It’s always so great to see musical virtuosity combined with witty, yet earthy word play. And Tim Minchin is one of those performers. Tim was raised in Perth, Australia and currently lives in London. His early shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, and HBO US Comedy Arts in Aspen have cemented his reputation mostly among the international crowd. Though he has done engagements here in the US, he’s less well-known here. Temporarily, I hope.
A quote from his Wikipedia page pretty well sums up where he comes from as an artist. “Minchin describes his act as a “funny cabaret show” and sees himself primarily as a musician and songwriter as opposed to a comedian; his songs, he says, “just happen to be funny.” His reasoning for combining the disciplines of music and comedy was revealed in one interview when he said “I’m a good musician for a comedian and I’m a good comedian for a musician but if I had to do any of them in isolation I dunno.”
I think a lot of the best musical comedians come to it from a similar direction. One day you’re writing music, the next your brain takes a left turn and weird lyrics start arriving. The two are melded in a way that’s inseparable.
Tim’s subject matter reflects a duality as well. Between “important” subjects like racism and religion. But he can also get down with a good inflatable sex doll song too. And make it sound classy even!
Check out Tim Minchin’s website and peek at the vids below.
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