Tim KeyTim Key

Tim Key

Tim Key is an actor, writer and poet.

At the start of his career, he won the 2009 Perrier Award and has since gone onto write and perform eight solo shows.
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Contacts

Agent:
Chiggy

Maternity Cover Contact:
Magda Bird

magda@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Acting Agent:
Marina Campbell-Gray

marina@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Live Bookings:
Hannah Oldman

oldman@pbjmanagement.co.uk
020 7287 1112

Voiceover Agent

United Voices
voices@unitedagents.co.uk
+44 (0) 20 3214 0937

At the start of his career, Tim won the 2009 Perrier Award and has since gone onto write and perform eight solo shows.

The most recent of which, MULBERRY was described by The Times as "The greatest stand-up response to Lockdown" with over 150 shows performed in 2022 and 2023.

On screen he is best known as Sidekick Simon in THIS TIME WITH ALAN PARTRIDGE and his leading role with Daisy May Cooper in WITCHFINDER, as well as The DoubleInside Number 9Peep Show, Pls LikeGreed, and The End of the F***ing World. Most recently he played Commissioner Harrold Scott alongside Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan in SEE HOW THEY RUN (Searchlight).

On stage he co-starred with Daniel Kitson in TREE at the Old Vic where he also played Yvan in ART with Rufus Sewell and Paul Ritter.

His radio series LATE NIGHT POETRY WITH TIM KEY has just been commissioned for a sixth series.

Tim has also written several successful poetry anthologies, the most recent being Chapters, He Used Thought As a Wife and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.

This year you will be able to see Tim starring in his comedy film ONE FOR THE MONEY (starring Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden) and in Bong Joon-ho's MICKEY 17 (starring Robert Pattinson).

Television

Witchfinder
The Witchfinder
BBC Two / Baby Cow2021
Brassic
Vortex
Sky2019
Reluctant Landlord
Tommy
Sky2019
This Time with Alan Patridge
Sidekick Simon
BBC / Baby Cow2019
The End Of The F***ing World
Gus
Netflix / Channel 4, Lucy Forbes2019
This Time with Alan Partridge, Series 1 & 2
Sidekick Simon
BBC One / Baby Cow2019 — 2021
Trust
Gavin
BBC 2 / Danny Boyle2018
Wonderdate
Performer / Writer
BBC2018
Zapped, Series 2
Sextus
Dave2017
The Detectorists, Series 3
Tim
BBC2017
Pls Like, Series 1-3
James Wirm
BBC 32017 — 2021
Comedy Playhouse- Time Vine Travels in Time
The Sheriff of Nottingham
BBC One2017
Gap Year
Greg
Eleven Films/E4/TNT2016
Drunk History S3
Lord Darnley
Comedy Central 2016
Stag
Aitkin
BBC22015
Together
Joseph
Tiger Aspect 2015
Peep Show Series 9
Jerry
Channel 4 / Objective Productions2015
Drunk History
Lord Stanley Cheshire
Comedy Central (Richard III, Robin Hood & Alexander Graham Bell)2015
Drunk History
Sheriff of Nottingham & Thomas Edison
Comedy Central (Richard III, Robin Hood & Alexander Graham Bell)2015
Plebs
Mushki
ITV 22014
Inside Number 9
Ian
BBC Television2013
Chickens
Thomas
Big Talk / Sky One2013
Plenty More Fish
Jumbo
BBC2012
Young Doctor's Notebook
Patient
2012
Skins
Dr. O'Dwyer
E42011
Life's Too Short
Reporter
BBC Television2011
Cowards
Various
Angel Eye2009
We Need Answers
Question Master
BBC2009
Newswipe
The Poet Tim Key
Zeppotron2009
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe
The Poet Tim Key
Zeppotron2008
The Time Of Your Life
Alan
Granada2007
Christmas At The Riviera
Gary
Carnival2007
Harry Hill's Soap Way
Jason Fang
Avalon2007
Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive
Jones The Film2007
Al Murray's Edinburgh and Beyond
The Poet Tim Key
Paramount2007
Time Trumpet
Special Effects Guy
BBC2006
Steve Coogan's Saxondale
Promotions Guy
Granada2006

Podcast and Online Content

Midmorning Matters With Alan Partridge
Sidekick Simon
Baby Cow / Dir: Armando Iannucci2010

Film

Greed
Sam
RagDoll2019
Days of the Bagnold
Dale
Simon Bird2018
Paddington 2
Security Guard
2017
I Give It A Year
Alan
Dir: Dan Mazer2013
The Double
Staff
Dir: Richard Ayoade2013
Anthony (Short)
Santa
Dir: Jonathan Van Tulleken2013
The Alan Partridge Movie
Sidekick Simon
Dir: Declan Lowney2013
The Honeymoon Suite (Short)
Man
Dir: Sam Leifer2011
One Day
Ellory Waugh
Dir: Lone Scherfig2009
The One And Only Herb McGuire (Short)
Charles
Dir: James Griffiths2008
The Amazing Hedge Puzzle
PC Ball
Dir: Alex Winckler2006
Piano For Beginners (Short)
David
Dir: Alex Winckler2005

Theatre and Live Performance

Work in Progress
(Writer/Lead Performer)
Pleasance2019
MEGADATE
Performer / Writer
2018
Work in Progress
Solo Show
Edinburgh Fringe Festival2017
Single White Slut
The Poet Tim Key
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014
Joseph K
Gabriel
The Gate Theatre2011
Masterslut
Poet / Showman
The Invisible Dot2011
The Slutcracker
Poet / Showman
The Invisible Dot2009
Freeze!
Poet / Showman
Pleasance2008
We Need Answers
Question Master
Pleasance / Horne, Watson, Key 2008
The Slut In The Hut
The Poet Tim Key
Zoologic / Key, Basden2007
Everybody Talks
Admin Divboy
Alex Horne2006
Cowards
Various
Phill Green2005
Alex Horne's When In Rome
Admin Boy
National Tour2005
Luke and Stella
Luke Walsall
Bound & Gagged2004
Making Fish Laugh
Alex Horne's Gentleman
Bound & Gagged2003
Far Too Happy
Various
Phill Breen2001

Awards

Barry Awards
Nominee
Best Show - Masterslut2012
Chortle Awards
Winner
Best Show - Masterslut2011
Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Winner
Best Show - The Slutcracker2009

Commercials

Nicorettes
Voiceover
2012
Kit Kat
Voiceover
2009

Theatre

Art
Yvan
Old Vic Theatre 2017

Radio

Banner Bright
Nick
BBC Radio 42019
Tim Key Delves into Daniil Kharms and That's All
Writer
2016
Tim Key Delves into Daniil Kharms and That's All
Narrator
2016
The Overcoat (Documentary)
Presenter / Writer
BBC Radio 4 / Dir: Steve Ranjam2015
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme
The Poet Tim Key
BBC Radio 42012 — 2021
Mark Watson's Live Address To The Nation
The Poet Tim Key
BBC Radio 42012
Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Project (Series 1 - 3 & Christmas Special)
The Poet Tim Key
BBC Radio 42012 — 2015
Tim Key's Suspended Sentence
Presenter / Writer
BBC Radio 4 / Dir: Steve Ranjam 2011
Party (Series 1 - 2)
Duncan
BBC Radio 42010 — 2011
From Fact To Fiction
The Poet Tim Key
BBC2009
All Bar Luke (Christmas Special)
Luke Walsall
Angel Eye2009
Cowards (Series 1 - 2)
Various
BBC2007 — 2008
Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better (Series 1 - 2)
The Poet Tim Key
BBC Radio 42007 — 2009
All Bar Luke (Series 1 - 3)
Luke Walsall
Angel Eye2006 — 2008
The Milk Run
Various
BBC Radio 12005

News

Tim Key takes to the streets of Littlehampton in 'Wicked Little Letters'

6th February 2024

Catch Tim Key in the new dark comedy 'Wicked Little Letters', coming to cinemas Friday 23rd February

Multiple PBJ nominees for National Comedy Awards

12th October 2021

2021 will bring the first National Comedy Awards, hosted by Channel 4 as part of this year's Stand Up To Cancer programming

Tickets for Frank's Fund Christmas Comedy Fundraiser

8th December 2020

Catch Maisie Adam in the annual Frank's Fund Christmas Comedy Fundraiser where you could be in the chance of winning tickets for one household to James Acaster's virtual show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 on 17th Dec

Pls Like Series 2 Release Date Announced!

14th September 2018

BAFTA nominated series Pls Like is back for a second series and BBC Three have confirmed the release date of all new episodes as the 25th September

2018 Edinburgh Line Up Announced at the Pleasance Theatre!

17th May 2018

Exciting news today as the Pleasance Theatre announced the full line up for this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme

22nd February 2018

Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme is back again

The Guardian announce their Top 10 Comedy Shows of 2017

4th January 2018

At the end of last year, The Guardian announced their top 10 comedy shows of 2017 - and PBJ were thrilled to see some of their clients make the list

Top Christmas TV on the BBC featuring shows starring many PBJ Clients

29th November 2017

The BBC have announced their schedule for Christmas Television this year - and we are so thrilled to see so many PBJ Clients starring in (and writing) some of the shows

Tim Key takes comedy circuit by storm with 'Megadate'

18th October 2017

Tim Key has received mega reviews for his new comedy show, 'Megadate'

PBJ Presents Comedy At The Bush

1st February 2016

PBJ Management proudly presents 4 nights of the hottest, funniest and most surprising comedians in the UK

Holes - Starring Daniel Rigby

17th May 2013

BAFTA winning, Daniel Rigby is to be stranded on a desert island with three other survivors at this years Edinburgh Festival

Podcasts

LONDON PUB REVIEWS (feat. Tim Key)
Do you remember what pubs used to be like? No, neither do we. Fortunately someone was taking notes...