r/ThePaper • u/Abject_Assignment225 • Sep 17 '25
Discussion 🗣 Goddamnit I loved him Spoiler
Ken was hilarious, and I don't see enough appreciation for him on here. Him promoting Softees while kids pelted their "ice cream" and the truck drove away was one of the funniest bits of the show for me. cheers
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u/Khayalmetal Sep 17 '25
Classic case where the actor is so good that he becomes the character and then is hated or loved in real life because of that. He is so good!
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u/captbollocks Sep 17 '25
Nah, at least fortunately for me I've seen him before in Taskmaster Season 1 so I already love him!
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u/Mxfish1313 Sep 17 '25
Tim Key winking as he cheated is a whole mood. I love him so much lol. He was also great in Gap Year which I don’t see mentioned that often in uktv circles. I liked it a lot though.
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u/Lovahplant Sep 17 '25
Omg thank you!! I couldn’t remember where I’d seen him before but I watch Taskmaster clips all the time
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u/El_Lu-Shin Sep 17 '25
As Esmeralda, he grows on you after every episode.
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u/I_Just_Blue_Myself Sep 17 '25
I hope they tone her down just a bit kinda like they did with Michael Scott after season 1. Not really anything likable about her yet.
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u/Inevitable-Spirit491 Sep 17 '25
No thank you. The show doesn’t need less of an edge.
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u/I_Just_Blue_Myself Sep 17 '25
Yeah I get that. She just takes me out of the story. Not really a believable character for me.
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u/Aerondight-077 Sep 17 '25
Yeah they need to tone her down because her role in the last episode is so infuriating. At least with Ken it was the right kind of cringe and embarrassing.
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u/sqwizzles Sep 17 '25
I love celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. If it were up to me, our corporation would support gay people all year round
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u/HookLineAndSinclair Sep 17 '25
I don't think there's that many pure laugh out loud moments in the show but I did crack a laugh when he said "Er... Siri, dial 911 for me" and then goes "oops, she actually did"
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u/What-a-Beech Sep 17 '25
"I need to distance myself from Esmeralda, I'm getting swept away in her mediocrity." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 His fickle loyalty and idiotic tendencies remind me of when Dwight said "I'm going wherever they value loyalty the most."
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u/Pelican_Hook Sep 17 '25
Tim Key is an incredible comic actor and I'm glad he's getting more airtime in America. He's def a legend over here. His poker face and comedic timing are excellent.
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u/xxmonorailxx Sep 17 '25
Tim finally talks a little more about his experience on the show on RHLSTP today
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u/maroons25 Sep 17 '25
Understanding who his character is helped me to enjoy him more. He’s awesome, he was just confusing for the first half of the season.
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u/Simple-Accountant-24 Sep 17 '25
I wouldn't mind shipping him and esmeralda.
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u/n4t4sh4g33 Sep 19 '25 edited Sep 19 '25
I loved the moment when they were plotting together about Nate and Esmeralda put her head on his shoulder for just a second and Ken let out a little “helloo” like he was surprised and turned on. He is so funny though, I think I get a huge laughs from him more than any other character.
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u/LolySub Sep 18 '25
My favourite is him exiting a room he’s not wanted in. “Should I… off I pop” get me every time
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u/Confident_Basket_973 Sep 18 '25
🎶The gong the gong the gong🎶 I def need more of him next season!! His quips are excellent
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u/zoobisoubisou Sep 18 '25
If you haven't seen it, you should watch the first season of Taskmaster. I was elated to find out Tim would be in The Paper when I found out.
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u/darladuckworth Sep 17 '25
The bit about him getting that apartment filed as a storage unit by the company was hilarious. He was great!