Tim Key
Who Tim Key is
Tim Key is a British comedian, poet and actor, born in 1976. His poetry has featured on Radio 4's Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better and on Charlie Brooker's Newswipe, and he has published the poetry collections Instructions, Guidelines, Tuteledge, Suggestions, Other Suggestions, and Examples Etc and L.A. Baby! He co-wrote the film The Ballad of Wallis Island with Tom Basden.
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- Born
- 1976
- On screen
- Newswipe
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Last checked 13 November 2026.
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- Newswipe
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Newswipe.
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They were born in 1976, so they turn 50 in 2026.
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Sources
- Chortle · chortle.co.uk ↗ Poetry on Radio 4's Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better and Charlie Brooker's Newswipe; 2009 book Instructions, Guidelines, Tuteledge,…
- Official site ↗ Book L.A. Baby!; film The Ballad of Wallis Island written by Tim Key and Tom Basden
- Wikidata · wikidata.org ↗ British actor and comedian; born 1976
Updated · the record checked 12 November 2026