12 years late but I am addicted to this interview as I am about to hit 70 in 2 months. Hilarious from start to finish and I have set it at the start to watch it again in a couple of days:)
"Do you see yourself as a great writer? ... Or, an average writer with a great delivery? ... Or, an average writer with a good delivery but with an excellent memory? ... Or, just a guy?"
Hello all. Interesting reading these comments. For what its worth, I am the Neil Slotnick referenced in the video. Just to clarify, I was at said school (which isn't a posh private school) for the whole time, it is Simon who came late. As for my current level of funniness, I'm not funny at all.
With growing aggitation: 'What's funny if it's happy?!' breath 'This cat...' There's so much going on throughout this piece, and it's all great! Real treat for the folks who bought the DVD.
This is incredible. One of the only examples where Amstell is caught out by the wit of someone else. It feels like he didn't know it was going to be a joke interview, and Tim came absolutely prepared.
nah he realises this is gold and goes with it. There is a equally awkward interview where Alex Horne interviews tim Key about his new book. It's the same vibe.
this is a video i often return to. Mainly because i love anything Tim Key does. But this is him at his best, the way these two bounce off each other is fantastic.
@@paddym27 I think it's only available as audio right now, unless you want to pay a tenner to watch. Should be available as a free video in a few weeks. Enjoy!
The people thinking Tim Key is being a dick here are the same people who thought Simon Amstell was offending Amy Winehouse on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Interesting theory, you think at no point during that episode Amy Winehouse is offended? The second time he mentions crack she's not offended? He turns it around but I would be suprised if she went home a happy camper that night. It would be interesting to know her thoughts on it...I couldn't find any mention of it online.
@@AzThe021 ah okay, but there weren't an extended amount of those interviews outside of the TV shows though, e.g. via red button or dvd, in the same way as there were extra interviews of lee and ianucci?
Came back to this after loving Tim Key for years and stumbling upon his interview with Bo Burnham. Feels like two of my worlds colliding and what a treat.
Came to this as a Bo fan after seeing Tim Key interview Bo. Definitely the best interview of him I've seen. Although that might be partly cos the 3 brilliant Pete Holmes interviews of Bo are audio-only. But Tim Key's humour bounces off Bo's perfectly, and they are soooo sweet together
I am in love with Tim Key. I've probably watched this whole thing about 20 times now and it just keeps being awkwardly brilliant. I really hope the people who find Tim annoying are joking, but sadly you can never tell on the internet.
Do the people commenting really not get that this isn't a straightforward interview but a clear collaboration between two comedians?? Really?? Clever and funny, made me wanna find out more about thisw Tim Key fella, never heard of him before now.
I have a feeling that Simon likes Stewert Lee. They both have this feeling where everything might fall apart at any moment :) They both feel like theyre constantly trying to break and reshape the medium theyre working in. Love this stuff x
Jeez people relax, this is incredibly playful, they're both riffing off each other. You can see Amstell enjoyed it. Loved the ending when he cuts him off by shaking his hand.
OMG! I googled Neil Slotnick and and he came up on Rate My Teachers as a business studies teacher! He teaches at a school in Romford, so I think it must be him... Whoa! I didn't expect anything to come of that search!
Oh my God, this was the BEST. THING. EVER! xD You really don't get such a beautifully awkward yet entertaining interview very often, I'm so glad they did this! xD
For example from my worst job interview the manager asked how I would find a needle in a haystack. Ok cringy question but this was not the bad part. I answered - with a metal detector and a magnet, he looked at me disappointedly and completely deadpan said “oh, you could just burn down the haystack but it’s up to you I suppose” sometimes red flags are more like bunting
Really funny interview. I didn't know who Tim Key was, I do now (will search after making this comment). There's some really nice moments of comedy here, I love that ultra dry/barely acknowledging the moment kind of humour that constantly walks the line.
Watching Tim Key almost breaking his dry routine is amazing. For anyone who doesn't know what a dry sense of humour is, it means not laughing. Bu dum dum. Tisssh. Not that. How is he so funny and keeping a straight face. It's a who can not laugh last competition and hold character. Good game.
+Rood Nverse Well, I associate pasta with Italy even though the pasta I eat isn't made in Italy. We associate specific things with nationalities that do those things well.
Rob Lutter it's not patronising. many countries have different styles of humour. ive experienced it in other countries where there can be some confusion unless one of you explains you are joking. With deadpan British stuff it can be particularly hard to tell if it is just them being grympy rude arseholes or just joking.
@@TheincredibleSkyWood why did you have to go and say that. Not everything in life needs to be a competition or be compared. It must be awful trying to be your friend, you'd be telling lies about everyone behind everyone's back 😂
I’ve never seen Tim Key before and I just learned of the hilarious Simon Amstell. At first I thought this was serious and that Tim was being so mean to Simon.
It's funny they were talking about cats. I like stuff about cats. They say cats don't have personalities, but they definately do. We had a cat in the 90's called Miffy, His ears would prick up everytime the theme from BBC's Homes under the hammer came on .. and occaisonally for Weakest link.
12 years late but I am addicted to this interview as I am about to hit 70 in 2 months.
Hilarious from start to finish and I have set it at the start to watch it again in a couple of days:)
You may be thinking it's funny due to dementia.
You should consider that 🤔
Golden era
@@inconspicioutor The subtlety still makes me laugh out loud. Thanks to you,I have just watched it again.
Tim Key could stand silently in a phone box and still be funny.
gricka31
I laughed at that image
Then the phone rings..
He could read the phonebook, in the phone box, and make it sound funny. Maybe put on a funny voice or something.
I’d contend that he could not stand silently in a phone box and neither should he.
He should definitely do that.
When Key goes in his Key character in full, he's like a top shelf comedy character. Love the guy.
You wanna fuckin' fight about it?
This is probably the best interview ever committed to film.
"Do you see yourself as a great writer? ... Or, an average writer with a great delivery? ... Or, an average writer with a good delivery but with an excellent memory? ... Or, just a guy?"
I watch this at least once a month, just for the rhythm of it. Sheer comedy genius by both men.
@Morgan Ahmed a as
@Morgan Ahmed Sounds like you have a super healthy relationship, and just approach to life in general.
Comedy genius and simon
Aww has Morgan deleted his comment hate it when the weak do that
Hello all. Interesting reading these comments. For what its worth, I am the Neil Slotnick referenced in the video. Just to clarify, I was at said school (which isn't a posh private school) for the whole time, it is Simon who came late. As for my current level of funniness, I'm not funny at all.
We can tell
Tom Case Harcourt what can you tell?
You're not funny
Tom Case Harcourt yeah I know. I said that in my original point.
And I'm saying we can tell, you didn't have to say. We can smell our own.
Look. I've heard what they had to say. And I've got to say, I like it.
Don't mind it actually
They play off each other really well.
Agreed. Great interview.
@@clacclackerson3678 I agree with you and thought you would like to know...
@@Isleofskye Thank you. Yes, it’s still a good interview. I miss Simon.
With growing aggitation: 'What's funny if it's happy?!'
breath
'This cat...'
There's so much going on throughout this piece, and it's all great! Real treat for the folks who bought the DVD.
This is bloody fantastic from the very start to the end. Brilliant,dry humour:)
The way Key holds a conversation is glorious
This is incredible. One of the only examples where Amstell is caught out by the wit of someone else. It feels like he didn't know it was going to be a joke interview, and Tim came absolutely prepared.
nah he realises this is gold and goes with it. There is a equally awkward interview where Alex Horne interviews tim Key about his new book.
It's the same vibe.
this is a video i often return to. Mainly because i love anything Tim Key does. But this is him at his best, the way these two bounce off each other is fantastic.
Seen his recent interview by Richard Herring? It's peak Timkey.
@@MartinHiggins1972 ok, off to watch that immediately! nice one!
@@paddym27 I think it's only available as audio right now, unless you want to pay a tenner to watch. Should be available as a free video in a few weeks. Enjoy!
@@MartinHiggins1972 cheers man, i found the audio!
Have you seen the Bo Burnham one?
Beautifully timed comedy. Superb.
this is one of my favorite interviews ever.
it is a beautiful bit of theater of the absurd
The people thinking Tim Key is being a dick here are the same people who thought Simon Amstell was offending Amy Winehouse on Never Mind The Buzzcocks.
Interesting theory, you think at no point during that episode Amy Winehouse is offended? The second time he mentions crack she's not offended? He turns it around but I would be suprised if she went home a happy camper that night. It would be interesting to know her thoughts on it...I couldn't find any mention of it online.
@@MrPro10 I'll ask her...
@@richy1988 way to late but funny.
Edit smiley face prayer hands.
Reminds me of Armando Iannucci interviewing Stewart Lee. Mr Tim Key does a fantastic job of this!
Yeah , that and the Chris Morris one , by far the funniest (scripted ? ) interviews ever 👍
@@dylanmcgowan3932 which Chris Morris interview (with whom)?
@@PhatInAHat In the following season of comedy vehicle it's Chris Morris who interviews Stewart Lee. In the same way as Armando.
@@AzThe021 ah okay, but there weren't an extended amount of those interviews outside of the TV shows though, e.g. via red button or dvd, in the same way as there were extra interviews of lee and ianucci?
@@PhatInAHat I'm not sure actually. I've a feeling they were more incorporated into the show. But I could be wrong.
I love simon amstell this is a very clever very funny interview tim is brilliant. watched it 3x now
Came back to this after loving Tim Key for years and stumbling upon his interview with Bo Burnham. Feels like two of my worlds colliding and what a treat.
simon amstell and bo burnham should do an interview together next!
Came to this as a Bo fan after seeing Tim Key interview Bo. Definitely the best interview of him I've seen. Although that might be partly cos the 3 brilliant Pete Holmes interviews of Bo are audio-only. But Tim Key's humour bounces off Bo's perfectly, and they are soooo sweet together
@@haskna I feel like Bo Burnham would absolutely hate that ahah
"The hair" - as a question :)
Btw Tim Key did the funniest gig I've ever been to with a fellow comic genius, Tom Basden.
Simon Amstell gets the Simon Amstell treatment. Huge fan of both.
I've watched this so many times over the years. Comedy genius.
I trust you are still watching this Magnum Opus?
I loved the awkwardness of this interview! Especially when Tim mimicked Simon's voice at one point. Also, Simon is so adorable.
*unbearable
@@anon2867 Then why are you here bro? Definitely a closeted fan!!!
Brilliant! Tim Key is a genius. I'd like to see him interview Donald Rumsfeld.
I love Key's work in Alan Partridge.
Him and Amstell together works so well!
"Him works well"
I just checked. This is still brilliantly funny
Tim Key should get a medal for not cracking up
This video just gets recommended to me and I love it so much
Tim should definitely have a between two ferns esc show
Tim Key is HILARIOUS! I love Simon, but he did this to people all the time so should be able to take it haha
Greatest interview ever! I love that Tim reads questions from three different places
Endless wonderful lines and expressions in this :
TIM: "One thinks of your TV Shows"..................."You've done TWO"........Lol
Love Tim Key. He is a brilliant comedian, as well as a brilliant writer.
Loovved this! Two of my favourite people being legends! Thank you
Through that wild fucking ride of a comedic interplay you hardly notice the flawless choice of setting they chose for the interview
I am in love with Tim Key. I've probably watched this whole thing about 20 times now and it just keeps being awkwardly brilliant.
I really hope the people who find Tim annoying are joking, but sadly you can never tell on the internet.
That was said 11 years ago. How many times have you seen it now?
Do the people commenting really not get that this isn't a straightforward interview but a clear collaboration between two comedians?? Really?? Clever and funny, made me wanna find out more about thisw Tim Key fella, never heard of him before now.
Very compelling!
I have a feeling that Simon likes Stewert Lee. They both have this feeling where everything might fall apart at any moment :) They both feel like theyre constantly trying to break and reshape the medium theyre working in. Love this stuff x
Stewart Lee is the worst. Jumped up
Christ. I thought Simon Amstell was sharp, Tim Key......amazing
That was so beautiful, I actually physically cried from laughing (represented clearly by this emoticon --> :'D )
8:45 WAS MAGICAL AND SO ACCURATE OMG
'My friends had seen it and told me it was good...'
'Always a good barometer' HAHAH these guys are amazing! Tim Key is brilliant
Neil Slotnick's twitter: "Teacher, father, depressive. Funnier than Simon Amstell when we were 18."
That sums me up, bit less depressive these days though.
@@neilslotnick6725 I tweeted you. I expect a funny reply.
@@neilslotnick6725 you legend and your hot
I think this might be one of the funniest interviews I've seen :D Awesome interviewer.
God Simon is so cute when he's laughing, so genuine
This is brilliant! They compliment each other so well in interview!
Complement?
"I heard that Linford Christie hates watching himself sprinting"
I nearly just choked on my joint. Brilliant.
Can't wait for the film about Simon Amstell's life where he is played by Jesse Eisenberg.
this is brilliant but also mildly intense
I collapsed at the Linford Christie part.
This is great. Two intelligent comedians holding it in, only making it funnier :D
Tim needs a talk show
Yes. He could have someone assisting him like "Sidekick Steve" Coogan...
Tim key is the best
I love that bit "it's sort of a cliche to say you feel most alive on stage" after Simon says it, you can see Key trying not to corpse.
Such a brilliant piece
This is absolute perfection!
Tim Key plays the part excellently
sidekick simon interviewing simon amstell. two words: awesome
Hilarious interview, and Simon is, as always, wonderful and beautiful.
Chaotic but delightful, both of them are very competent comedians and the interaction is positive.
This must be the most awkward interview in history. They're both geniuses!
Awkward is the wrong word. Its fantastic and flows so well
So no one gonna talk about how good the cat joke actually was 😂 love this whole thing
This reminds me of what Armando Iannucci and Stewart Lee did...
Alisdair Reid Comedy Vehicle 2 I imagine but that too is applicable
Best interviewer. Funny stuff.
Jeez people relax, this is incredibly playful, they're both riffing off each other. You can see Amstell enjoyed it. Loved the ending when he cuts him off by shaking his hand.
OMG! I googled Neil Slotnick and and he came up on Rate My Teachers as a business studies teacher! He teaches at a school in Romford, so I think it must be him... Whoa! I didn't expect anything to come of that search!
Tim Key slays this interview
Tim Key is brilliant.
Love these 2!
And Simon (not sidekick Simon) is a a tortured soul & comedic genius. Glad the bloke has found proper happiness nowadays :)
You haven't seen his sit-com, obviously.
The flow and rhythm of this interview reminds me of Chris Morris interviewing Peter Cook i.e. genius.
did galifinakas(?) get his "between two ferns" idea from this? This seems very similar to his interview style.
was thinking the same thing..
Oh my God, this was the BEST. THING. EVER! xD
You really don't get such a beautifully awkward yet entertaining interview very often, I'm so glad they did this! xD
Your comment made me physically cringe
This was the best interview I have ever seen, oh wow. If you don't understand sarcasm don't even bother!
It was great. Still the best?
This is the Garth Marenghi of interviews!
This interview is my new favourite thing
Might be worth going in Amazon and just checking
For example from my worst job interview the manager asked how I would find a needle in a haystack. Ok cringy question but this was not the bad part. I answered - with a metal detector and a magnet, he looked at me disappointedly and completely deadpan said “oh, you could just burn down the haystack but it’s up to you I suppose” sometimes red flags are more like bunting
Very funny interview.
Thanks so much for uploading this!
This is legendary, really.
Really funny interview.
I didn't know who Tim Key was, I do now (will search after making this comment). There's some really nice moments of comedy here, I love that ultra dry/barely acknowledging the moment kind of humour that constantly walks the line.
wow this is a fucking lovely piece of humor
Always come back to this. Now realising Bo Burnhams interview references that Tim doesn't like being touched.... possibly!
this is brilliant
Watching Tim Key almost breaking his dry routine is amazing. For anyone who doesn't know what a dry sense of humour is, it means not laughing. Bu dum dum. Tisssh. Not that. How is he so funny and keeping a straight face. It's a who can not laugh last competition and hold character. Good game.
I just realised how old he is as well. Amazing.
Now we are all 11 years older....:)
Tip to non-British viewers: Don't take this seriously
+M. Dieng just thought I'd clarify. Sometimes british humour can get lost in its own obscurity
+Russ Sampson comedy is comedy. A lot of people do not get satire, doesn't mean satire is from another country
+Rood Nverse Well, I associate pasta with Italy even though the pasta I eat isn't made in Italy. We associate specific things with nationalities that do those things well.
Rob Lutter it's not patronising. many countries have different styles of humour. ive experienced it in other countries where there can be some confusion unless one of you explains you are joking. With deadpan British stuff it can be particularly hard to tell if it is just them being grympy rude arseholes or just joking.
Tip to Rob Lutter: It's pronounced pat-ron-ise not pate-ron-ise.
Glorious back and forth.
Tim Key could've been in the Office.
he is so much better.
@@TheincredibleSkyWood why did you have to go and say that. Not everything in life needs to be a competition or be compared. It must be awful trying to be your friend, you'd be telling lies about everyone behind everyone's back 😂
@@fomofud9479 hahah, douchbag
@@TheincredibleSkyWood lol, you just illustrated my point beautifully. Most chubby bearded guys that I know display the same symptoms as you 😄
But WHO would he have played?!
This is so wonderfully awkward and sort of believable that I was cringing and awkwardly giggling the whole way through
Bloody British deadpan 😂😂😂😂
I think it might be my favourite ever interview.
To be honest.. the level of humour warfare is unreal. He tried to trick him up about the cats but he was still on the ball is stupendous.
I’ve never seen Tim Key before and I just learned of the hilarious Simon Amstell. At first I thought this was serious and that Tim was being so mean to Simon.
Incredible approach!
Alan Partridge puts it the best: he is "surreally funny"
Shakin Stevens puts it the best: "lovely stuff"
Key is just beautiful in this.
And funny etc blahlblahblah...
Tim is so deadpan. Fantastic! :)
Indeed.
I googled Neil Slotnick. He's a teacher in Romford. All his students love him apparently.
It's funny they were talking about cats. I like stuff about cats. They say cats don't have personalities, but they definately do. We had a cat in the 90's called Miffy, His ears would prick up everytime the theme from BBC's Homes under the hammer came on .. and occaisonally for Weakest link.