Tim Key

We're now more than halfway through the second series of the ancient Rome-set sitcom, which follows the surprisingly still relevant sex and city-based trials and tribulations of Marcus (Tom Rosenthal) and Stylax (Joel Fry). Written by Sam Leifer and Tom Basden - with the latter's sporadic appearances as taunted office water-carrier Aurelius a definite highlight - the show boasts an impressive supporting cast, with this series' cameos including Rosenthal's sport commentator dad Jim and Basden's sometime comedy partner Tim Key.

Tim Key interview

If you hear the words 'performance poetry' you might think of arty performers wearing black polo necks and gazing mysteriously into the mic. But that's definitely not Tim Key's style.

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Luisa Omielan, Nish Kumar and Tim Key.

Tim Key Q&A - follow along live!

Enigmatically droll comedian Tim Key is in Edinburgh with his show Single White Slut, and he's answering your questions now. He's collaborated with everyone from Steve Coogan to Charlie Brooker, and is perhaps the UK's worst - and funniest - poet. So what do you want to ask him?

Tim Key reads a poem about siblings at the Fringe

Tim Key is back at the Edinburgh festival, slipping on his denim onesie to perform Single White Slut at the Pleasance Grand. Tim popped by the Guardian's house to answer readers' questions about Gogol, Alan Partridge, his poetry, his beard and his dream dinner guests (that's Kriss Akabusi, Steffi Graf, Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Hugh Laurie and Emma Bunton). While he was here, we asked him to read one of his poems...

Tim Key: Single White Slut

The slut in the hut, Tim Key, chats to The Skinny about fitting in, magnum opuses and returning to Edinburgh.