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.

(Tim's YouTube channel.)

11 Responses to “Like a sniper using bollocks for ammunition”

  1. Thuli Says:

    I saw him on Denton a while ago and it was indescribably wonderful. I wish there were more like him.

  2. phrantic Says:

    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]

  3. pompomtom Says:

    I've got tix for his comedy festival gig in April. Yay for me. So, ta for this, I hadn't heard 'Storm'.

  4. robinsonb5 Says:

    Superb! :)

    Reminds me of Bill Bailey in some ways!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AodciConUGQ

  5. cfexrun Says:

    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.

  6. kamikrae-z Says:

    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

  7. n17ikh Says:

    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 :/

  8. Ziggyinc Says:

    Words cannot describe, cept these two.
    Thank You!

  9. pjr Says:

    So now we know what you'd get if Bill Bailey and Derren Brown had an Australian baby.

  10. Chazzozz Says:

    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.

  11. omgror Says:

    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'.


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