Tim Key Poetry

[theosophat1]

if anyone figures out what the backing music at the beginning of this is, please post- it is absolutely imperative i know

[ImaniHekima]

@theosophat1 I second that. What's that music?

[looseheadtom]

what the fuck does she say at the start??

[junosix]

@looseheadtom Now here's poet and shambles, Tim Key. Can I have my Ronson now someone!

[looseheadtom]

@junosix I always thought that's what it was, referring to the cigarettes right?

[junosix]

@looseheadtom Seems to some kind of street lingo for referencing smoking paraphernalia such as lighters and other related aparatus.

[almightyjass]

just saw him at edinburgh- best stand up i have ever seen

[manico1]

This is funny.... why?

[shanoonadong]

the face that he pulls at 1:25 is hilarious!

[pennydesouza]

@PetetheJazzMan Yeah - his delivery is astonishingly good.

[z1z2zeitgeber3]

Hahaha he literally spins me out with that insane opener when he intro'ing himself

[JK79JK]

Whenever I'm feeling a little down on myself I only have to Rowan and his greedy mistake.

[NowWeCanSleep]

The music sounds similar to Max Richter or Johan Johannsson, although I'm not sure it's by either.

[fatherted79]

Can anyone identify the music for me?

[FromNothingICome]

@PetetheJazzMan agreed. I think there is sometimes a translation difference in between the way UK comedy, and american comedy tends to be delivered. As such, some americans are fanatics for british humor, and others are put off by it. This reminds me of british humor being delivered in a more american style. I could, possibly, be talking entirely from my ass here, though.

Either way, I love this guy!!!

[penguin12333]

"I didn't mention it, but he's also very fat." haha his face when he says that is hilarious!

[lukas316815]

that metal pole XD

[Kevo216666]

...[also tackles greed] :)

[Kevo216666]

He is soooo good!

[moodini99]

I can't believe I've only just discovered Tim Key. The guy is a fucking genius. I wish I'd bothered to see 'the slutcracker' at the fringe!

[looseheadtom]

king of subtlety

[CoolSliminns]

Love tim key, me

[smitty618]

@smitty618 when tim key comes on, what's the music?

[BalsamicWeevil]

@smitty618 I really want to know this as well, to the point i'm thinking about asking professional violin players

[batlin]

@BalsamicWeevil I've been trying to figure it out for ages and having no luck. Searched on musipedia by melodic contour (of both the lead violin and the lower part) and by pitch, lots of matches but none were right :(

[BalsamicWeevil]

@batlin Yeah I tried some free software called Tunatic, it was able to identify recent hits and some of the more common classical stuff when I tested it on youtube but no luck with this unfortunately

[Technolokron]

was we need answers cancelled? because it just seemed to stop mid series. tim, alex and mark were hilarious in that!

[ohdoshutit]

probly seen it, the boxes.

[mullinavegas1986]

This lad bombed at the Cat Laughs festival last weekend. Absolutely useless

[WythenshawePhil]

WHAT A SUM!!!!

[blueingreentrain]

his face is brilliant

[joepickard]

i love how shambolic it is! it's like being in conversation with a disgruntled office temp.

[Iminthecarsi]

The Taliban should be bloody banned

[neilgodfreyy2k]

I laughed so hard when i sw this 2 years ago. funny guy

[MrNiceHk]

Timing is sublime

[BrianDornTFP]

Sad, really (even if it's meant to be funny?) Either way, it certainly makes a strong statement. Well done!

[uraniumgrenade]

Tim Key is way, way too similar to David Brent.

The deliberately lame pauses in his speech, the awkward style, the put-on sincerity.

It's just the old formula: 'Say something deliberately lame, but put it across in a sincere to generate awkwardness and pity, this is therefore funny'. This is the formula for The Office, which did it first, and did it much better.

tl;dr. Tim Key sucks.

[leebtheloser]

Well, no. If you have ever watched This is Spinal Tap you will know that film did it first (Ricky Gervais has also admitted this in the past). If you ask me, Tim Key isnt that similar to Brent. Did you ask me? Oh.

[fuckamericanidiot]

@uraniumgrenade nahh david brent is cringeworthy, this guy has a not bothered attitude about it, so that makes him different enough for me. it didn't even cross my mind

[ohdoshutit]

@uraniumgrenade he's nothing like brent to me.

[pool789789]

this guy is fucking ace and I dont know (or care) why. Yay!

[srjones8]

correct

[foreverslighted]

watch 'We Want Answers' if you get the chance, funniest show on TV.

[omnisearch]

"barely enough to cover the tearful phonecall to his child" lol Tim Key is so original and hilarious!

[ajuk1]

That woman looks about 32.

[DryIce7]

Hmm. I'd have to say: Not quite poetry and not quite funny.

[Whatever322k]

anybody know what the music is in the background? cheers!

Tim Key is amazing, how anyone can dislike this is beyond me. At first i didn't think much of it, but then as i thought about it, suddenly it became so funny!

[sonortubelug]

Don't worry.There's always plenty of Lenny Henry if you type his name into the little box at the top.

[ronpeploe]

Yes it is a spoof. Just not a very funny one.

[FeedsNoSliesMusic]

ronpeploe: I've seen crosseyes that were truer than that.

[FeedsNoSliesMusic]

Exactly.

[vadarfone]

Superb.

Best comedian of his generation.

[5a1tY]

LOLWAT

[Ezek2517]

And Rowen was screwed.

[Jollyboy111]

Absolutely hilarious.

[ravemonk]

I think a lot of people don't get this...

[ThinkTesticles]

what a sum!

[qwerty6060]

you do realise that its a spoof? that's why he won the Edinburgh comedy award

[itchardUK]

Well, I realised that it was put together for a comedy purpose and more than likely a "spoof". Its still not reaaally to my taste. From what I had read previously, I was expecting something amazing.

I am always prepared to keep watching and things sometimes develop and a taste for his style might develop.

I used to hate Mushrooms as a kid and now I can't get enough of them.

[5a1tY]

It's not a spoof and it's not funny.

[paddyjoe47]

erm... yeah... right.

[ThinkTesticles]

I fucking love Tim Key

[sgsproduction]

well done tim key!

[leopheard]

I love Tim Key. I like the way in which this poem is about something so stupid as a TV programme! Also, I love the way in which he shows so much contempt for his subject matter. Genius.

[ThinkTesticles]

Thank god Charlie put him in his TV show I might not of stumbled across Tim otherwise.

[rorrt]

he didnt say "Im ready for the question Noel..."

then "No Deal..."

very funny though, a true insight into why people go on, the person today just wanted enough for a new drive and a shed...

[mokel8]

I've only ever seen him on screenwipe/newswipe and think he's great, mostly 'cos of his delivery I think

[CuntKnuckles]

A horse for his surgeon!

[XionXi]

I always skip his segments when I watch on iPlayer. He just doesn't make me laugh for some reason. Good actor, though.

[6008735rd]

funny as eff

[attentionaddicts]

brilliant! his sections are my favourite part of Screenwipe / Newswipe.

[DhiscoStu]

lol @ the (very) ending

[johnnycon]

Hilarious! Although this isn't a poem, just prose.

[SethMcFartlane]

"This poem also tackles greed."

[Pheeze]

Poor old Rowan.

[Air3newmusicshow]

check out we need answers on bbc - he's quite bloody marvelous

[tubespooge]

I love that the pole is in the way of his face

[mrbostin]

what a sum!

[akindofblue]

there seems to be very little Tim Key on the web, beyond the screenwipe and a few grainy stand up clips, really need to find more, perhaps of his radio series, but can't seem to track any down!

Great stuff, the delivery is so postmodern!

[fourganger88]

He recently had a pilot on BBC as part of the comedy group called "Cowards". There were three episodes only, hopefully it will get a full run because there was some seriosuly funny stuff in there.

[timsmedia]

He's really unnerving in Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. Check it out.

[eym38]

Could someone please tell what the music is from 0:07 to 0:45? I've been trying to identify it for months.

[theriggermortis2400]

Me too! There's no mention in any of the credits or on imdb either :\

[qwertyuiopdan1]

he is so mysterious i cant find like anything else by him. he also sneaked into the footlights by pretending to be at cambridge when he was at sheffield would love to know how he managed that feat.

[matteeeboy]

He's on 'Mark Watson makes the world Substantially better' - comedy show on BBC Radio 4 It's on the iplayer at the moment. It's good stuff. worth a listen.

[Meashisgod]

the look on his face after he finaly gets it all out

[PrincessAmieeThe1st]

Lmao what a nutter! but brilliant!

[harryl1992]

... and have money left over to purchase a horse for his surgeon.

[jackstypewriter]

Sublime.

[mowithchickens]

i love the struggle he has telling his name

[siy01]

quality

[gossieuk]

Luke Walsall!

[eebeebeeb]

Also buy his book if you haven't already it's brilliant.

[eebeebeeb]

I love Tim Key. I wish I could find a recording of his performance at the Edinburgh Fringe, it was amazing.

[benjula2006]

fantastic, forgot how funny this was.