Tim Key and Tom Basden had wanted to make a film together for years, and in 2009, thought they’d landed on a winning idea.

Writing songs for the gently bent comedy “The Ballad of Wallis Island” was a tricky job for British actor, writer, musician and comedian Tom Basden. In the film, which he co-wrote with his comic ...

He may not be a household name, but Tom Basden has had a hand in some of the best British comedies of the past two decades. There’s his dark, brilliant Noughties sketch show Cowards, his ...