Like a sniper using bollocks for ammunition
I was aware of the existence of Tim Minchin, a musician who could be making nothing but finely crafted terribly earnest heartfelt ballads, but who is unable to resist the urge to just crack a few jokes.
I was unaware, however, of his unfashionable belief in the existence of empirical reality.
This one’s audio-only:
And man, have I ever been there.
Ideally, you’ve got someone like Tim on hand so you can tag him in when you need to go out for a little walk after being told about the Muslim Mafia that’s breaking like a swarthy tsunami over the civilised world, or whatever.
If your tag-team comrade can bust mad rhymes, so much the better.
I saw him on Denton a while ago and it was indescribably wonderful. I wish there were more like him.
Comment by Thuli — February 7, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
I've always wanted to see him live, since I saw his Comedy Gala hit "Fuck the Poor".
I also like his spoken word beatnik-ish piece, Mitsubishi Colt.
Both are on YouTube.
[Here's the one, here's the other. -Dan]
Comment by phrantic — February 7, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
I've got tix for his comedy festival gig in April. Yay for me. So, ta for this, I hadn't heard 'Storm'.
Comment by pompomtom — February 7, 2009 @ 5:39 pm
Superb! :)
Reminds me of Bill Bailey in some ways!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AodciConUGQ
Comment by robinsonb5 — February 7, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
Oh my, that was so brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing that. As an American and a sort of asocial prick there's so little chance I would have discovered this guy without this post.
Comment by cfexrun — February 8, 2009 @ 10:18 am
If you also happen to be a fan of the ABC's Spicks and Specks, there's a very good chance you'll enjoy this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrqLG2Sxsmw
Comment by kamikrae-z — February 8, 2009 @ 2:00 pm
This is totally brilliant. I had never heard of this guy before, but I just spent a few hours watching youtube videos of him. "Storm" is my new skeptic's anthem.
Too bad he's got no upcoming gigs in the US :/
Comment by n17ikh — February 8, 2009 @ 2:29 pm
Words cannot describe, cept these two.
Thank You!
Comment by Ziggyinc — February 8, 2009 @ 5:32 pm
So now we know what you'd get if Bill Bailey and Derren Brown had an Australian baby.
Comment by pjr — February 9, 2009 @ 3:45 am
What impresses me most about Tim Minchin is his ability to slip in a barbed lyric and make it sound as though he's paying you a compliment. On top of that, he's a really fine musician, too.
Comment by Chazzozz — February 9, 2009 @ 8:43 am
Excellent! I think I've seen him before, but I'd no idea he'd done anything like this.
Reminds me a bit of the old Flanders & Swann song, Horoscope. Can't find it online, but the lyric went:
Jupiter's passed through Orion, and come into conjunction with Mars.
Saturn is wheeling through infinite space, to its preordained place in the stars,
And I gaze at the planets in wonder, at the trouble and time they spend.
All to warn me to 'be careful', in 'dealings involving a friend'.
Comment by omgror — February 10, 2009 @ 1:16 am