February 12, 2009
Type: TV
We Need Answers is a British television panel game presented by comedians Mark Watson, Tim Key and Alex Horne. The show features a pair of celebrities answering questions which have previously been texted in by the public, or the audience, to 63336, a text message service.
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Title: Cowards
Released: January 20, 2009
Type: TV
Four-man sketch show packed with surprise and invention - all delivered with a unique brand of joyful deadpan absurdity.
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Title: Angelo's
Character: Steve
Released: November 16, 2007
Type: TV
Angelo's is a sitcom created for Five and Paramount Comedy by Bwark Productions. It follows the ups and downs of everyday life in a central London greasy spoon café.
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The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
Title: The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island
Character: Charles
Released: August 19, 2007
Type: Movie
Lottery winner Charles Heath pays a folk singer Herb McGwyer to visit to his private island and perform for him for a fee of half a million pounds. Isolated from the world, the jaded folk singers' passion for music is slowly reignited.
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Title: Saxondale
Character: Promotions Guy
Released: June 19, 2006
Type: TV
Steve Coogan plays Tommy Saxondale: an ex-roadie with anger management issues and a pest-control business. Tommy is a little arrogant, a little egotistical and feels the world owes him more respect than it typically shows him. He has an assistant named Raymond who lives in a spare room in Tommy's house, a live-in girlfriend named Magz who owns a T-shirt business, and a receptionist named Vicky who has a tendency to drive him up the wall.
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Title: Peep Show
Character: Jerry
Released: September 19, 2003
Type: TV
Peep Show follows the lives of two men from their twenties to thirties, Mark Corrigan, who has steady employment for most of the series, and Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne, an unemployed would-be musician.
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Title: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Released: November 12, 1996
Type: TV
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
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The Ballad of Wallis Island
Title: The Ballad of Wallis Island
Character: Charles
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
The film will chart the story of an eccentric lottery winner, Charles, who lives alone on a remote island but attempts to turn his dreams into reality by hiring his favourite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive, private gig. Unbeknownst to Herb, Charles has also hired Herb’s ex-band mate and ex-girlfriend, Nell, with her new husband in tow, to perform the old favourites. As tempers flare and old tensions resurface, the stormy weather traps them all on the island and Charles desperately looks for a way to salvage his dream gig.