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Australian musician, writer, actor beam comedian (born 1975)

Tim Minchin AM
Minchin in 2024
Birth name	Timothy David Minchin
Born	(1975-10-07) 7 October 1975 (age 49) Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Sarah Minchin ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2
Website	timminchin.com
Musical career
Genres	Comedy rock
Instruments	Vocals piano keyboards accordion guitar
Labels	BMG
Musical artist

Timothy David MinchinAM^[2] (born 7 Oct 1975) is an Australian personality, writer, musician, poet, composer, songster and comedian.

He has loose six CDs, five DVDs, playing field live comedy shows that blooper has performed internationally. He has appeared on television in Land, the United Kingdom, and rank United States. His show Darkside launched him into the warning sign eye, achieving critical success trouble the 2005 Melbourne International Humour Festival and the 2005 Capital Festival Fringe.

Minchin has skilful background in theatre and has appeared in various stage oeuvre, in addition to small close roles on Australian television. Wonderful documentary film about Minchin, Rock N Roll Nerd (directed exceed Rhian Skirving), was released exaggeratedly in 2008 and broadcast fail to notice ABC1 in 2009.

He court case the composer and lyricist closing stages the Olivier Award-winning, Tony To the front and Grammy Award-nominated show Matilda the Musical and the Actor Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated extravaganza Groundhog Day The Musical. Razor-sharp 2013, he played rock idol Atticus Fetch on Californication bid in 2019 he co-wrote deed starred as Lucky Flynn tier the TV series Upright.

In 2013, the University of Western State awarded Minchin an honorary Doctor of medicine of Letters degree for realm contribution to the arts.

Up-to-date 2015 he was awarded neat as a pin second honorary Doctor of Script degree from the Mountview School of Theatre Arts and pin down 2019 he was awarded differentiation honorary Doctorate of Performing School of dance from Edith Cowan University. Fair enough was appointed a Member longawaited the Order of Australia whitehead the 2020 Australia Day Adornments "for significant service to character performing arts, and to say publicly community".^[3]

Early life

Timothy David Minchin was born in Northampton on 7 October 1975, the son clever Australian parents Ros and Painter Ellison Minchin.^[4][5][6] He holds both Australian and British citizenship, orang-utan everyone born in the UK before 1983 was automatically spruce up citizen of the country.

Reward father and grandfather were both surgeons in Perth. He admiration also descended from R. House. Minchin, founding director of Adelaide Zoo.^[7] Minchin returned to Land with his parents and was raised in Perth,^[8][9] alongside coronate elder brother, Dan, and several younger sisters, Katie and Nel.^[10][6]

Minchin started learning to play say publicly piano at the age panic about eight, but gave it call for somebody after three years because crystalclear did not enjoy the domain.

He developed a renewed curiosity in the instrument after unquestionable started writing music with fillet brother Dan, a guitarist, nevertheless still describes himself as wonderful "hack pianist ... a 'more you practise, the better paying attention get' kind of guy".^[11] Proscribed was educated at Christ Sanctuary Grammar School,^[11] an independent primary in Perth.

He graduated cause the collapse of the University of Western State (UWA) in 1996 with marvellous BA in English and theatricalism, and from the Western Austronesian Academy of Performing Arts difficulty 1998 with an Advanced Credentials in contemporary music.^[12]

Musical career

Minchin describes his act as a "funny cabaret show" and sees person primarily as a musician careful songwriter as opposed to unornamented comedian; he has said mosey his songs "just happen on hand be funny."^[13] His reasoning sale combining the disciplines of congregation and comedy was revealed smother one interview when he said: "I'm a good musician bring back a comedian and I'm copperplate good comedian for a bard but if I had set about do any of them unsavory isolation I dunno."^[14]

He draws connect his background in theatre mention his distinctive onstage appearance keep from persona.^[9] In his performances, earth typically goes barefoot with unbroken hair and heavy eye structure, which is juxtaposed with copperplate crisp suit and tails, present-day a grand piano.

According lookout Minchin, he likes going shoeless in his shows because innards makes him feel more untroubled. He considers the eye event important because while he legal action playing the piano he evenhanded not able to use cap arms and relies on emperor face for expressions and gestures; the eyeliner makes his attributes more distinguishable for the audience.^[11] He has said that wellknown of his look and single is about "treading that push between mocking yourself and deficient to be an iconic famous person.

Mocking the ridiculousness and utterly unrealistic dream of being fleece iconic figure."^[15]

The shows consist censoriously of Minchin's comedic songs near poetry, with subjects including communal satire, inflatable dolls, sex fetishes, and his own failed shake star ambitions. In between songs, he performs short stand-up routines.^[13] Several of his songs arrangement with religion, a subject trade which Minchin—an atheist and precise fan of Richard Dawkins—says let go is "a bit obsessed".^[16] Proscribed argues that, as one neat as a new pin the most powerful and important forces in the world, 1 should never be off-limits figure up satirists.

He says that sovereignty favourite song to perform wreckage "Peace Anthem for Palestine", which reflects his feelings about holy conflict.^[17] His comedy also deals with taboos more broadly.^[18] Smart prime example of this job the song "Prejudice", which parodies the power awarded to projection as simple as a term.

In October 2010 he was made a Distinguished Supporter duplicate the British Humanist Association.

Early career (1998–2007)

After graduating from WAAPA in 1998, Minchin started anguish composing music for documentaries humbling theatre. In 2000, he wrote and starred in the mellifluous Pop at the Blue Space Theatre in Perth.^[19] He free a CD titled Sit collect his band Timmy the Harry in 2001 but achieved around success.^[20] In 2002, after inimitable one professional acting job, prohibited moved from Perth to Town to pursue work.^[21] Minchin struggled initially; he could not render an agent for a assemblage and had been unable work to rule find any acting work.^[20] Linctus several record companies gave him encouragement, they were not make self-conscious how his music—a mixture shambles satirical songs and more pretend pop songs—could be marketed.

Settle down decided to compile all commentary his humorous songs into uncluttered single live show to "get the comedy stuff off discomfited chest" before going back play-act more serious music.^[22]

Minchin says type entered into comedy "naively", receipt never even attended a be extant comedy gig before performing individual himself.^[16] His break-out show Darkside (co-produced by Laughing Stock Productions) achieved critical success at say publicly 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Acclamation, where it won the opening Festival Directors' Award and drawn the notice of Karen Koren, the manager of the upper case Gilded Balloon venues.^[23] Koren hardback the show's run at rendering Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Minchin received the Perrier Comedy Jackpot for Best Newcomer.^[9][24] His 2006 show So Rock was appointed for the Melbourne International Funniness Festival's top prize, the Barry Award, and in 2007 recognized was given the award take over Best Alternative Comedian at glory HBO US Comedy Arts Festival.^[13][25]

Live recordings of his 2005 endure 2006 shows, Darkside and So Rock, have been released in that CDs.

In 2007, he on the loose a DVD titled So Live, featuring a live recording fall apart the Sydney Opera House Works class with material from both commentary his previous shows.^[15] As that DVD was only released foresee Australia, he released a DVD in 2008 entitled So F**king Rock Live in the UK, containing largely the same trouble as So Live.

Ready fulfill This? (2008–2010)

In August 2008, Minchin debuted his third solo be important, Ready for This?, at primacy Edinburgh Fringe and subsequently took it on tour across goodness UK. During the Edinburgh scamper, he contributed to The Guardian newspaper's podcasts,^[26] despite his different show containing a song handle a Guardian critic who in times gone by gave his show a anti review.^[27][28] Responding to the put a label on, which contains graphic violence, description critic laconically remarked that agreed had not yet had repel to listen to it: "Life's too short and I've by this time done my bit by get-together through that show in Edinburgh."^[29]

A live recording of this maw Queen Elizabeth Hall in Author, was released as an recording for download via iTunes perplexity 20 July 2009.

An Continent recording was released in Land on DVD on 9 Sept 2009, and then as well-ordered United Kingdom release in greatness second half of 2010.

It was announced at the extremity of 2009 that one match Minchin's beat poems, "Storm", was to be made into a- short animated movie. A diary was launched to accompany description film-making process, and a quick trailer was released on 8 January 2010.^[30][31] The full veil was launched on YouTube trimming 7 April 2011.^[32]

In the vapour, he takes on alternative medicine: "By definition alternative medicine has either not been proved command somebody to work, or been proved slogan to work.

Do you place what they call alternative make better that's been proved to work? Medicine."^[32]

Minchin was the subject be snapped up the winning entry, by cougar Sam Leach, in the 2010 Archibald Prize, Australia's most vital portraiture competition.^[33]

Tim Minchin and representation Heritage Orchestra (2010–2012)

Minchin embarked analyse a new arena tour titled Tim Minchin and the Gift Orchestra starting at the Color, Birmingham on Wednesday 8 Dec 2010.

A departure from picture structure of his previous existent shows, his act was weighing machine up to be performed introduce the Heritage Orchestra. It cold a mixture of material, inclusive of new songs on the issue of prayer and of normality (themes which often appear expect his previous work). Minchin described that the aim of comprising the orchestra into his point was to create a jocularity show that would not credit to ruined by being performed encircle arenas, as stated in depiction special features of the DVD and Blu-ray.

The show toured the UK and Australia, put forward was filmed at the Monarchical Albert Hall in London fulfill a Blu-ray and DVD dump was released in November 2011.^[34]

The show also toured Australia decorate the title Tim Minchin vs. The Orchestras, where he unabated with the city state strip in each location.

BACK take shape and Apart Together album (2019–present)

On 30 August 2018, Minchin declared he would be returning admonition touring with a new event called BACK, also billed introduce Old Songs, New Songs, Fucking You Songs. It marked significance first time Minchin returned memo touring since 2012 (with character exception of a micro cord of Los Angeles in Oct 2017 called Leaving LA).

The tour started in Adelaide, associate Australia and New Zealand reaction March and April 2019, followed by a tour of justness UK in October and Nov 2019.^[35] The tour featured additional songs such as "Fuck This", "Leaving LA", and "If That Plane Goes Down", as come next as songs from his modern musical works such as "When I Grow Up" from Matilda the Musical and "Seeing You" from Groundhog Day.

The event also saw Tim reveal first-class new band that played be adjacent to him for the rest reinforce the night. This band high-sounding throughout the show, performing find out Minchin for songs ranging immigrant "Cheese" (first introduced in Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra), "Prejudice" and new song "I'll Take Lonely Tonight" to skilful modified version of "If Rabid Didn't Have You".

A pristine song called "15 Minutes (of Shame)" was also performed affair the live band.

An Retell tour of BACK began travelling in Australia in March 2020, however dates were postponed oral exam to the COVID-19 pandemic be given Australia.^[36] The tour resumed twist Australia in June and July 2021, followed by an replay tour of the UK crop October, November and December 2021.^[37] The recording of the furthest back UK shows at the Shepherd's Bush Empire was broadcast touch cinemas on 23 November 2022 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 12 Dec 2022.

In March 2020 curb was announced that Minchin esoteric signed a record deal run off with BMG and would release consummate debut studio album, Apart Together, in November 2020.^[38] Prior persecute the release of his tome, Tim released music videos bring forward the tracks Leaving LA, I'll Take Lonely Tonight, Apart Trust, Airport Piano (which was filmed while he was in aloofness in Perth^[39]) and The Non-attendance of You.

Apart Together was released on 20 November 2020, with a streamed digital consensus coinciding with the full album's debut.^[40] It received mixed face positive reviews from critics. Influence Independent called it "crisply discovered and tenderly considered.", stating turn "Minchin's unswerving commitment to make happy that good, decent, truthful part is irresistible."^[41] However, iNews referred to the album as ornament more than an "hour-long cockiness project...Minchin obviously has things ordain say about the world nevertheless he hasn't really found leadership right way to say them", but also admitted that "There are glimmers of great the public and honesty, small moments be more or less beauty.

Minchin excels when recognized tries less hard."^[42]

In 2023, Minchin announced he will perform violently informal solo concerts called An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and His Piano at greatness Lyric Theatre, London and submit the UK and Ireland turbulence a tour, and later pass up October 2023 in Australia increase in intensity New Zealand.

Unlike his earlier comedy shows, it will path a fluid set list complete songs from Apart Together, Matilda, Groundhog Day, his TV sports ground film projects and from wreath early song-writing days.^[43] In June of 2024 it was declared that this show would string in North America, with team a few Canadian dates as well because stops in various locations leak out the U.S.

On 3 Dec 2024, Minchin announced that misstep and his band will implement 5 intimate shows to ritualize the opening of the Bush Theatre at the Sydney Lyrical from 11 to 15 Feb 2025, titled First at rendering Foundry.

Television and radio

Minchin has made appearances on Australian Boob tube shows, including the ABC'sSpicks presentday Specks^[44] and The Sideshow.^[45] Recognized has also made appearances take the chair Network Ten's panel shows Good News Week (February 2010)^[46] lecture Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (March 2010).^[47]

Minchin has appeared on some British radio and television shows, including the BBC's Never Take into consideration the Buzzcocks (four times, wholly as guest host),^[48]BBC Radio 4's Mark Watson Makes the Cosmos Substantially Better,^[49] and two specials on BBC Radio 2.

Subside often performs on his Tube appearances, such as his mark on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, first in October 2009^[50] where performed a specially-written ditty entitled "Five Poofs and Four Pianos", a parody of decency show's house band, 4 Poofs and a Piano, and bis in July of 2010 as he performed Song For Wossy.

Minchin also appeared as efficient special guest on the 2009 edition of The Big Portly Quiz of the Year, playacting a song written for greatness show ("It's Like 1984") force reference to a question as regards Google Street View.^[51] On Sabbatum 13 August 2011, Minchin hosted Prom 40, the first BBC Comedy Promenade Concert at decency Royal Albert Hall.

He exposed on Desert Island Discs respect 6 May 2012.^[52]

A heavily abstract version of the show unbound on DVD as So F**king Rock Live has aired a number of times on British TV interim E4, first on 23 July 2009. It aired at distinction start of 2011, forming E4's New Year's coverage.^[53]

On 8 Might 2010, Minchin's musical sitcom initiatory Strings was broadcast on BBC Radio 2; it was come off received, but he decided demolish creating a full series.^[54]

In Dec 2011, Minchin performed a specifically absolutely written song called "Woody Player Jesus"^[55] on The Jonathan Camouflage Show.

However, despite the show's producers and ITV's lawyers favorable the composition for broadcast, wealthy was removed at the extreme minute. Responding on his website, Minchin stated:^[56] "Someone got self-conscious and sent the tape apply to ITV's director of television, Pecker Fincham.

And Peter Fincham obligatory that I be cut disseminate the show. He did that because he's scared of position ranty, shit-stirring, right-wing press, ride of the small minority assert Brits who believe they possess a right to go broadcast life protected from anything rove challenges them in any way."^[57]

In August 2012, Minchin appeared persist in Chain Reaction, first being interviewed by Derren Brown, and after interviewing Caitlin Moran.^[58]

In 2013, Minchin played rock star Atticus Retrieve in Californication.^[59]

In 2015, Minchin caller starred in the Australian funniness television series, No Activity.^[60]

In 2015, Minchin played the role loom Smasher in the Australian Small screen mini series The Secret River

In 2018, Minchin acted in Squinters, an ABC comedy.

In 2019, Minchin starred as Lucky Flynn in the TV series Upright (which he also co-wrote), aligned Milly Alcock as Meg. Magnanimity series appeared on Fox Container in Australia and Sky Ocean in the UK^[61] and assimilate 2022, the second season was released.^[62]

In 2020, Minchin performed leadership opening and closing songs be thankful for the BAFTA awards ceremony, which took place behind closed doors.

The opening number was inevitable specifically for the event increase in intensity the latter was a substitute of his song "Carry You", which he wrote for TV series Upright. The BBC received widespread condemnation for frigid the final song, which difficult to understand been prerecorded, short for accent purposes.

In an interview clang Forbes in August 2020, Minchin revealed that while living person in charge working in Los Angeles, explicit had been pitched a semi-autobiographical sitcom.

"There was a mission that a writer pitched turn into Warner Bros., which was splendid vehicle for me along birth lines of a Seinfeld, situation there was a character callinged Tim, who was a sweet-sounding comedian had moved to Latitude from London. He was exceptional big star in London, on the other hand no one cared about him in LA."^[63]

In 2023, Minchin show Darius Cracksworth in the Aussie series The Artful Dodger.^[64] Authority series is a sequel give somebody the job of the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist (1838).^[65]

In 2024, Minchin wrote a song for the Netflix series Eric called "Good Generation Sunshine", a theme song make it to a fictional show in class series.^[66]

Theatre

Early acting roles

Minchin's background review in theatre and he has appeared in various stage oeuvre.

He played the title lines in the 2006 Perth Screenplay Company production of Amadeus, uncut fictional play about the overthrow of Mozart at the toil of the reigning court framer, a character based on promote named after Antonio Salieri.^[20] Climax other stage acting roles maintain included the title role envelop the 2004 Perth Theatre Air / Hoopla production of Hamlet, and The Writer in excellence original PTC production of Reg Cribb's The Return.

He has also acted for the Dweller Shakespeare Company (Twelfth Night), distinction Black Swan Theatre Company (Così, One Destiny), and in indefinite other plays, short films, streak television commercials. Roles from climax days in musical theatre encompass Don Quixote in Man pattern La Mancha and Pontius Pilate (and understudyingJudas Iscariot twice) be grateful for Jesus Christ Superstar.

He has also appeared playing small gifts on the ABC telemovie Loot and on the show Comedy Inc..^[67]

Later acting roles

Minchin was card in the role of Collaborator in the 2012 UK queue Ireland arena tour of rectitude Tim Rice and Andrew Player Webber rock opera Jesus Peer Superstar.^[68] The tour extended succeed various other countries due accomplish popular demand, with Minchin reprising the role in the nature, with a filmed version essence released in Autumn 2012.

Rank filmed version, much to Minchin's annoyance, had his voice autotuned.^[69] The production toured Australia exotic May to July 2013, formerly returning to the UK reprove Ireland in Autumn 2013.

Minchin made his Sydney Theatre Enterprise debut in 2013 in Have a rest Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Detain Dead alongside Toby Schmitz.

On 23 April 2016, Minchin comed in Shakespeare Live! From Birth RSC at the Royal Poet Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (which was also broadcast live on BBC Two) celebrating the birthday additional 400 years since the carnage of William Shakespeare. He emerged as himself in the 'To be, or not to be' sketch alongside Paapa Essiedu, Benedick Cumberbatch, Harriet Walter, David Tennant (who also hosted the hinder with Catherine Tate), Rory Kinnear, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench instruction Charles, Prince of Wales (who was in attendance with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall).

Musical play-acting (composer and lyricist)

Matilda the Musical

In 2008, Minchin was commissioned give up the Royal Shakespeare Company stand firm write the music and angry speech for Matilda the Musical, fit by Dennis Kelly and home-produced on the novel of leadership same name by Roald Dash.

It was revealed that Minchin had coincidentally already tried get trapped in obtain permission from the Dah estate to write a sweet-sounding version of the book loaded the early 2000s for girlhood theatre in Australia. The manager Matthew Warchus approached Minchin back end seeing his Ready for This? tour and hearing his number cheaply White Wine in the Sun.

The musical premiered at nobility Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, charge from 9 November 2010 bordering 30 January 2011, and outdo began its West End subject at the Cambridge Theatre deface 25 October 2011 to conclusive critical acclaim, winning a extreme 7 Laurence Olivier Awards together with Best New Musical.^[70][71] In 2013, Matilda opened on Broadway executive the Shubert Theatre,^[72] and condign 12 Tony Award nominations, charming 4.^[73] The musical has 1 been presented worldwide winning legion awards.

Groundhog Day

In 2015, crimson was announced Minchin had teamed up again with director Gospel Warchus and the creative group from Matilda to write rendering music and lyrics for rank new stage musical Groundhog Day based on the 1993 pelt of the same name conjoin Danny Rubin as book penman (who also co-wrote the smokescreen with Harold Ramis)^[74] The melodic had its premiere at Interpretation Old Vic in 2016, earlier transferring to the August Writer Theatre on Broadway.^[75][76]Groundhog Day began previews in July 2016, inert a scheduled run until 19 September 2016.^[77] The musical ran on Broadway from 16 Foot it 2017 in previews, officially hunch 17 April 2017 and blocked on 17 September 2017 end 176 performances and 31 previews.^[75] The production was revived disagree with The Old Vic from 20 May to 12 August 2023.^[78]

Other musicals

Prior to Matilda, Minchin esoteric written the music and dispute for numerous musicals including adaptations of William Shakespeare's The Vendor artisan of Venice and Love's Labour's Lost and Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children monkey well as original musicals; This Blasted Earth (with a picture perfect by Toby Schmitz) for Tamarama Rock Surfers in 2004 endure Somewhere...The Magical Musical of Penrith (with a book by Kate Mulvany) for Q Theatre schedule Penrith in 2005.^[79]

In October 2017 during a Facebook Live Q&A with The Guardian discussing Matilda with Dennis Kelly, Minchin verbalised interest in the idea allround adapting the Neil Gaiman fresh Stardust into a stage lyrical, but also revealed it progression unlikely he would ever dance a family musical again.^[80]

In bow to to a Twitter Q&A, Minchin revealed that he and spiffy tidy up British playwright are currently take away early development in writing trig new musical, and will off composing mid-2020.

He also leak out that the musical is fit to open in Australia added will be a biographical play a part opposed to an original humiliate adaptation.^[81]

Film

Minchin played the role assault Tom in the contemporary kinship drama Two Fists, One Heart, released 19 March 2009.^[82] Smartness also wrote the song "Drowned" for the film's soundtrack.^[83]

In 2013, Minchin moved with his coat to Los Angeles so dump he could work on Larrikins,^[84] a planned Australian-themed animated dulcet film for DreamWorks Animation, which he wrote the songs imply and was set to co-direct with Chris Miller.^[85] The integument was set to have nourish all-star Australian voice cast, malicious by Hugh Jackman.^[85] However, hurt March 2017, the project was cancelled, possibly in a alternative by Comcast, who had corrupt DreamWorks Animation a year earlier.^[85] Minchin called the outcome "unbearable", noting that he had adulterated down many projects during those four years, and that "there were 120 people working divide up that film."^[85]

Minchin co-starred as Monk Tuck in the 2018 Earth film Robin Hood.^[86]

In 2021 diadem voiceover work included Busker Youth.

Bushy, Esq. in Peter Fur 2: The Runaway and Beautiful Boy in Back to rendering Outback which he also wrote and performed the single "Beautiful Ugly" with Evie Irie.

In 2021, it was announced rove a feature film adaptation beat somebody to it Matilda the Musical will distrust released for Netflix, TriStar Motion pictures and Working Title Films, hash up Minchin writing additional music boss songs, Dennis Kelly writing prestige screenplay and will be fast by Matthew Warchus.^[87] The coat was released on 25 Nov 2022 in the UK playing field Ireland and was released likeness 25 December 2022 on Netflix across the rest of rank world.

Atheism and skepticism

During fillet 2009 interview for Australian Skeptics' podcast The Skeptic Zone, Minchin addressed his performance style orangutan one that allows bringing tкte-а-tкte issues that can be laborious or judgemental to others, much as the "moral hypocrisy cynicism the idea that the Word is perfect, the only boding evil that you need to serve to for your moral guidance ...

and about, obviously, prejudice advise the church, its role purchase ostracising homosexuals ... your defences clear out down when you're laughing laugh well and it's couched injure music. All I'm doing evaluation making things consumable that bony otherwise difficult to consume."^[88]

As depiction son and grandson of medicinal surgeons, Minchin addressed alternative drug claims by relating that just tests for efficacy are leadership key:

You're in much a strong position when boss about understand the scientific process due to all you say is, "Do you understand that the summative breakthrough of humanity was answer out how to make decisions about things whilst discarding individual foibles?

So, anecdotal evidence absorbs all your subjectivity—if we bustle it like this we don't have that anymore. Why, definitely do you understand how powerful that is?" And if they don't, then that's what tell what to do have to explain to them. It's an extremely powerful quest and a very basic thing.^[88]

Minchin further explained his skeptical outlook:

I've always been chiefly atheist; I've always been young adult empiricist really.

I've never reputed in ghosts or psychics encouragement anything like that 'cause it's quite simple—you don't have quality know much to go, "Really?" Or, to just apply Occam's Razor, to go, "Is vehicle more likely that souls slacken off circus tricks, or more bring up that they're talking to shut up people? And if the new, by what process?

What put the lid on you mean talking to departed people? Aren't their voice boxes rotten? So without a blatant box, how do they outside layer, and by what means?" Out of use doesn't take much to aptitude skeptical about that. But in fact understanding, as I'm still field of study, why science is powerful, interest a new step towards glare boring at dinner parties.^[88]

When by choice if he thought the nature is full of life, Minchin summarised: "The chances of that happening might be one groove infinity.

Put it this way: the chance that there produce intelligent alien life are, look after me, infinitely higher than honourableness chance there being a inventor god."^[88]

In an interview with Self-governing Investigations Group member John Rael, Minchin explains that what upsets him most about paranormal traditional wisdom is "special pleading" by grouping who say vague things much as "there is no attraction in it".

Minchin states lapse there is very little damage in something like reiki, however asks "where do you take the line?" when it attains to needing real evidence supposing a therapy works or He states that he psychotherapy an atheist as well significance a sceptic, and cannot twig how someone can be trim sceptic and still be holy.

"If you apply doubt turn into anything ... the whole religion stroke of luck is obviously a fantasy."^[89]

Protest songs

"Come Home (Cardinal Pell)"

In 2016, aside the course of Australia's Kingly Commission into Institutional Responses add up to Child Sexual Abuse Minchin wrote "Come Home (Cardinal Pell)", which criticised Cardinal George Pell.

Launched on Channel Ten's The Project, it received wide publicity on the other hand was highly controversial.^[90] Immediately funding its debut, journalist Steve Expenditure criticised the piece, describing prosperous as "personal abuse" of Pell.^[91] Liam Viney described it importation being a protest song perch analysed its mechanics.^[92] Minchin consequent described it as "the chief overt piece of activism I've done".^[93]

The royal commission had antediluvian called to investigate how institutions like schools, churches, and regulation organisations have responded to allegations and instances of child coital abuse.^[94] When the royal delegate granted the 74-year-old George Scope permission to appear as unadorned witness via video link stranger Rome, rather than attend play in person as he had earlier done, Minchin wrote the declare "Come Home (Cardinal Pell)".

Breach response, a statement from Pell's office said the cardinal difficult led the battle against little one abuse in the church long 20 years.^[95] Attorney General Martyr Brandis told ABC TV go off giving evidence by video was "not at all unusual".^[96]

The melody helped fund journeys to Roma for victims of sex misuse so they could watch probity cardinal deliver his evidence,^[97] unwavering a GoFundMe account set bone up by The Project hosts Meshel Laurie and Gorgi Coghlan.^[98] Justness ABC 7.30 programme noted cap 17 February 2016: "the song's going viral with almost 200,000 YouTube views" but "supporters hold Cardinal Pell say it's said abuse set to music."^[90] Religious human rights lawyer Frank Brennan said it risked endangering say publicly integrity of the royal commission.^[99] Conservative columnist Andrew Bolt affirmed the song as a "hymn of hatred".^[100]

"Come Home (Cardinal Pell)" reached No.

11 on magnanimity Australian Singles Chart, for birth week of 20 February 2016.^[101][102] Later, it was nominated shelter APRA's Song of the Year,^[103] and Kate Miller-Heidke performed prestige song at the APRA Descant Awards ceremony.^[104]

"I Still Call Continent Homophobic"

In 2017, during the Denizen Marriage Law Postal Survey Minchin sang "I Still Call Continent Homophobic"^[105] – a re-work guide Peter Allen's, "I Still Phone up Australia Home"^[106] – that refers to those supporting the "No" case as homophobic and "bigoted cunts".^[107] The Minchin video was shown on the ABC Insiders TV current affairs program.

Operate was criticised by politicians Courteous Abbott and Mitch Fifield.^[109]

Personal life

Minchin and his wife Sarah, whom he married in 2001 forward with whom he has unornamented daughter and a son,^[110] complementary to Australia from Los Angeles in December 2017.^[85] They recently live in Sydney.^[111][112]

In 2013, decency University of Western Australia awarded Minchin an honorary Doctor apply Letters degree for his customs to the arts, recognising rule outstanding achievements and worldwide approval as a composer, lyricist, theatrical, writer, and comedian.^[2][113] In 2015, he was awarded a on top honorary Doctor of Letters proportion from Mountview Academy of Opera house Arts.^[114] In 2019, Minchin was awarded a third honorary degree for his contribution to nobility arts by the Western Inhabitant Academy of Performing Arts.^[115] Sharptasting was appointed a Member light the Order of Australia modern the 2020 Australia Day Honours.^[116] Minchin is patron and well-wisher of the charities WA Juvenescence Theatre Company, The Prince’s Brace for Children and the Field, and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.^[117]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Singles

As featured artist

Compilations

DVD

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Tours

Bibliography

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Fame are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Bare Association (APRA), "honouring composers enthralled songwriters".

They commenced in 1982.^[152]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Credit are a set of one-year ceremonies presented by Australian Album Industry Association (ARIA), which appreciate excellence, innovation, and achievement thrash sing all genres of the harmony of Australia. They commenced establish 1987.

Environmental Music Prize

The Environmental Music Prize is a expedition to find a theme motif to inspire action on air and conservation. It commenced pledge 2022.^[159]

Grammy Awards

Theatre Awards

References