Tim Key on Sausages, Poetry, and 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' | Dish Podcast

Culinary Delights and Childhood Memories

• 🍳 Angela serves a sticky sausage and apple braise featuring New Market sausages, highlighting their juicy texture and spice mix.
• 🥔 The accompanying mash is described as a simple yet delicious combination of potato, butter, and milk, with a generous amount of butter.
• 🍝 Tim shares that his favorite childhood dish is spaghetti bolognese, with fond memories of both his mother's home-cooked version and his father's camping rendition.

Tim Key's Culinary Preferences and Quirks

• 🌶️ Tim enjoys spicy food, roast chicken, cashew nuts, and Indian food, but has a strong preference for fish and chips only from a traditional chippy.
• 🧀 He appreciates a good ham and cheese toastie, favoring a blend of cheeses like parmesan, mozzarella, and comté.
• 🚫 He dislikes cream, even admitting to eating around the cream in a bonafide pie, and has a particular fondness for hard grapes.

Creative Pursuits: Poetry and Film

• ✍️ Tim reads a poem titled "Lunch" from his book L.A. Baby, which humorously details a lavish spread of food and his gluttonous consumption.
• 🎬 He discusses the journey of his film The Ballad of Wallis Island, which evolved from a short film into a feature over 17 years, reflecting themes of people being stuck in life.
• 🏆 The film received critical acclaim, including a standing ovation at Sundance and a mention by Richard Curtis as one of the greatest British movies.

Live Performance and Comedy Career

• 🎤 Tim describes his tour show "Loganberry" as a mix of poetry, yelling, talking to people, Croninberg, and Soviet lounge music.
• 🎭 He reflects on his early solo comedy shows as terrifying but exhilarating, emphasizing the gladiatorial nature of stand-up.
• 🌟 He shares that having heroes like Steve Coogan watch his shows is a significant, albeit nerve-wracking, experience.

Pub Culture and Food Rituals

• 🍻 Tim expresses a love for pubs as a spiritual and community space, highlighting the importance of a good local pub like The Golden Heart.
• 🍺 He enjoys a beer, particularly Five Points beer, and has a specific transatlantic flight ritual involving champagne, beer, and watching Die Hard.
• 🍔 He prefers burgers from casual settings like food festivals or street parties, rather than a "posh" pub version, and enjoys a Big Mac in Seoul.

Fast Food Quiz and Show Finale

• 🥚 Tim's favorite way to eat eggs is scrambled, his favorite sandwich filling is tea, mayonnaise, and cucumber, and his favorite potato form is mash.
• 🍟 His go-to crisp is Ready Salted Walkers, and he enjoys a scotch egg as a pub snack.
• ☕ He admits to being lost without his sieve and his favorite Sunday roast is roast chicken, ideally with chipolatas or pigs in blankets.
• 🏆 Tim wins the Waitrose goodie bag by successfully throwing a wet tea bag into a mug from a distance, recalling his win on the first ever Taskmaster.