Tim Minchin: Ready for This?

Whilst I admit to a soft spot for both the Gingers and the Aussies, most musical comedy leaves me cold. I’ve seen too many good musicians who just aren’t funny or side-splitting comics who take their chord inspiration from Alanis Morrisette. And I’ve seen far too many bad musicians who couldn’t instill laughter from a crowd of three year olds on a cocktail of nitrous oxide and Sunny Delight, but that’s another story. The multi award winning Tim Minchin, however, delights and surprises by having both brilliant comic insight and undeniable musical talent.

I first saw Ready for This? at last year's Fringe and thought it was great, 'If I Didn't Have You' being a personal favourite. Some of the songs were a little self-derivative, but now it's been right round the world at least once, with more dates around Sctland this October, I'd expect Minchin is showing his very polished best.