Shortlists for the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards, recognising the best television and radio comedy programming, have been announced today after an initial round of voting. A number of Radio 4 comedy ...

As part of the promotion for Key’s new anthology Chapters, the Bristol-based animator brings three of the poet’s works to life in his charming, distinctive style “I got chatting to Tim in the bar ...

Animator William Child has set three of Tim Key’s poems to claymation. The verses Cuppa, Clacker and Nuisance have all been animated, with the comic voicing his own work. A likeness of Key also ...

Matt Boytwitch, Rishi Perfect, Bohnson on a swing in the Downing Street rose garden – the comedian has produced some of the greatest political cartoons of the pandemic. By Kate Mossman The poet and ...

Edinburgh Award winner Tim Key’s poetic charms have wowed audiences around the world, yet the performer tells Dave Owens why he reckons he’s not everyone’s cup of tea Edinburgh Award winner Tim Key’s ...

Tim Key has written a new book during lockdown, to be unveiled at next week’s Chortle Comedy Book Festival. He Used Thought As A Wife is described as an ‘anthology of poems and conversations from ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Tim Key has a hyena's laugh ...

New to BBC Radio 4 Extra Tim Key returns for a second series of poetry challenges and challenging poetry. Over the six-part series, Tim focuses on various diverse topics through the medium of poetry.

Comic poet Tim Key gets in the Christmas spirit, by reciting festive poetry. With musical support from Tom Basden. Tim Key has pulled out all the stops for his Christmas special - he's hired a barn, a ...

Poet and comedian Tim Key gets festive. For this 2015 Christmas special, Tim Key went the extra mile. He hired a stable, a cow and a set of sleighbells for his long-suffering musical sidekick Tom ...

The poetry show (without the poetry) returns for more comic chaos, with guests Stephen Merchant and Lolly Adefope. This is a poetry programme like no other – over the course of six series Key has ...

Poems written by Tim based on the themes of the episodes, including 'Love' and 'Sleep'. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external ...