At the latter, the 2010 election interview with Gordon Brown, in which the then-Prime Minister put his head in his hands as he was played the recording of him calling a voter a bigot, won Vine the Sony Award for Interview of the Year. Where does this desire to perform come from? He works as an accountant. It's either my mum or my dad. But at the same time you let stuff go more easily. Tim cheated on Kate with a twenty-three year old woman named Emma, ending their relationship. I’ve never thought about it before. Tim Vine is a 50-year-old actor and award-winning stand-up comedian. Question about your subscription? He is a Christian who has performed at Spring HarvestChristian festivals. You should not rely on this information to make (or refrain from making) any decisions. Tim Vine, whose brother is BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy, is appearing in Edinburgh with his stand-up show, The Joke-amotive. Subscribe to the print edition or download the digital edition for this and more great articles delivered direct to you every month. His full name is Timothy Mark Vine; He was born on March 4th in 1967 in Cheam, Surrey, England. In 2015 he was a contestant on the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing. He appeared regularly at the Festival Fringe in Edinburgh. The show consists of a mix of news-based discussions including views from listeners, interspersed with popular music. [4] He was a member of the sketch comedy group, The Durham Revue,[6] and was an editor of the student newspaper, Palatinate. 1937 d. 2018),[1] lecturer in civil engineering at North East Surrey College of Technology, and Diana (née Tillett), who was a housewife and later a doctor's receptionist. JV: I felt more threatened. Mum would say over and over, ‘Whatever you want to do, we’ll support you’. The novels were not successful and Vine now regards them as juvenilia. Tim Jokes. COMEDIAN Tim Vine, much loved for his stand-up shows and BBC1 sitcom Not Going Out, is coming to the Assembly Hall in Tunbridge Wells next month. Tim was much more unconventional. Tim Vine’s zodiac sign is Pisces. Vine is the patron of Radio St. Helier,[24] a UK‐registered charity providing radio programmes to patients at St. Helier Hospital in southwest London. "[16], In January 2018 Vine was one of six male BBC presenters who voluntarily took a pay cut when the gap between men and women's pay at the BBC was revealed. Tim Vine: 'I never pay more than £2,000 for a car' Fame & Fortune: Comedian Tim Vine on cheap cars supplied by his mechanic and competitiveness with brother Jeremy Jeremy Vine was born in Epsom, Surrey. Our mum would have liked to perform, but she never had the chance. They are clearly close and comfortable with each other, though. The show's name has now changed to Jeremy Vine. Tim Adams (portrayed by Tim Vine) is Lee's best friend and Lucy's brother. JV: I am, definitely. They had to stop the lift and throw us out. In May 2006, Vine was announced as Peter Snow's replacement for presenting the BBC election graphics, including the famous Swingometer. JV: I was mortified. But with What’s Your Favourite Biscuit? Fire up your dongles and back-up your 3-pin memory spanners, it’s the all new Tim Vine website! It was only after the band stopped and Tim kept on writing that I thought, ‘Ah, so he was the one with the talent’. I’m always spooling things backwards and forwards in my mind. When I was working on the Today programme, someone found a photo of me looking absolutely ridiculous and stuck it on the notice board. TV: Well, neither of us were exactly babe magnets, were we? JV: The funny thing is they’ve started to. I wanted to throw my radio out of the window. Vine is the younger brother of Jeremy Vine, author, journalist and BBC Radio 2 presenter. Once an older brother, always an older brother. Tim is the professional maniac, Jeremy the earnest journalist (though that view might possibly just have been overturned by his autobiography, It’s All News To Me, a warts and all account of life in the BBC, where there have been mutterings and hackles rising over potential revelations). When Tim won the award for best one-liner at the Edinburgh Festival in 2010, I was listening to Evan Davis on Radio 4’s Today programme. I can’t remember if I actually said ‘My mum made me come and see you’, but I obviously wasn’t keen, so nothing came of it. In 1989, he became a regular reporter on the BBC Radio 4 programme Today, filing reports from across Europe. Lastly, don't forget about his cousin the famous lumberjack, Tim. He attended Epsom College with his brother. Tim Vine was born on March 4, 1967, in Cheam, Sutton, England.His parents are Diana Tillett and Guy Vine. Tim Vine came to be from the metropolis of Cheam and also he even failed his education at Epsom College with his sibling Jeremy. The tweet was deleted after Vine said that the tweet had been taken out of context and that he was talking about a caller to his show who had complained about Welsh people not talking in English in the pubs.