A biography for Tim Keyhasn’t been written yet.
“In radio, no idea can ever be ruled out just because there isn't the money for it.”
“If I'm writing a radio thing that's narrative, it's quite nice to stop for an hour and write a load of garbage that I can stick in a book.”
“First published in 1956, 'Rum Doodle' is a parody, I suppose, of the old-school mountaineering books of the time.”
“I love reading Irvine Welsh at any time, but Sunday mornings are best.”
“I don't know if I would call my comedy shows artistic, but sometimes, when you have a clever person lighting it, there can be some nice moments.”
“Weirdly I do have theme tunes, in the sense of walk-on music. 'O Julissi' is the best I ever heard.”
“I'm always thinking of hiring an assistant.”
“I famously love sleeping - I once slept for 30 hours in a row, only breaking for food and to go to work twice. I love it!”
“I like 'Dragon's Den' and 'White Lotus.'”
“Any columnist will tell you that sometimes the well runs dry.”
“I found out several times that no, I can't bake.”
“I tried and failed at doing stand-up on my own in 2002 but I hadn't found my voice.”
“I met Kriss Akabusi and he scored a perfect 10. Warm. Charismatic. Just perfect.”
“Hiding behind a yucca in Haringey's Green Lanes is not position A. It is demeaning and stressful.”
“When I write poetry, I write in torrents. I have no interest in quality or finesse, only in quantity and waste. Scribble and discard, scribble and discard.”
“Cricket on Channel 4, what a gift.”
“I've got a very long tan raincoat that I got in some vintage shop at some point. I took advice from two different people before buying it but I'm sure they were both in touch with one another and finding it hilarious. It's a tragic piece. I wear it on New Year's Day.”
“Ross Raisin is amazing. He wrote 'God's Own Country,' which was splendid. 'Waterline' is even better. A beautifully realised nightmarish vision of a man's descent to rock bottom.”
“I try to write jokes but when I've written about four I run out. Writing my show is a very lonely place.”