Yesterday I was idly flicking through a newspaper magazine supplement from just over a week ago, which I'd found lying around.
At one point I turned the page and saw something that surprised me so much it made me actually scream and shoot back in my chair. Mum (sitting opposite me) thought a big spider must have jumped out at me from between the sheets.
But no, instead I'd found myself being stared at by the big green eyes of.....
[Edit by Mythor - see attached image - image is from
www.timminchin.com ]
The article was on a number of different Edinburgh comedians - Tim being the first one reviewed. He got four stars.
"The excellent Australian Tim Minchin gave this reviewer his first festival belly laugh during his opening love song to a blue up sex doll. The problem with musical comedy is that most comedians write songs that rhyme, so you can guessthe punch line before it is actually delivered. Not onle are Minchin's rhymes unexpected, they set up sub-gags about rhyming itself. Indeed, if there is a criticism, it is that he should do more music and less stand-up. His comedy songs are Bill Baily standard, while his gags are good, but merit only three stars."
This guy then gave the lady that won the actual Perrier award only 3 stars.
I'm still not over the shock of how COOL it was to turn the page of a newspaper and find a big pic of Tim staring back at me!! And this was from before he won the award too. Huzzah
PS - does anyone happen to know when he's actually doing the gigs in London that I've heard mentioned??? I can't find anything online...