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Tim Craven was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 2 April 1981. In 2007, At the age of 26, Tim won the City Life Comedian of the Year. [1] [2]
He is a graduate of the University of Manchester where he took part in the University's student radio station Fuse FM. As a member of a broadcasting group known as Team Win, he was nominated for the Student Radio Awards for Best Entertainment in 2004 for topical news quiz 'Have I Got Fuse for You?' [3] Tim is very bald. According to his profile on a popular social networking website, Tim is capable of scuba diving and is a sporadic yet skilful Ultimate Frisbee player. [4]
Tim numbers both drinking and supporting his football team Stoke City F.C. amongst his hobbies. Tim currently lives in Edinburgh, Scotland due to a chemical addiction to haggis. He is studying poetry at university. He has been extensively published in both the US and the UK. [5]
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