Rao, but Guinness later decided both performers had breached guidelines by using cue cards, so Vine was reinstated. He held the record until November 2014, when Australian comedian Taylor Goodwin, inspired by Vine, told 550 jokes. Personal life Vine lives in Banstead, Surrey. He is a practising Anglican, and has performed at Spring Harvest Christian festivals. Vine is a supporter of football team Sutton United FC, stating that the first of the team's games he attended was an FA Cup match against Middlesbrough FC during the 1987–88 season. He is also a keen darts fan, having attended several Professional Darts Corporation tournaments along with Lee Mack. Some of these were televised, such as the 2011 World Championships when both Vine and Mack appeared in the crowd. He also plays darts in his spare time. On 31 December 2020, during a live Twitter broadcast, Vine scored 170 in darts in front of a large online audience. Filmography Television Guest appearances In quiz show celebrity specials, Vine often plays for Cure Parkinson's, because of his father, Guy Vine, who died with the illness in August 2018. Stand-up DVDs Live (29 November 2004) Live – So I Said To This Bloke... (27 October 2008) Punslinger Live (22 November 2010) The Joke-a-motive Live (21 November 2011) Tim Timinee Tim Timinee Tim Tim to You (28 November 2016) Sunset Milk Idiot Live (25 November 2019) Feature-length films Vine has made two films, though these have not yet been widely released – Library Altitude Zero and FearMoth. The latter was shown at the Brighton film festival in 2017. FearMoth was added to the Tim Vine Televisual YouTube channel on 14 April 2020, during the UK’s first Covid lockdown, around the time Vine’s Plastic Elvis tribute would have toured. References External links Tim Vine official website The British Sitcom Guide on Not Going Out 1967 births English Christians English Anglicans English male comedians English television presenters Living people People from Cheam People educated at Aberdour School People educated at Epsom College 20th-century English comedians 21st-century English comedians