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{{Short description|Australian musician, writer, actor and comedian (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name = Tim Minchin
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| caption = Minchin in 2024
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| birth_name = Timothy David Minchin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|10|7}}
| birth_place = [[Northampton]], [[Northamptonshire]], England
| active = 1998–present
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| spouse = {{marriage|Sarah Minchin|2001}}
| children = 2
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| website = {{URL|timminchin.com}}
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* guitar
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| genre       = [[Comedy music|Musical comedy]]
| label       = [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]]
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'''Timothy David Minchin''' [[Order of Australia#Levels of membership|AM]]<ref name=doctor>{{cite web |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2013/09/17/timmy-the-doc |title=Dr Tim Minchin |work=TimMinchin.com |date=18 September 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921102753/http://www.timminchin.com/2013/09/17/timmy-the-doc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (born 7 October 1975) is an Australian actor, writer, musician, poet, composer, songwriter and comedian.

He has released six CDs, five DVDs, and live comedy shows that he has performed internationally. He has appeared on television in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. His show ''[[Darkside (Tim Minchin album)|Darkside]]'' launched him into the public eye, achieving critical success at the 2005 [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] and the [[2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe]].

Minchin has a background in theatre and has appeared in various stage productions, in addition to small acting roles on Australian television. A documentary film about Minchin, ''Rock N Roll Nerd'' (directed by Rhian Skirving), was released theatrically in 2008 and broadcast by [[ABC1]] in 2009. He is the composer and lyricist of the [[Olivier Award]]-winning, [[Tony Award]]-winning and [[Grammy Award]]-nominated show ''[[Matilda the Musical]]'' and the Olivier Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated show ''[[Groundhog Day (musical)|Groundhog Day The Musical]]''. In 2013, he played rock star Atticus Fetch on ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]'' and in 2019 he co-wrote and starred as Lucky Flynn in the TV series ''[[Upright (TV series)|Upright.]]''

In 2013, the [[University of Western Australia]] awarded Minchin an honorary [[Doctor of Letters]] degree for his contribution to [[the arts]]. In 2015 he was awarded a second honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts]] and in 2019 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Performing Arts from [[Edith Cowan University]].  He was appointed a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2020 Australia Day Honours]] "for significant service to the performing arts, and to the community".<ref>[https://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awardsaustralian-honours-lists/australia-day-2020-honours-list Australia Day 2020 Honours List] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904090712/https://www.gg.gov.au/australian-honours-and-awardsaustralian-honours-lists/australia-day-2020-honours-list |date=4 September 2022 }}, www.gg.gov.au</ref>

==Early life==
Timothy David Minchin was born in [[Northampton]] on 7 October 1975, the son of Australian parents Ros and David Ellison Minchin.<ref>Chain Reaction – Series 8 – 4. Derren Brown talks to Tim Minchin</ref><ref name=born>{{cite tweet |author= |author-link= |user=timminchin |number=10627533559 |date=17 March 2010 |title=I was born in Northampton to Aussie parents. (My poor pommy babies suffered the same fate. Although my da's a surgeon, theirs a pervert.) |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |link= |access-date=17 March 2010 }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=12 November 2011|title=Tim Minchin: My life as a dad|url=http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/12/tim-minchin-matilda-family-man|access-date=4 April 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=12 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612174520/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/nov/12/tim-minchin-matilda-family-man|url-status=live}}</ref> He holds both Australian and British citizenship, as everyone [[British nationality law#Before 1983|born in the UK before 1983]] was automatically a citizen of the country. His father and grandfather were both surgeons in [[Perth]]. He is also descended from [[R. E. Minchin]], founding director of [[Adelaide Zoo]].<ref>''The Book of Minchin'' Dorothy Minchin-Comm, Trafford 2006 pp500-503</ref> Minchin returned to Australia with his parents and was raised in Perth,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timminchin.com/about/|title=Tim Minchin · About|work=timminchin.com|access-date=22 August 2008|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729033126/http://www.timminchin.com/about/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="looney">{{cite web|author=Millar, Anna|date=31 July 2008|title=Tim Minchin – Looney tunes|url=http://www.list.co.uk/article/10610-tim-minchin-looney-tunes/|access-date=20 August 2008|work=The List|archive-date=4 December 2008|archive-url=https://archive.today/20081204054600/http://www.list.co.uk/article/10610-tim-minchin-looney-tunes/|url-status=live}}</ref> alongside his elder brother, Dan, and two younger sisters, Katie and [[Nel Minchin|Nel]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 March 2016|title=Behind the scenes with big brother Tim Minchin|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/art/behind-the-scenes-with-big-brother-tim-minchin-ng-ya-101615|access-date=4 April 2021|website=The West Australian|language=en|archive-date=26 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426114319/https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/art/behind-the-scenes-with-big-brother-tim-minchin-ng-ya-101615|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Minchin started learning to play the piano at the age of eight, but gave it up after three years because he did not enjoy the discipline. He developed a renewed interest in the instrument after he started writing music with his brother Dan, a guitarist, but still describes himself as a "hack pianist ... a 'more you practise, the better you get' kind of guy".<ref name="void" /> He was educated at [[Christ Church Grammar School]],<ref name="void" /> an independent school in Perth. He graduated from the [[University of Western Australia]] (UWA) in 1996 with a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in English and theatre, and from the [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]] in 1998 with an Advanced Diploma in contemporary music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5RBG1PadWI  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/q5RBG1PadWI |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Tim Minchin Occasional Address and Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters – YouTube |website=YouTube |date=30 September 2013 |access-date=24 February 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Musical career==
[[File:Tim Minchin piano.jpg|thumb|Minchin playing the piano on stage]]
Minchin describes his act as a "funny cabaret show" and sees himself primarily as a musician and songwriter as opposed to a comedian; he has said that his songs "just happen to be funny."<ref name="just 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."<ref name="sheffieldinterview">{{cite web |author=Linzy |url=http://angry-feet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=114473#p114473 |title=Interview One – 11th October 2007 at Fagan's, Sheffield, UK |date=15 March 2009 |access-date=8 January 2010 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707143436/http://www.angry-feet.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=114473#p114473 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He draws on his background in theatre for his distinctive onstage appearance and persona.<ref name="looney" /> In his performances, he typically goes barefoot with wild hair and heavy eye makeup, which is juxtaposed with a crisp suit and tails, and a grand piano. According to Minchin, he likes going barefoot in his shows because it makes him feel more comfortable. He considers the eye makeup important because while he is playing the piano he is not able to use his arms and relies on his face for expressions and gestures; the eyeliner makes his features more distinguishable for the audience.<ref name="void">{{cite web |author=Minchin, Tim |url=http://the-void.co.uk/interview/comedian-tim-minchin/ |title=Interview: Tim Minchin |work=The Void |date=5 June 2007 |access-date=8 May 2012 |archive-date=10 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510073857/http://the-void.co.uk/interview/comedian-tim-minchin/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has said that much of his look and persona is about "treading that line between mocking yourself and wanting to be an iconic figure. Mocking the ridiculousness and completely unrealistic dream of being an iconic figure."<ref name="nerd">{{cite web|last=Low|first=Lenny Ann|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/rocknroll-nerd/2007/11/07/1194329300055.html|title=Rock'n'roll nerd|work=[[The Age]]|date=8 November 2007|access-date=20 August 2008|archive-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819040539/http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/rocknroll-nerd/2007/11/07/1194329300055.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The shows consist largely of Minchin's comedic songs and poetry, with subjects including social satire, inflatable dolls, sex fetishes, and his own failed rock star ambitions. In between songs, he performs short stand-up routines.<ref name="just funny" /> Several of his songs deal with religion, a subject with which Minchin—an [[atheist]] and a fan of [[Richard Dawkins]]—says he is "a bit obsessed".<ref name="time out">{{cite web |author=Arthur, Tim |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/features/5586/Tim_Minchin-interview.html |title=Tim Minchin: interview |work=Time Out London |date=1 September 2008 |access-date=13 September 2008 |archive-date=13 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913230609/http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/features/5586/Tim_Minchin-interview.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He argues that, as one of the most powerful and influential forces in the world, religion should never be off-limits to satirists. He says that his favourite song to perform is "Peace Anthem for Palestine", which reflects his feelings about religious conflict.<ref name="groggy">{{cite web|author=Taylor, Darlene |url=http://www.thegroggysquirrel.com/articles/2007/02/12/tim-minchin2/ |title=Interview: Tim Minchin interview |work=The Groggy Squirrel |date=12 February 2007 |access-date=13 September 2008 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506182359/http://www.thegroggysquirrel.com/articles/2007/02/12/tim-minchin2/ |archive-date=6 May 2012 }}</ref> His comedy also deals with [[taboo]]s more broadly.<ref>{{cite web |author=Minchin, Tim | url=http://www.angry-feet.com/fans/interview/11.php | title=Interview |work=Angry (Feet) |date=December 2007 | access-date=13 September 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080625042656/http://www.angry-feet.com/fans/interview/11.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 25 June 2008}}</ref> A prime example of this is the song "Prejudice", which parodies the power awarded to something as simple as a word. In October 2010 he was made a Distinguished Supporter of the [[British Humanist Association]].

===Early career (1998–2007)===
[[File:Tim Minchin singing.jpg|thumb|right|Minchin performing in April 2007]]
After graduating from WAAPA in 1998, Minchin started out composing music for documentaries and theatre. In 2000, he wrote and starred in the musical ''Pop'' at the Blue Room Theatre in Perth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/CourtCoalitionGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId=111490&minister=Board&admin=Court&page=2|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418135936/http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/ArchivedStatements/Pages/CourtCoalitionGovernmentSearch.aspx?ItemId=111490&minister=Board&admin=Court&page=2|url-status=dead|title=Major survey of WA youth gets underway: Theatre|archivedate=18 April 2012}}</ref> He released a CD titled ''Sit'' with his band Timmy the Dog in 2001 but achieved little success.<ref name="stateline" /> In 2002, after only one professional acting job, he moved from Perth to Melbourne to pursue work.<ref name="norwich">{{cite web |author=Saltmarsh, Abigail |url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/GoingOut/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=GoingOutComedy&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=GoingOutComedy&itemid=NOED22%20Aug%202008%2011%3A40%3A27%3A820 |title=Interview: Tim Minchin |work=Norwich Evening News |date=22 August 2008 |access-date=12 September 2008 |archive-date=14 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914143927/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/GoingOut/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=GoingOutComedy&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=GoingOutComedy&itemid=NOED22%20Aug%202008%2011%3A40%3A27%3A820 |url-status=live }}</ref> Minchin struggled initially; he could not get an agent for a year and had been unable to find any acting work.<ref name="stateline" /> While several record companies gave him encouragement, they were not sure how his music—a mixture of satirical songs and more serious pop songs—could be marketed. He decided to compile all of his humorous songs into a single live show to "get the comedy stuff off my chest" before going back to more serious music.<ref>{{cite web |author=Minchin, Tim |url=http://www.abc.net.au/dig/tv/episodes/20060807_2100.htm |title=7&nbsp;August Episode |work=Dig TV |date=7 August 2006 |access-date=13 September 2008 |archive-date=6 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206020136/http://www.abc.net.au/dig/tv/episodes/20060807_2100.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Minchin says he entered into comedy "naively", having never even attended a live comedy gig before performing one himself.<ref name="time out" /> His break-out show ''Darkside'' (co-produced by Laughing Stock Productions) achieved critical success at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, where it won the inaugural Festival Directors' Award and attracted the notice of Karen Koren, the manager of the well-known [[Gilded Balloon]] venues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Woodhead|first=Cameron|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts-reviews/tim-minchin/2006/04/19/1145344122118.html|title=Tim Minchin|work=[[The Age]]|date=19 April 2006|access-date=20 August 2008|archive-date=6 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706161017/http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts-reviews/tim-minchin/2006/04/19/1145344122118.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Koren backed the show's run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where Minchin received the [[Perrier Comedy Award]] for Best Newcomer.<ref name="looney" /><ref name="bestnewcomer">{{cite web|agency=Reuters/AAP|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/minchin-best-newcomer/2005/08/28/1125167538808.html|title=Minchin best newcomer|work=[[The Age]]|date=29 August 2005|access-date=20 August 2008|archive-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819040442/http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/minchin-best-newcomer/2005/08/28/1125167538808.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His 2006 show ''So Rock'' was nominated for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's top prize, the [[Barry Award (for comedy)|Barry Award]], and in 2007 he was given the award for Best Alternative Comedian at the [[HBO US Comedy Arts Festival]].<ref name="just funny">{{cite web |author=Maxwell, Tom |url=http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/theguide/Tim39s-just--funny-that.3734007.jp |title=Tim's just funny that way |work=Edinburgh Evening News |date=1 February 2008 |access-date=21 August 2008 |archive-date=4 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104142306/http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/theguide/Tim39s-just--funny-that.3734007.jp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Platt|first=Craig| url=http://blogs.theage.com.au/lastlaugh/archives/2006/05/last_laugh_barr.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912212933/http://blogs.theage.com.au/lastlaugh/archives/2006/05/last_laugh_barr.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=12 September 2007| title=Barry Award nominees announced |work=[[The Age]]|department=Last Laugh blog|date=1 April 2006 | access-date=21 August 2008}}</ref>

Live recordings of his 2005 and 2006 shows, ''[[Darkside (Tim Minchin album)|Darkside]]'' and ''[[So Rock]]'', have been released as CDs. In 2007, he released a DVD titled ''So Live'', featuring a live recording in the [[Sydney Opera House]] Studio with material from both of his previous shows.<ref name="nerd" /> As this DVD was only released in Australia, he released a DVD in 2008 entitled ''[[So F**king Rock Live]]'' in the UK, containing largely the same material as ''So Live''.

===''Ready for This?'' (2008–2010)===
In August 2008, Minchin debuted his third solo show, ''Ready for This?'', at the Edinburgh Fringe and subsequently took it on tour across the UK. During the Edinburgh run, he contributed to ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper's podcasts,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/audio/2008/aug/14/comedy.podcast.10|title=Edinburgh festival podcast: The Guardian Live at the Gilded Balloon, with Tim Minchin|first=Miles|last=Jupp|author-link=Miles Jupp|work=The Guardian|date=13 August 2008|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=14 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214223033/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/audio/2008/aug/14/comedy.podcast.10|url-status=live}}</ref> despite his new show containing a song about a ''Guardian'' critic who once gave his show a negative review.<ref>{{cite news |title= Edinburgh festival: Tim Minchin |first= Brian |last= Logan |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 14 August 2008 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/aug/13/edinburghfestival.timminchin |access-date= 3 November 2010 |archive-date= 29 January 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141011/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/aug/13/edinburghfestival.timminchin |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Tim Minchin, Gilded Balloon|first= Phil|last= Daoust|newspaper= The Guardian|date= 16 August 2005|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/aug/16/comedy|access-date= 3 November 2010|archive-date= 17 December 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131217161118/http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/aug/16/comedy|url-status= live}}</ref> Responding to the song, which contains graphic violence, the critic laconically remarked that he had not yet had time to listen to it: "Life's too short and I've already done my bit by sitting through that show in Edinburgh."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/sep/28/tim-minchin-interview-matilda-jesus |title=Tim Minchin: 'I really don't like upsetting people' |last=Kellaway |first=Kate |author-link=Kate Kellaway |date=29 September 2013 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=4 October 2015 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810131650/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/sep/28/tim-minchin-interview-matilda-jesus |url-status=live }}</ref>

A live recording of this at [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in London, was released as an album for download via [[iTunes]] on 20 July 2009. An Australian recording was released in Australia on DVD on 9 September 2009, and then as a United Kingdom release in the second half of 2010.

It was announced at the end of 2009 that one of Minchin's beat poems, "Storm", was to be made into a short animated movie. A blog was launched to accompany the film-making process, and a short trailer was released on 8 January 2010.<ref name=Storm-YT>{{cite web | url=http://www.timminchin.com/2011/04/08/storm/ | title=Storm!!!!!!!! | work=TimMinchin.com, News and Blog | date=8 April 2011 | access-date=12 February 2017 | last=Minchin | first=Tim | archive-date=13 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213000907/http://www.timminchin.com/2011/04/08/storm/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="stormtrailer">{{cite web |first=Tracy |last=King | url=http://www.stormmovie.net/blog/2010/01/tim-minchins-storm-official-trailer/#content | title=Tim Minchin's Storm – Official Trailer |work=Storm Production Blog |date=8 January 2010 | access-date=11 January 2010 | archive-date=2 March 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302112408/http://www.stormmovie.net/blog/2010/01/tim-minchins-storm-official-trailer/}}</ref> The full movie was launched on YouTube on 7 April 2011.<ref name="stormmovie">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U |title=Tim Minchin's Storm the Animated Movie |website=YouTube |date=7 April 2011 |access-date=27 November 2011 |archive-date=25 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125143847/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhGuXCuDb1U |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the movie, he takes on alternative medicine: "By definition alternative medicine has either not been proved to work, or been proved not to work. Do you know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? Medicine."<ref name="stormmovie" />

Minchin was the subject of the winning entry, by painter [[Sam Leach (artist)|Sam Leach]], in the 2010 [[Archibald Prize]], Australia's most important portraiture competition.<ref name="archibald">{{cite web |last=Collins |first=Antonette |date=28 March 2010 |title=Leach stares down Archibald competition |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/26/2857006.htm?section=justin |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329132223/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/26/2857006.htm?section=justin |archive-date=29 March 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]}}</ref>

===''Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra'' (2010–2012)===
Minchin embarked on a new arena tour called ''[[Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra Tour|Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra]]'' starting at the [[National Indoor Arena|NIA, Birmingham]] on Wednesday 8 December 2010. A departure from the structure of his previous live shows, his act was scaled up to be performed with the [[Heritage Orchestra]]. It contained a mixture of material, including new songs on the subject of prayer and of rationality (themes which often appear in his previous work). Minchin stated that the aim of incorporating the orchestra into his act was to create a comedy show that would not be ruined by being performed in arenas, as stated in the special features of the DVD and Blu-ray. The show toured the UK and Australia, and was filmed at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London for a Blu-ray and DVD that was released in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timminchin.com/2011/10/28/a-big-juicy-tim-minchin-and-the-heritage-orchestra-dvd-announcement/|title=Tim Minchin · A Big, Juicy Tim Minchin and The Heritage Orchestra DVD Announcement!|work=Tim Minchin|access-date=29 October 2011|archive-date=13 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413161918/http://www.timminchin.com/2011/10/28/a-big-juicy-tim-minchin-and-the-heritage-orchestra-dvd-announcement/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The show also toured Australia under the title ''Tim Minchin vs. The Orchestras'', where he performed with the city state orchestra in each location.

=== ''BACK'' tour and ''Apart Together'' album (2019–present) ===
On 30 August 2018, Minchin announced he would be returning to touring with a new show called ''[[BACK Tour|BACK]]'', also billed as ''Old Songs, New Songs, Fuck You Songs''. It marked the first time Minchin returned to touring since 2012 (with the exception of a micro tour of Los Angeles in October 2017 called ''Leaving LA'').

The tour started in Adelaide, touring Australia and New Zealand in March and April 2019, followed by a tour of the UK in October and November 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timminchin.com/2018/08/29/2019-tour-back-old-songs-new-songs-fuck-you-songs/#more-22026|title=2019 Tour – Back (Old Songs, New Songs, Fuck You Songs)|work=Tim Minchin|access-date=1 September 2018|archive-date=1 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901182532/https://www.timminchin.com/2018/08/29/2019-tour-back-old-songs-new-songs-fuck-you-songs/#more-22026|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour featured new songs such as "Fuck This", "Leaving LA", and "If This Plane Goes Down", as well as songs from his recent musical works such as "When I Grow Up" from ''Matilda the Musical'' and "Seeing You" from ''Groundhog Day''. The show also saw Tim reveal a new band that played alongside him for the rest of the night. This band played throughout the show, performing with Minchin for songs ranging from "Cheese" (first introduced in ''Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra''), "Prejudice" and new song "I'll Take Lonely Tonight" to a modified version of "If I Didn't Have You". A new song called "15 Minutes (of Shame)" was also performed with the live band.

An Encore tour of ''BACK'' began touring in Australia in March 2020, however dates were postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timminchin.com/2020/03/14/my-upcoming-shows-in-sydney-newcastle-melbourne-brisbane-are-being-postponed/|title=My upcoming shows in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne & Brisbane are being postponed|date=14 March 2020|website=Tim Minchin.com|access-date=5 April 2020|archive-date=12 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812145917/https://www.timminchin.com/2020/03/14/my-upcoming-shows-in-sydney-newcastle-melbourne-brisbane-are-being-postponed/|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour resumed in Australia in June and July 2021, followed by an encore tour of the UK in October, November and December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tim Minchin · Gig Info|url=https://www.timminchin.com/gigs/|access-date=2021-11-14|archive-date=14 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114235915/https://www.timminchin.com/gigs/|url-status=live}}</ref> The recording of the final UK shows at the [[Shepherd's Bush Empire]] was broadcast to cinemas on 23 November 2022 and was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 12 December 2022.

In March 2020 it was announced that Minchin had signed a record deal with [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] and would release his debut studio album, ''[[Apart Together (album)|Apart Together]]'', in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 March 2020|title=Tim Minchin Announces the Release of His Long-Awaited Debut Album|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tim-minchin-announces-debut-album-8251/|access-date=17 June 2020|website=Rolling Stone Australia|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617150354/https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tim-minchin-announces-debut-album-8251/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Prior to the release of his album, Tim released music videos for the tracks Leaving LA, I'll Take Lonely Tonight, Apart Together, Airport Piano (which was filmed while he was in quarantine in Perth<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin · 'Airport Piano' (a making-of blog) |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2020/09/25/airport-piano-a-making-of-blog/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Tim Minchin}}</ref>) and The Absence of You.  

''Apart Together'' was released on 20 November 2020, with a streamed digital concert coinciding with the full album's debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/tim-minchin-announces-special-apart-together-album-launch-stream-2804795|title=Tim Minchin announces special 'Apart Together' album launch stream &#124; NME|website=[[NME]]|date=30 October 2020|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=18 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118045751/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/tim-minchin-announces-special-apart-together-album-launch-stream-2804795|url-status=live}}</ref> It received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The Independent called it "crisply observed and tenderly considered.", stating that "Minchin's unswerving commitment to all that good, decent, truthful stuff is irresistible."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/tim-minchin-apart-together-album-review-b1747637.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/tim-minchin-apart-together-album-review-b1747637.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tim Minchin's pop album, Apart Together, is crisply observed and tenderly considered|date=20 November 2020|website=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, iNews referred to the album as nothing more than an "hour-long vanity project...Minchin obviously has things to say about the world but he hasn't really found the right way to say them", but also admitted that "There are glimmers of great humanity and honesty, small moments of beauty. Minchin excels when he tries less hard."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/tim-minchin-apart-together-review-musical-theatre-765979|title=Tim Minchin's Apart Together is an hour-long vanity project|date=19 November 2020|website=inews.co.uk|access-date=27 November 2020|archive-date=26 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126154640/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/tim-minchin-apart-together-review-musical-theatre-765979|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2023, Minchin announced he will perform some informal solo concerts called ''[[An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and His Piano]]'' at the [[Lyric Theatre, London]] and across the UK and Ireland on a tour, and later from October 2023 in Australia and New Zealand. Unlike his previous comedy shows, it will feature a fluid set list of songs from ''Apart Together, Matilda, Groundhog Day'', his TV and film projects and from his early song-writing days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin · Tim's playing some Solo Gigs around the UK (and Ireland) this summer! |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2023/06/01/tims-playing-some-solo-gigs-around-the-uk-this-summer/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Tim Minchin |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604142517/https://www.timminchin.com/2023/06/01/tims-playing-some-solo-gigs-around-the-uk-this-summer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>  In June of 2024 it was announced that this show would tour in North America, with two Canadian dates as well as stops in various locations around the U.S. 

On 3 December 2024, Minchin announced that he and his band will perform 5 intimate shows to celebrate the opening of the Foundry Theatre at the [[Sydney Lyric]] from 11 to 15 February 2025, titled ''First at the Foundry''. 

==Television and radio==
Minchin has made appearances on Australian TV shows, including the [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC's]] ''[[Spicks and Specks (TV series)|Spicks and Specks]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spicks And Specks – ABC2 Television Guide|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200903/programs/LE0830V009D26032009T200000.htm|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.abc.net.au|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228145557/https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200903/programs/LE0830V009D26032009T200000.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Sideshow (TV series)|The Sideshow]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sideshow With Paul McDermott – ABC2 Television Guide|url=https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200806/programs/LE0638H020D26062008T222000.htm|access-date=2021-12-28|website=www.abc.net.au|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228145556/https://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/200806/programs/LE0638H020D26062008T222000.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> He has also made appearances on [[Network Ten]]'s panel shows ''[[Good News Week]]'' (February 2010)<ref name="gnw">{{cite web |author=Linzy |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2010/02/06/good-news-for-aussies/ |title=Good News for Aussies |work=TimMinchin.com |date=6 February 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-date=24 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324123319/http://www.timminchin.com/2010/02/06/good-news-for-aussies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation]]'' (March 2010).<ref name="generation">{{cite web |author=Linzy |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2010/03/24/t-talkin-about-some-aussie-telly/ |title=T-talkin' About Some Aussie Telly |work=TimMinchin.com |date=24 March 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-date=29 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329153358/http://www.timminchin.com/2010/03/24/t-talkin-about-some-aussie-telly/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Minchin has appeared on several British radio and television shows, including the [[BBC]]'s ''[[Never Mind the Buzzcocks]]'' (four times, once as guest host),<ref name="buzzcocks3">{{cite web |author=Linzy |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2009/11/05/third-time-is-the-buzzcocks-charm/ |title=Third Time is the Buzzcocks Charm |work=TimMinchin.com |date=5 November 2009 |access-date=7 January 2010 |archive-date=23 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123170818/http://www.timminchin.com/2009/11/05/third-time-is-the-buzzcocks-charm/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Mark Watson Makes the World Substantially Better]]'',<ref name="watsonr4">{{cite web | url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/mark_watson_world_better/details/ | title=Mark Watson Makes The World Substantially Better – Production Details | work=[[The British Comedy Guide]] | access-date=7 January 2010 | archive-date=21 July 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721132107/http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/radio/mark_watson_world_better/details/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> and two specials on [[BBC Radio 2]]. He often performs on his TV appearances, such as his spots on ''[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]'', first in October 2009<ref name="wossy">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/guests/wk42.shtml | title=The Week's Guests BBC Week 42: 17–23&nbsp;October 2009 | work=[[BBC]] | date=17 October 2009 | access-date=7 January 2010 | archive-date=24 October 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024110927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/guests/wk42.shtml | url-status=live }}</ref> where performed a specially-written song entitled "Five Poofs and Two Pianos", a parody of the show's house band, [[4 Poofs and a Piano]], and again in July of 2010 when he performed Song For Wossy. Minchin also appeared as a special guest on the 2009 edition of ''[[The Big Fat Quiz of the Year]]'', performing a song written for the show ("It's Like 1984") in reference to a question regarding [[Google Street View]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ7U3Cu4Mr4 |title=Google Street View by Tim Minchin |date=2010-02-15 |last=Tim Minchin |access-date=2024-06-24 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On Saturday 13 August 2011, Minchin hosted Prom 40, the first BBC Comedy Promenade Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. He appeared on ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'' on 6 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h2kvd |title=''Desert Island Discs'': Tim Minchin |publisher=[[BBC Radio 4]] |year=2012 |access-date=6 May 2012 |archive-date=12 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512034803/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h2kvd |url-status=live }}</ref>

A heavily cut-down version of the show released on DVD as ''So F**king Rock Live'' has aired several times on British TV channel E4, first on 23 July 2009. It aired at the start of 2011, forming E4's New Year's coverage.<ref name=nyefrock>{{cite web |title=Tim Minchin: Live – Friday 31&nbsp;December 2010 |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=158&programmeId=155475858&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp |work=Radio Times |date=31 December 2010 |access-date=31 December 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

On 8 May 2010, Minchin's musical sitcom pilot ''Strings'' was broadcast on BBC Radio 2; it was well received, but he decided against creating a full series.<ref name="strings2">{{cite web |author=wit of the staircase |url=http://www.angry-feet.com/reviews.php?mode=view&id=107/ |title=Notes from a Wonderful Evening. |work=angry-feet.com |date=19 January 2011 |access-date=27 November 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In December 2011, Minchin performed a specially written song called "Woody Allen Jesus"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SFdUJLebzU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_SFdUJLebzU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live| title=WoodyAllenJesus |website=YouTube |date=22 December 2011 | access-date=23 December 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> on ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]''. However, despite the show's producers and [[ITV (TV network)|ITV's]] lawyers approving the composition for broadcast, it was removed at the last minute. Responding on his blog, Minchin stated:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.timminchin.com/2011/12/22/im-not-on-the-jonathan-ross-show/ | title=I'm NOT on the Jonathan Ross Show | access-date=23 December 2011 | archive-date=7 January 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107212042/http://www.timminchin.com/2011/12/22/im-not-on-the-jonathan-ross-show/ | url-status=live }}</ref> "Someone got nervous and sent the tape to ITV's director of television, Peter Fincham. And Peter Fincham demanded that I be cut from the show. He did this because he's scared of the ranty, shit-stirring, right-wing press, and of the small minority of Brits who believe they have a right to go through life protected from anything that challenges them in any way."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16307450 | title=Tim Minchin fumes over song cut from Jonathan Ross show | work=BBC News | date=22 December 2011 | access-date=23 December 2011 | archive-date=22 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222181536/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16307450 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2012, Minchin appeared on ''[[Chain Reaction (radio)|Chain Reaction]]'', first being interviewed by [[Derren Brown]], and later interviewing [[Caitlin Moran]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m19nz |title=Tim Minchin talks to Caitlin Moran |work=BBC Radio 4: Chain Reaction |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 August 2012 |archive-date=24 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824130843/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01m19nz |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2013, Minchin played rock star Atticus Fetch in ''[[Californication (TV series)|Californication]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeffery|first1=Morgan|title=Tim Minchin to star in David Duchovny's 'Californication'|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a377613/tim-minchin-to-star-in-david-duchovnys-californication.html#~p2NHhz0UrOMpPO|access-date=29 January 2015|work=Digital Spy|date=20 April 2012|archive-date=30 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130073246/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a377613/tim-minchin-to-star-in-david-duchovnys-californication.html#~p2NHhz0UrOMpPO|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Minchin guest starred in the Australian comedy television series, ''[[No Activity]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/streaming-first-cops-it-sweet-20151009-gk4w45.html |title=No Activity: Streaming first cops it sweet |first=James |last=Mitchell |date=9 October 2015 |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=11 September 2018 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911081703/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/streaming-first-cops-it-sweet-20151009-gk4w45.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Minchin played the role of Smasher in the Australian TV mini series [[The Secret River (TV 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 (TV series)|''Upright'']] (which he also co-wrote), alongside [[Milly Alcock]] as Meg.  The series appeared on Fox Showcase in Australia and Sky Atlantic in the UK<ref>{{cite web |title=Upright |url=https://www.foxshowcase.com.au/shows/upright/ |website=Fox Showcase |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=28 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228114722/https://www.foxshowcase.com.au/shows/upright/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 2022, the second season was released.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/cameras-have-started-rolling-on-the-second-season-of-the-smashhit-foxtel-comedy-drama-upright/news-story/5f0273100ffb222d3b3dc6ccba7e4dc3|title=Cameras have started rolling on the second season of the smash-hit Foxtel comedy drama Upright|access-date=26 March 2022|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309113958/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/cameras-have-started-rolling-on-the-second-season-of-the-smashhit-foxtel-comedy-drama-upright/news-story/5f0273100ffb222d3b3dc6ccba7e4dc3|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Minchin performed the opening and closing songs for the BAFTA awards ceremony, which took place behind closed doors. The opening number was written specifically for the event and the latter was a version of his song "Carry You", which he wrote for his TV series [[Upright (TV series)|''Upright'']]. The BBC received widespread condemnation for cutting the final song, which had been prerecorded, short for timing purposes.

In an interview with Forbes in August 2020, Minchin revealed that while living and working in Los Angeles, he had been pitched a semi-autobiographical sitcom. "There was a project that a writer pitched to Warner Bros., which was a vehicle for me along the lines of a Seinfeld, where there was a character called Tim, who was a musical comedian had moved to LA from London. He was a big star in London, but no one cared about him in LA."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2020/08/06/tim-minchin-interview-upright-comedy-musicals-matilda-groundhog-day-broadway-hollywood-los-angeles-experience/#4da11495309d |title=Tim Minchin Talks 'Upright,' More Musicals And His Hollywood Experience |first=Simon |last=Thompson |date=6 August 2020 |work=Forbes |access-date=6 August 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809035130/https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2020/08/06/tim-minchin-interview-upright-comedy-musicals-matilda-groundhog-day-broadway-hollywood-los-angeles-experience/#4da11495309d |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Minchin portrayed Darius Cracksworth in the Australian series [[The Artful Dodger (2023 TV series)|''The Artful Dodger'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lochrie |first=Conor |date=2023-12-08 |title=Tim Minchin on Disappearing Into the Joyful 'The Artful Dodger' |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/tim-minchin-the-artful-dodger-interview-53773/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU |archive-date=27 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127180854/https://au.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-features/tim-minchin-the-artful-dodger-interview-53773/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The series is a sequel to the [[Charles Dickens]] novel ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' (1838).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=2023-11-28 |title='The Artful Dodger' Review: Hulu's Breezy Aussie 'Oliver Twist' Spinoff |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-artful-dodger-review-hulu-1235669322/ |access-date=2024-01-27 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=13 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213200646/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/the-artful-dodger-review-hulu-1235669322/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2024, Minchin wrote a song for the Netflix series [[Eric (miniseries)|''Eric'']] called "Good Day Sunshine", a theme song for a fictional show in the series.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title='Good Day Sunshine Theme' from Netflix's 'Eric' Released {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/05/31/good-day-sunshine-theme-from-netflixs-eric-released/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Theatre==

=== Early acting roles ===
Minchin's background is in theatre and he has appeared in various stage productions. He played the title role in the 2006 [[Perth Theatre Company]] production of ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]'', a fictional play about the downfall of [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] at the hands of the reigning court composer, a character based on and named after [[Antonio Salieri]].<ref name="stateline">{{cite web |author=Tucak, Layla |url=http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/wa/content/2006/s1677328.htm |title=Tim Minchin taking on Mozart and the world |work=Stateline |date=30 June 2006 |access-date=21 August 2008 |archive-date=6 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206023157/http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/wa/content/2006/s1677328.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> His other stage acting roles have included the title role in the 2004 Perth Theatre Company / Hoopla production of ''[[Hamlet]]'', and The Writer in the original PTC production of [[Reg Cribb]]'s ''[[The Return (play)|The Return]]''. He has also acted for the [[Australian Shakespeare Company]] (''[[Twelfth Night]]''), the [[Black Swan Theatre Company]] (''[[Così]]'', ''One Destiny''), and in various other plays, short films, and television commercials. Roles from his days in musical theatre include [[Don Quixote]] in ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' and [[Pontius Pilate]] (and [[understudy]]ing [[Judas Iscariot]] twice) in ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''. He has also appeared playing small parts on the ABC telemovie ''Loot'' and on the show ''[[Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series)|Comedy Inc.]]''.<ref name=actingcredits>{{cite web|url=http://www.timminchin.com/actor|title=Tim Minchin: Actor|work=TimMinchin.com|access-date=6 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004170733/http://www.timminchin.com/actor/|archive-date=4 October 2010}}</ref>

=== Later acting roles ===
Minchin was cast in the role of Judas in the 2012 UK and Ireland arena tour of the [[Tim Rice]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] rock opera ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/898336-tim-minchin-to-play-judas-in-jesus-christ-superstar | publisher = Metro | date = 6 May 2012 | title = Tim Minchin to play Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar | access-date = 8 June 2012 | archive-date = 22 June 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120622033326/http://www.metro.co.uk/lifestyle/898336-tim-minchin-to-play-judas-in-jesus-christ-superstar | url-status = dead }}</ref> The tour extended into various other countries due to popular demand, with Minchin reprising the role in the world, with a filmed version being released in Autumn 2012. The filmed version, much to Minchin's annoyance, had his voice autotuned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tim-Minchin-Humiliated-by-Auto-Tune-on-JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTAR-Arena-Tour-DVD-20130207|title=Tim Minchin 'Humiliated' by Auto-Tune on Jesus Christ Superstar Arena Tour DVD|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=5 December 2014|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214021406/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tim-Minchin-Humiliated-by-Auto-Tune-on-JESUS-CHRIST-SUPERSTAR-Arena-Tour-DVD-20130207|url-status=live}}</ref> The production toured Australia from May to July 2013, before returning to the UK and Ireland in Autumn 2013.

Minchin made his [[Sydney Theatre Company]] debut in 2013 in [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' alongside [[Toby Schmitz]].

On 23 April 2016, Minchin appeared in ''Shakespeare Live! From The [[Royal Shakespeare Company|RSC]]'' at the [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]] in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]] (which was also broadcast live on [[BBC Two]])  celebrating the birthday and 400 years since the death of [[William Shakespeare]]. He appeared as himself in the '[[To be, or not to be]]' sketch alongside [[Paapa Essiedu]], [[Benedict Cumberbatch]], [[Harriet Walter]], [[David Tennant]] (who also hosted the event with [[Catherine Tate]]), [[Rory Kinnear]], [[Ian McKellen]], [[Judi Dench]] and [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] (who was in attendance with [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]]).

=== Musical theatre (composer and lyricist) ===

==== ''Matilda the Musical'' ====
In 2008, Minchin was commissioned by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] to write the music and lyrics for ''[[Matilda the Musical]]'', adapted by [[Dennis Kelly (writer)|Dennis Kelly]] and based on the [[Matilda (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Roald Dahl]]. It was revealed that Minchin had coincidentally already tried to obtain permission from the Dahl estate to write a musical version of the book in the early 2000s for youth theatre in Australia. The director [[Matthew Warchus]] approached Minchin after seeing his ''[[Ready for This?]]'' tour and hearing his song ''[[White Wine in the Sun]]''. The musical premiered at the [[Courtyard Theatre]] in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], running from 9 November 2010 to 30 January 2011, and it began its [[West End of London|West End]] run at the [[Cambridge Theatre]] on 25 October 2011 to great critical acclaim, winning a record-breaking 7 [[Laurence Olivier Awards]] including Best New Musical.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/227033/matilda-the-musical | work = [[Time Out (company)|Time Out]] | title = Matilda the Musical | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110929190633/http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/event/227033/matilda-the-musical | archive-date = 29 September 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15886443 | work = BBC News | date = 25 November 2011 | title = Matilda the Musical proves a hit with West End critics | access-date = 4 December 2011 | archive-date = 29 November 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111129032721/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15886443? | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2013, ''Matilda'' opened on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]],<ref>[https://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/04/01/130401fa_fact_schulman "A problem Like Matilda"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402234154/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/04/01/130401fa_fact_schulman |date=2 April 2014 }} by Michael Schulman, ''[[The New Yorker]]'', p. 32, 1 April 2013</ref> and earned 12 Tony Award nominations, winning 4.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/shows/201302211361466191429.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505103738/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/shows/201302211361466191429.html|url-status=dead|title=tonyawards.com|archivedate=5 May 2013}}</ref> The musical has subsequently been presented worldwide winning numerous awards.

==== ''Groundhog Day'' ====
In 2015, it was announced Minchin had teamed up again with director [[Matthew Warchus]] and the creative team from ''Matilda'' to write the music and lyrics for the new stage musical ''[[Groundhog Day (musical)|Groundhog Day]]'' based on the [[Groundhog Day (film)|1993 film of the same name]] alongside [[Danny Rubin]] as book writer (who also co-wrote the movie with [[Harold Ramis]])<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/groundhog-day-musical-tim-minchin-to-write-lyrics-with-matilda-collaborators-also-attached-10158116.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/groundhog-day-musical-tim-minchin-to-write-lyrics-with-matilda-collaborators-also-attached-10158116.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Groundhog Day musical: Tim Minchin to write lyrics with Matilda collaborators also attached | work=[[The Independent]]| date=6 April 2015 | access-date=16 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The musical had its premiere at [[The Old Vic]] in 2016, before transferring to the [[August Wilson Theatre]] on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref name="broadway">[http://www.playbill.com/production/groundhog-day-august-wilson-theatre-2016-2017# " 'Groundhog Day' Broadway"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110054717/http://www.playbill.com/production/groundhog-day-august-wilson-theatre-2016-2017 |date=10 January 2018 }} Playbill, retrieved 9 January 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2016/groundhog-day " 'Groundhog Day' Old Vic"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308074348/https://www.oldvictheatre.com/whats-on/2016/groundhog-day |date=8 March 2018 }} oldvictheatre.com, retrieved 9 January 2018</ref> ''Groundhog Day'' began previews in July 2016, with a scheduled run until 19 September 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theatresmart.com/groundhog-day-old-vic-review.html | title=Groundhog Day Review | work=TheatreSmart.com | date=30 July 2016 | access-date=5 August 2016 | archive-date=12 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812092347/http://www.theatresmart.com/groundhog-day-old-vic-review.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The musical ran on Broadway from 16 March 2017 in previews, officially on 17 April 2017 and closed on 17 September 2017 after 176 performances and 31 previews.<ref name="broadway" /> The production was revived at [[The Old Vic]] from 20 May to 12 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Groundhog Day to return to the Old Vic in 2023 {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/groundhog-day-to-return-to-the-old-vic-next-summer_57950.html |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |date=6 December 2022 |language=en-GB |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206131909/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/groundhog-day-to-return-to-the-old-vic-next-summer_57950.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Other musicals ====
Prior to ''Matilda'', Minchin had written the music and lyrics for numerous musicals including adaptations of [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' and ''[[Love's Labour's Lost]]'' and [[Bertolt Brecht]]'s ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'' as well as original musicals; ''This Blasted Earth'' (with a book by [[Toby Schmitz]]) for [[Tamarama Rock Surfers]] in 2004 and ''Somewhere...The Magical Musical of Penrith'' (with a book by [[Kate Mulvany]]) for Q Theatre in [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]] in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/qtheatre_/p/C4eRGloCkgd/?img_index=1 |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>

In October 2017 during a Facebook Live Q&A with ''The Guardian'' discussing ''Matilda'' with [[Dennis Kelly (writer)|Dennis Kelly]], Minchin expressed interest in the idea of adapting the [[Neil Gaiman]] novel ''[[Stardust (Gaiman novel)|Stardust]]'' into a stage musical, but also revealed it is unlikely he would ever do a family musical again.<ref>{{Citation|last=MatildaTheMusical|title=Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly Q&A with The Guardian's Hannah Ellis-Petersen|date=11 October 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT8toc52Ues |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GT8toc52Ues |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=17 April 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In response to a Twitter Q&A, Minchin revealed that he and a British playwright are currently in early development in writing a new musical, and will begin composing mid-2020. He also revealed that the musical is planned to open in Australia and will be a biographical story opposed to an original or adaptation.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1163318461906296832|title=I've just spent a week in london starting the writing process with an amazing British playwright. You'll like the subject matter, Eric. It will be complex & dark & funny & meta & likely not v popular! Very early stages. Won't start composing til mid next year|website=twitter.com|last=Minchin|first=Tim|date=18 August 2019|user=timminchin|language=en|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>

==Film==
Minchin played the role of Tom in the contemporary family drama ''[[Two Fists, One Heart]]'', released 19 March 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin · Drowned |url=https://www.timminchin.com/drowned/ |access-date=2024-06-24}}</ref> He also wrote the song "Drowned" for the film's soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|title=Drowned (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Two Fists One Heart") – Single|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/drowned-from-original-motion-picture/id299970463|access-date=6 January 2010|work=[[iTunes]]|date=December 2008|archive-date=5 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105165129/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/drowned-from-original-motion-picture/id299970463|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Minchin moved with his family to Los Angeles so that he could work on ''Larrikins'',<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Busch |first=Anita |url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/larrikins-movie-hugh-jackman-margot-robbie-naomi-watts-rose-byrne-ben-mendelsohn-animated-tim-minchin-chris-miller-dreamworks-1201763791/ |title="Larrikins" Movie: Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Rose Byrne, Ben Mendelsohn Join |magazine=Deadline |date=1 June 2016 |access-date=15 July 2016 |archive-date=30 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630030802/http://deadline.com/2016/06/larrikins-movie-hugh-jackman-margot-robbie-naomi-watts-rose-byrne-ben-mendelsohn-animated-tim-minchin-chris-miller-dreamworks-1201763791/ |url-status=live }}</ref> a planned Australian-themed animated musical film for [[DreamWorks Animation]], which he wrote the songs for and was set to co-direct with [[Chris Miller (animator)|Chris Miller]].<ref name="unbearable">{{cite news |title='It was unbearable': Tim Minchin on life under Trump and the collapse of his $100m movie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jan/29/it-was-unbearable-tim-minchin-on-life-under-trump-and-the-collapse-of-his-100m-movie |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Steph |last=Harmon |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129050218/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jan/29/it-was-unbearable-tim-minchin-on-life-under-trump-and-the-collapse-of-his-100m-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was set to have an all-star Australian voice cast, headed by [[Hugh Jackman]].<ref name="unbearable" /> However, in March 2017, the project was cancelled, possibly in a decision by [[Comcast]], who had bought DreamWorks Animation a year earlier.<ref name="unbearable" /> Minchin called the outcome "unbearable", noting that he had turned down many projects during those four years, and that "there were 120 people working on that film."<ref name="unbearable" />

Minchin co-starred as [[Friar Tuck]] in the 2018 American film ''[[Robin Hood (2018 film)|Robin Hood]]''.<ref name="robin hood origins">{{cite web |date=14 February 2017 |title=Robin Hood: Origins Casts Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck |url=https://screenrant.com/robin-hood-origins-tim-minchin-friar-tuck/ |access-date=15 February 2017 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |archive-date=15 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215084531/http://screenrant.com/robin-hood-origins-tim-minchin-friar-tuck/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021 his voiceover work included Busker K. Bushy, Esq. in ''[[Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway]]'' and Pretty Boy in ''[[Back to the Outback]]'' which he also wrote and performed the single "Beautiful Ugly" with [[Evie Irie]].

In 2021, it was announced that a feature [[Matilda (2022 film)|film adaptation]] of ''Matilda the Musical'' will be released for [[Netflix]], [[TriStar Pictures]] and [[Working Title Films]], with Minchin writing additional music and songs, [[Dennis Kelly (writer)|Dennis Kelly]] writing the screenplay and will be directed by [[Matthew Warchus]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/emma-thompson-lashana-lynch-alisha-weir-cast-in-matilda-for-netflix-working-title-tristar/5156244.article|title=Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch, Alisha Weir cast in 'Matilda' for Netflix, Working Title, TriStar|first=Jeremy|last=Kay2021-01-15T02:21:00+00:00|website=Screen|access-date=15 January 2021|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116160012/https://www.screendaily.com/news/emma-thompson-lashana-lynch-alisha-weir-cast-in-matilda-for-netflix-working-title-tristar/5156244.article|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released on 25 November 2022 in the UK and Ireland and was released on 25 December 2022 on Netflix across the rest of the world.

==Atheism and skepticism==
During his 2009 interview for [[Australian Skeptics]]' podcast ''The Skeptic Zone'', Minchin addressed his performance style as one that allows bringing up issues that can be upsetting or judgemental to others, such as the "moral hypocrisy about the idea that the Bible is perfect, the only place that you need to go to for your moral guidance&nbsp;... and about, obviously, prejudice in the church, its role in ostracising homosexuals&nbsp;... your defences are down when you're laughing as well and it's couched in music. All I'm doing is making things consumable that are otherwise difficult to consume."<ref name="SkepticZone26">{{cite podcast |title=The Skeptic Zone #26 |date=17 April 2009 |website=skepticzone.tv |url=http://skepticzone.libsyn.com/the_skeptic_zone_26_17_april_2009 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220144036/http://ec.libsyn.com/p/9/6/9/969ee23bc7d9ba91/the_skeptic_zone_26_090417.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d06cd8731d3c05c4a83&c_id=1882109 |archive-date=20 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

As the son and grandson of medical surgeons, Minchin addressed [[alternative medicine]] claims by relating that unbiased tests for efficacy are the key:
<blockquote>
You're in such a strong position when you understand the scientific process because all you say is, "Do you understand that the great breakthrough of humanity was figuring out how to make decisions about things whilst discarding human foibles? So, anecdotal evidence involves all your subjectivity—if we do it like this we don't have that anymore. Why, surely do you understand how ''powerful'' that is?" And if they don't, then that's what you have to explain to them. It's an extremely powerful thing and a very basic thing.<ref name="SkepticZone26" /></blockquote>

Minchin further explained his [[Skepticism|skeptical]] outlook:
<blockquote>
I've always been an atheist; I've always been an empiricist really. I've never believed in ghosts or psychics or anything like that 'cause it's quite simple—you don't have to know much to go, "''Really''?" Or, to just apply [[Occam's Razor]], to go, "Is it more likely that souls do circus tricks, or more likely that they're talking to dead people? And if the latter, by what process? What do you mean talking to dead people? Aren't their voice boxes rotten? So without a voice box, how do they talk, and by what means?" It doesn't take much to be skeptical about that. But really understanding, as I'm still learning, why science is powerful, is a new step towards being boring at dinner parties.<ref name="SkepticZone26" /></blockquote>

When asked if he thought the universe is full of life, Minchin summarised: "The chances of this happening might be one in infinity. Put it this way: the chance that there being intelligent alien life are, for me, infinitely higher than the chance there being a creator god."<ref name="SkepticZone26" />

In an interview with [[Independent Investigations Group]] member John Rael, Minchin explains that what upsets him most about paranormal beliefs is "[[special pleading]]" by people who say vague things such as "there is no harm in it". Minchin states that there is very little harm in something like [[reiki]], but asks "where do you draw the line?" when it comes to needing real evidence if a therapy works or not. He states that he is an atheist as well as a sceptic, and cannot understand how someone can be a sceptic and still be religious. "If you apply doubt to anything&nbsp;... the whole religion thing is obviously a fantasy."<ref>{{cite interview |interviewer=John Rael |subject=Minchin, Tim |title=Be Skeptical, episode #1 |date=10 July 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YGbsQkeMsA  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_YGbsQkeMsA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=10 July 2011 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Protest songs==
==="Come Home (Cardinal Pell)"===
In 2016, during the course of Australia's [[Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse]] Minchin wrote "Come Home (Cardinal Pell)", which criticised Cardinal [[George Pell]]. Launched on Channel Ten's ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'', it received wide publicity but was highly controversial.<ref name="730report">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4408645.htm |title=Australian comedians supercharge an online campaign to help abuse survivors confront Cardinal George Pell |date=17 February 2016 |website=[[7.30]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220175118/http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2015/s4408645.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>  Immediately after its debut, journalist [[Steve Price (broadcaster)|Steve Price]] criticised the piece, describing it as "personal abuse" of Pell.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disgusting personal abuse|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tim-minchins-song-to-cardinal-pell-splits-opinion-caned-by-steve-price/news-story/94a1b74f25cd1af65934175f54b7d4fa|access-date=23 March 2018|date=16 February 2016|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719042521/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/tim-minchins-song-to-cardinal-pell-splits-opinion-caned-by-steve-price/news-story/94a1b74f25cd1af65934175f54b7d4fa?|url-status=live}}</ref> Liam Viney described it as being a [[protest song]] and analysed its mechanics.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Viney|first1=Liam|title=Tim Minchin's Come Home Cardinal Pell is a pitch-perfect protest song|url=https://theconversation.com/tim-minchins-come-home-cardinal-pell-is-a-pitch-perfect-protest-song-54945|website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]|date=18 February 2016|access-date=30 December 2016|archive-date=25 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225202045/http://theconversation.com/tim-minchins-come-home-cardinal-pell-is-a-pitch-perfect-protest-song-54945|url-status=live}}</ref>  Minchin later described it as "the most overt piece of activism I've done".<ref>{{cite news|title=Tim Minchin on being a composer, activist and comedian.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwfQip2PubU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/jwfQip2PubU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=23 March 2018|agency=RNZ|date=28 June 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The royal commission had been called to investigate how institutions like schools, churches, and government organisations have responded to allegations and instances of child sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/about-us |title=About the Child Abuse Royal Commission |website=[[Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse]] |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=1 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301112551/http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/about-us |url-status=live }}</ref>  When the royal commissioner granted the 74-year-old George Pell permission to appear as a witness via video link from Rome, rather than attend in person as he had previously done, Minchin wrote the song "Come Home (Cardinal Pell)". In response, a statement from Pell's office said the cardinal had led the battle against child abuse in the church for 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-18/cardinal-geroge-pell-royal-commission-abuse-tim-minchin-song/7179112 |title=Cardinal George Pell hits back at 'incorrect information' on royal commission appearance after Tim Minchin song |date=18 February 2016 |publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012901/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-18/cardinal-geroge-pell-royal-commission-abuse-tim-minchin-song/7179112 |url-status=live }}</ref> Attorney General [[George Brandis]] told ABC TV that giving evidence by video was "not at all unusual".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/cardinal-george-pell-responds-to-call-to-face-abuse-royal-commission/news-story/8e26798fb49afa790c5917fe03df068c |title=Cardinal George Pell responds to call to face abuse royal commission |last=Owens |first=Jared |date=18 February 2016 |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |access-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

The song helped fund journeys to Rome for victims of sex abuse so they could watch the cardinal deliver his evidence,<ref>{{cite web|title=George Pell: a scapegoat at the altar of progressivism|author=[[Gerard Henderson]]|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/gerard-henderson/george-pell-a-scapegoat-at-the-altar-of-progressivism/news-story/235d26fe6e8453debfd25875c44fd982|website=[[The Australian]]|access-date=22 February 2016|url-access=subscription|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810133333/https://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/gerard-henderson/george-pell-a-scapegoat-at-the-altar-of-progressivism/news-story/235d26fe6e8453debfd25875c44fd982|url-status=live}}</ref> with a [[GoFundMe]] account set up by ''The Project'' hosts [[Meshel Laurie]] and [[Gorgi Coghlan]].<ref>{{cite news|last2=Choahan|first1=Marissa|last1=Calligeros|first2=Neelima|title='Come home': Tim Minchin's lament to Cardinal Pell packs a punch, and a few abuses|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/come-home-tim-minchins-lament-to-cardinal-pell-packs-a-punch-and-a-few-abuses-20160216-gmvvy9.html|access-date=23 March 2018|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=17 February 2016|archive-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323155931/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/come-home-tim-minchins-lament-to-cardinal-pell-packs-a-punch-and-a-few-abuses-20160216-gmvvy9.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The ABC ''[[7.30]]'' programme noted on 17 February 2016: "the song's going viral with almost 200,000 YouTube views" but "supporters of Cardinal Pell say it's verbal abuse set to music."<ref name="730report"/> Jesuit human rights lawyer [[Frank Brennan (priest)|Frank Brennan]] said it risked endangering the integrity of the royal commission.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-17/priest-says-tim-minchin-song-hurting-abuse-survivors/7178606 |title=Tim Minchin's Cardinal George Pell song hurting abuse victims, Jesuit priest says |date=18 February 2016 |website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=18 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218110025/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-17/priest-says-tim-minchin-song-hurting-abuse-survivors/7178606 |url-status=live }}</ref> Conservative columnist [[Andrew Bolt]] described the song as a "hymn of hatred".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/column_crucifying_pell/ |title=Column – Crucifying Pell |last=Bolt |first=Andrew |date=18 February 2016 |newspaper=[[Herald Sun]] |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307164316/http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/column_crucifying_pell/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

"Come Home (Cardinal Pell)" reached No. 11 on the Australian Singles Chart, for the week of 20 February 2016.<ref name="ARIA Charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/Charts/Singles-Chart |title=ARIA Charts |website=[[ARIA Charts]] |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-date=30 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930143342/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/singles-chart |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ARIA 22 FEB 2016">{{cite web |url=http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/486D60FFEB63A18AF0509D4F6A8DA1B7E623DB6EB7969642EAB1FE67CAAB4D55/ARIA%20Singles%20Chart.pdf |title=Aria Singles Chart Week Commencing 22 February, 2016 |date=22 February 2016 |access-date=22 February 2016 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094359/http://cdn.aria.com.au/pdfs/486D60FFEB63A18AF0509D4F6A8DA1B7E623DB6EB7969642EAB1FE67CAAB4D55/ARIA%20Singles%20Chart.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>  Later, it was nominated for [[APRA Awards (Australia)#Song of the Year|APRA's Song of the Year]],<ref>{{cite news|first1=Cameron|last1=Adams|title=Minchin anti-Pell song up for award|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/awards/tim-minchins-anti-cardinal-pell-hit-up-for-apra-song-of-the-year/news-story/a6241c6d9728a48866e211450519190f?nk=1f7759ddbc22a8fc1ffd128b4c74b353-1487717491|access-date=21 February 2017|work=Herald Sun|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928200713/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/awards/tim-minchins-anti-cardinal-pell-hit-up-for-apra-song-of-the-year/news-story/a6241c6d9728a48866e211450519190f?nk=1f7759ddbc22a8fc1ffd128b4c74b353-1487717491|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Kate Miller-Heidke]] performed the song at the APRA Music Awards ceremony.<ref>{{cite video|title=Kate Miller-Heidke – Come Home (Cardinal Pell) #APRAs|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIlq1AZUFCk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/PIlq1AZUFCk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|access-date=18 May 2017|date=4 April 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==="I Still Call Australia Homophobic"===
In 2017, during the [[Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey]] Minchin sang "I Still Call Australia Homophobic"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/08/13/comedian-tim-minchin-rewrites-iconic-australian-song-to-protest-homophobic-politicians-blocking-marriage-equality/|title=Comedian Tim Minchin rewrites iconic Australian song to protest homophobic politicians blocking marriage equality|author=Beresford, Meka|date=13 August 2017|work=[[Pink News]]|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928165412/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/08/13/comedian-tim-minchin-rewrites-iconic-australian-song-to-protest-homophobic-politicians-blocking-marriage-equality/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{ndash}} a re-work of [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]]'s, "[[I Still Call Australia Home]]"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/story/4849052/tim-minchin-mocks-homophobic-politicians/?cs=36|title=Tim Minchin mocks 'homophobic' politicians in reimagined Aussie classic|author=Carmody, Broede|date=11 August 2017|work=[[The Tenterfield Star]]|access-date=8 October 2017|archive-date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818045143/http://www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/story/4849052/tim-minchin-mocks-homophobic-politicians/?cs=36|url-status=live}}</ref> {{ndash}} that refers to those supporting the "No" case as homophobic and "bigoted cunts".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-minchins-reworked-i-still-call-australia-homeaphobic-is-already-a-facebook-hit-2017-8?r=US&IR=T  |title=Tim Minchin's reworked 'I still call Australia home…aphobic' is already a Facebook hit |work =Business Insider| author=Prince, Kate|date=11 August 2017 }}</ref> The Minchin video was shown on the [[Insiders (Australian TV program)|ABC Insiders]] TV current affairs program.<ref name = "Insiders"/> He was criticised by politicians [[Tony Abbott]] and [[Mitch Fifield]].<ref name ="Insiders">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/insiders-slammed-over-broadcasting-tim-minchin-song-about-gay-marriage-labelling-australians-homophobic/news-story/69646cb61cf159bee8f2f83e5e289b7c  |title=Insiders slammed over broadcasting Tim Minchin song about gay marriage labelling Australians 'homophobic' |author=Markson, Sharri|date=14 August 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=8 October 2017|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/minchins-rant-counterproductive-to-yes-case-on-samesex-marriage/news-story/46438b9cd774c02b44a778aa2f390c10 |title=Minchin's rant counter-productive to yes case on same-sex marriage|last=Henderson|first=Gerard|author-link=Gerard Henderson|date=19 August 2017|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=8 October 2017 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Minchin and his wife Sarah, whom he married in 2001 and with whom he has a daughter and a son,<ref>{{cite web|author=Arthur, Tim|title=Tim Minchin: interview|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/article/1792/tim-minchin-interview|work=[[Time Out (company)|Time Out]]|date=2 December 2010|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-date=9 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209213458/http://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/article/1792/tim-minchin-interview|url-status=dead}}</ref> returned to Australia from Los Angeles in December 2017.<ref name="unbearable" /> They currently live in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.timminchin.com/2017/10/11/california-come-to-my-leaving-la-micro-tour-gigs-next-month-presale-starts-4pm-pdt-today/ | title = News and Blog | website = TimMinchin.com | access-date = 18 December 2017 | archive-date = 18 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171218003446/http://www.timminchin.com/2017/10/11/california-come-to-my-leaving-la-micro-tour-gigs-next-month-presale-starts-4pm-pdt-today/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Chianta, Rosanna|title=A show worth a Minchin – Tim Minchin interview|url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/A-show-worth-a-Minchin.4350766.jp|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=3 August 2008|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-date=9 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609023352/http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/sos-review/A-show-worth-a-Minchin.4350766.jp|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, the [[University of Western Australia]] awarded Minchin an [[honorary degree|honorary Doctor of Letters degree]] for his contribution to the arts, recognising his outstanding achievements and worldwide acclaim as a composer, lyricist, actor, writer, and comedian.<ref name=doctor /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.oneperth.com.au/2013/09/17/tim-minchin-doctorate/ |title=Tim Minchin scores honorary doctorate |date=17 September 2013 |access-date=24 February 2014 |archive-date=5 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105171831/http://www.oneperth.com.au/2013/09/17/tim-minchin-doctorate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, he was awarded a second honorary Doctor of Letters degree from [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts]].<ref name="thestage">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/matilda-writers-tim-minchin-and-dennis-kelly-awarded-honorary-degrees-from-mountview/ |title=Matilda writers Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly awarded honorary degrees from Mountview |last=Snow |first=Georgia |date=11 November 2015 |newspaper=[[The Stage]] |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-date=3 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803045927/https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/matilda-writers-tim-minchin-and-dennis-kelly-awarded-honorary-degrees-from-mountview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, Minchin was awarded a third honorary doctorate for his contribution to the arts by the [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-21 |title=Doctor Minchin 'mansplains' the arts |url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/theatre/doctor-tim-minchin-mansplains-the-arts-to-waapa-students-ng-b881142452z |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] in the [[2020 Australia Day Honours]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timminchin.com/2020/01/26/tims-been-appointed-a-member-of-the-order-of-australia-am-for-for-significant-service-to-the-performing-arts-and-to-the-community-honours2020/|title=Tim Minchin · Tim's been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to the performing arts, and to the community. #honours2020|website=Tim Minchin|access-date=6 February 2020|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121053851/https://www.timminchin.com/2020/01/26/tims-been-appointed-a-member-of-the-order-of-australia-am-for-for-significant-service-to-the-performing-arts-and-to-the-community-honours2020/|url-status=live}}</ref>  Minchin is patron and supporter of the charities [[WA Youth Theatre Company]], [[The Prince's Foundation for Children and The Arts|The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts]], and [[Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity|Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin stars at UWA Graduation Ceremony : Archive Page : The University of Western Australia |url=https://www.news.uwa.edu.au/archive/201309176069/alumni/tim-minchin-stars-uwa-graduation-ceremony/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=www.news.uwa.edu.au}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=30 November 2020|access-date=28 November 2020|archive-date=26 September 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200926070736/https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22956/tim-minchin/|title=Tim Minchin {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=28 November 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130211223/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22956/tim-minchin/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Sit''<br />{{small|(with Timmy the Dog)}}
|
* Released: 2001
| — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Apart Together (album)|Apart Together]]''
|
* Released: 20 November 2020
* Label: [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
| 3 || 27
|}

====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of live albums released
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Darkside (Tim Minchin album)|Darkside]]''
|
* Released: 2005
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[So Rock]]''
|
* Released: 2006
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ready for This?]]''
|
* Released: 1 February 2009<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/ready-for-this-live-bonus-track-version/322956516 |title=Ready for This? (Live) [Bonus Track Version] by Tim Minchin on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |date=1 February 2009 |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=13 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213144927/https://music.apple.com/au/album/ready-for-this-live-bonus-track-version/322956516 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Label: Tim Minchin, Laughing Stock Productions
* Format: Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''Live at the O2''
|
* Released: 2010
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra Tour|Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra]]''
|
* Released: 4 April 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/tim-minchin-and-the-heritage-orchestra-live/430616968 |title=Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra (Live) by Tim Minchin on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |date=4 April 2011 |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=28 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928195205/https://music.apple.com/au/album/tim-minchin-and-the-heritage-orchestra-live/430616968 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Label: Laughing Stock Productions
* Format: Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''So Fucking Rock''<br />{{small|(adapted from the 2008 DVD ''So Fucking Rock Live'')}}
|
* Released: 29 November 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/so-f-g-rock-live/768775830 |title=So F*****g Rock (Live) by Tim Minchin on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222053251/https://music.apple.com/au/album/so-fucking-rock-live/768775830 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Label: Tim Minchin
* Format: Digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''Apart Together (live at Trackdown Studio)''
|
* Released: 17 November 2023
* Label: Navel, BMG
* Format: Digital download
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:30em;"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name="ARIA Charts"/><ref name="ARIA 22 FEB 2016" />
|-
! scope="row"| "Drowned"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/drowned-from-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-two/299970463|title="Drowned" – single|website=Apple Music|date=December 2008|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222053314/https://music.apple.com/au/album/drowned-from-the-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/299970463|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2008
| –
| ''Two Fists One Heart''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[White Wine in the Sun]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/white-wine-in-the-sun-single/345894009|title=White Wine in the Sun – single|website=Apple Music|date=December 2009|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928195207/https://music.apple.com/au/album/white-wine-in-the-sun-single/345894009|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2009
| –
|''Ready for This?''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Pope Song]]"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2010/09/12/holy-fuck-free-pope-song-download-available-now/ |title=Tim Minchin · Holy fuck! FREE Pope Song Download – available now |publisher=Timminchin.com |date=12 September 2010 |access-date=31 December 2011 |archive-date=21 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111221234456/http://www.timminchin.com/2010/09/12/holy-fuck-free-pope-song-download-available-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2010
| –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "The Fence"
| 2011
| –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "White Wine in the Sun" {{small|(re-release)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/white-wine-in-the-sun-single/583324717|title=White Wine in the Sun|website=Apple Music|date=December 2012|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224093833/https://music.apple.com/au/album/white-wine-in-the-sun-single/583324717|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2012
| –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "So Long (As We Are Together)"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/so-long-as-we-are-together-from-californication-season/589728938|title=So Long (As We Are Together) – single|website=Apple Music|date=January 2013|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928195207/https://music.apple.com/au/album/so-long-as-we-are-together-from-californication-season/589728938|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2013
| –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Come Home (Cardinal Pell)"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/come-home-cardinal-pell-single/1084284098|title=Come Home (Cardinal Pell) – single|website=Apple Music|date=February 2016|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=23 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623021651/https://music.apple.com/au/album/come-home-cardinal-pell-single/1084284098|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2016
| 11
|
|-
! scope="row"| "15 Minutes"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/15-minutes-single/1448498858|title="15 Minutes"- single|website=Apple Music|date=10 January 2019|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127065046/https://music.apple.com/au/album/15-minutes-single/1448498858|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 2019
| –
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Leaving LA"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/leaving-la-single/1500657307|title="Leaving LA"- single|website=Apple Music|date=13 March 2020|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928195205/https://music.apple.com/au/album/leaving-la-single/1500657307|url-status=live}}</ref>
|rowspan="5"| 2020
| –
|rowspan="5"| ''Apart Together''
|-
! scope="row"| "I'll Take Lonely Tonight"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/ill-take-lonely-tonight-single/1515290919|title="I'll Take Lonely Tonight"- single|website=Apple Music|date=18 June 2020|access-date=18 August 2020|archive-date=28 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928195208/https://music.apple.com/au/album/ill-take-lonely-tonight-single/1515290919|url-status=live}}</ref>
| –
|-
! scope="row"| "Apart Together"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timminchin.com/2020/08/13/album-apart-together-coming-out-november-20th-and-a-track-of-the-same-name-is-available-now/|title=Album ''Apart Together'' Coming Out on 20th of November|website=timminchin|date=13 August 2020|access-date=10 November 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116175945/https://www.timminchin.com/2020/08/13/album-apart-together-coming-out-november-20th-and-a-track-of-the-same-name-is-available-now/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| –
|-
! scope="row"| "Airport Piano"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timminchin.com/2020/09/25/airport-piano-is-available-now-newsingle/|title="Airport Piano" is available Now! #NEWSINGLE|website=timminchin|date=25 September 2020|access-date=10 November 2020|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110063006/https://www.timminchin.com/2020/09/25/airport-piano-is-available-now-newsingle/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| –
|-
! scope="row"| "The Absence of You"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timminchin.com/2020/10/30/the-absence-of-you-is-available-now-newsingle/|title="The Absence of You" is available Now! #NEWSINGLE|website=timminchin|date=30 October 2020|access-date=10 November 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116002815/https://www.timminchin.com/2020/10/30/the-absence-of-you-is-available-now-newsingle/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| –
|-
! scope="row"| "Beautiful Ugly" (featuring [[Evie Irie]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/timminchin/status/1469039461958881288|title=News: ICYMI – New single! "Beautiful Ugly" from the #BackToTheOutback soundtrack.|website=Twitter|date=10 December 2021|access-date=16 December 2021|archive-date=16 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216080816/https://twitter.com/timminchin/status/1469039461958881288|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><small>(Tim Minchin featuring Evie Irie)</small>
|2021
| –
|''[[Back to the Outback|Back to the Outback (soundtrack)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "The Aeroplane"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin · The Aeroplane is OUT NOW! |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2022/11/04/the-aeroplane-is-out-now/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Tim Minchin |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104045136/https://www.timminchin.com/2022/11/04/the-aeroplane-is-out-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2022
|–
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Play It Safe" (Sydney Opera House 50th Anniversary)
|2023
|–
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Good Day Sunshine"<br /><small>(The Good Day Sunshine Band, Tim Minchin)</small>
|2024
|–
|''From the Netflix Series '[[Eric (miniseries)|Eric]]'''
|-
|}

===As featured artist===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of singles released as featured artist, with year released and album details shown
|-
! Title
! Year
! Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Housefyre"<br />{{small|([[Briggs (rapper)|Briggs]] featuring Tim Minchin)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/housefyre-feat-tim-minchin-single/1506538749 |title=HouseFyre (feat. Tim Minchin) – Single by Briggs on Apple Music |website=Apple Music AU |date=9 April 2020 |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=16 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216021428/https://music.apple.com/au/album/housefyre-feat-tim-minchin-single/1506538749 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2020
| ''Briggs for PM''
|}

===Compilations===
* ''Laugh-a-poolooza'' (featured artist) (2005)
* "So Long (As We Are Together)" ''Californication Season 6 Soundtrack'' (2013)
* "Carry You" (with [[Missy Higgins]]) ''[[Music from the Home Front]]'' (2020)

===DVD===
* ''So Live'' (2007) Australian DVD
* ''[[So F**king Rock Live]]'' (also known as ''So Fucking Rock Live'')<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.timminchin.com/faq/ | title = FAQ – Can I play your DVDs where I live? | publisher = timminchin.com | access-date = 7 November 2011 | archive-date = 16 November 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111116054652/http://www.timminchin.com/faq/ | url-status = live }}</ref> (11 October 2008)
* ''[[Ready for This (DVD)|Ready for This?]]'', three DVD releases (2009, 2010, 2011)
* ''[[Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra Tour|Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra]]'' (14 November 2011)
* ''[[Back Tour|Back - Live]]'' (2022)

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''Rock'n'roll Nerd: The Tim Minchin Story''
|Self
|Documentary
|<ref>Pomeranz, Margaret: [http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2391500.htm Rock N Roll Nerd] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418223001/http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2391500.htm |date=18 April 2010 }}, ''[[At the Movies (Australian TV series)|At the Movies]]'' [[ABC1]].</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200904/programs/DO0730H001D30042009T203000.htm Rock + Roll Nerd: The Tim Minchin Story] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414233302/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200904/programs/DO0730H001D30042009T203000.htm |date=14 April 2011 }}, [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]], 30 April 2009.</ref>
|-
|''[[Two Fists, One Heart]]''
|Tom
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Sandra |date=18 March 2009 |title=Two Fists, One Heart |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/two-fists-one-heart-20090319-gdtfc4.html |access-date=7 October 2018 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |archive-date=7 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007102942/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/two-fists-one-heart-20090319-gdtfc4.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2010
|''[[The Lost Thing]]''
|The Boy
|Voice, short film
|<ref>{{Citation |last1=Ruhemann |first1=Andrew |title=The Lost Thing |date=3 June 2010 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1669698/ |type=Animation, Short, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |access-date=5 September 2020 |others=Tim Minchin |publisher=Highly Spirited, Passion Pictures Australia |last2=Tan |first2=Shaun |archive-date=16 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516223939/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1669698/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2011
|''Storm''
|Narrator
|Also writer, poem set to an animated short film 
|<ref name="stormtrailer" /><ref name="stormmovie" />
|-
|2016
|''Matilda & Me''
|Self
|Documentary, directed by his sister [[Nel Minchin]] and Rhian Skirving 
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meade |first=Amanda |date=2016-04-01 |title=Tim Minchin on his Groundhog Day musical and George Pell's 'moral obligation' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/apr/01/tim-minchin-on-his-musical-groundhog-day-and-george-pells-moral-obligation |access-date=2023-06-19 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=29 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329115932/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/apr/01/tim-minchin-on-his-musical-groundhog-day-and-george-pells-moral-obligation |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2018
|[[Robin Hood (2018 film)|''Robin Hood'']]
|[[Friar Tuck]]
|
|<ref name="robin hood origins" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''[[Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway]]''
|Busker K. Bushy, Esq.
|Voice
|
|-
|''[[Back to the Outback]]''
|Pretty Boy
|Voice
|
|-
|2022
|[[Matilda the Musical (film)|''Matilda the Musical'']]
|{{N/a}}
|Composer and lyricist. Based on the original 2010 stage musical
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-31 |title=Matilda the Musical's Tim Minchin responds to Netflix UK backlash |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42372528/matilda-the-musical-tim-minchin-netflix-uk-backlash/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-date=11 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011190916/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42372528/matilda-the-musical-tim-minchin-netflix-uk-backlash/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''Scarygirl''
|Chihoohoo
|Voice
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="2" |2013
|[[Californication (TV series)|''Californication'']]
|Atticus Fetch
|Recurring character, 10 episodes
|<ref name="californication">{{cite web |title=Californication |url=http://www.timminchin.com/2012/04/20/tim-to-guest-star-in-californication/ |access-date=29 May 2012 |work=timminchin |archive-date=5 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605033203/http://www.timminchin.com/2012/04/20/tim-to-guest-star-in-californication/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|''88 Keys''
|Charlie
|Pilot 
|<ref name="88keys">{{cite web |title=88 Keys |url=http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/pilots/88_keys/ |access-date=20 February 2014 |work=comedy.co.uk |archive-date=26 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226191725/http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/pilots/88_keys/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2015
|[[The Secret River (TV series)|''The Secret River'']]
|Smasher Sullivan
|
|
|-
|''[[No Activity]]''
|Jacob
|Guest role, 2 episodes
|
|-
|2018
|''[[Squinters]]''
|Paul
|Main role, series 1
|
|-
|2019-2022
|[[Upright (TV series)|''Upright'']]
|Lucky Flynn
|Also creator, writer, composer, executive producer, and director of 1 episode
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Minchin to star in new series Upright {{!}} Media centre |url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2018/07-23-tim-minchin-to-star-in-new-series-upright |access-date=29 December 2018 |website=Screen Australia |archive-date=29 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229171623/https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2018/07-23-tim-minchin-to-star-in-new-series-upright |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[The Artful Dodger (2023 TV series)|The Artful Dodger]]''
|Darius Cracksworth
|
|
|-
|2024
|''[[Eric (miniseries)|Eric]]''
|{{N/a}}
|Composer of theme song to fictional show "Good Day Sunshine"
|<ref name=":2" />
|}

=== Stage ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|2010
|''[[Matilda the Musical]]''
|{{N/a}}
|Composer and lyricist<br>Premiered at the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]
|
|-
|2012-2013
|''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]''
|[[Judas Iscariot]]
|UK and Australian Arena Tours
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]''
|[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern|Rosencrantz]]
|[[Sydney Theatre Company]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''Shakespeare Live! From The RSC''
|Himself
|'[[To be or not to be]]' sketch, also broadcast on [[BBC Two]]<br>[[Royal Shakespeare Company]]
|
|-
|[[Groundhog Day (musical)|''Groundhog Day'']]
|{{N/a}}
|Composer and lyricist<br>Premiered at [[The Old Vic]]
|
|}

== Tours ==

* So Rock Tour (2007-8)
* [[Ready for This?]] Tour (2008-9)
* [[Tim Minchin and the Heritage Orchestra Tour]] (2010-11)
* [[Back Tour|BACK: Old Songs, New Songs, F*** You Songs Tour]] (2019-21)
* [[An Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and His Piano]] Tour (2023-24)

== Bibliography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Notes
!Ref
|-
|2014
|''Storm''
|Adapted from the 2011 short film of the same name, illustrated by DC Turner & Tracy King
|<ref name="stormbook">{{cite web |title=Storm by Tim Minchin cover art and synopsis |url=http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/storm-by-tim-minchin-cover-art-and-synopsis |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125122/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/storm-by-tim-minchin-cover-art-and-synopsis |archive-date=14 July 2014 |access-date=12 July 2014 |work=Upcoming4.me}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=10 November 2014 |title=Tim Minchin's Storm, a magnificent rant about woo and the miracle of reality (the book) |url=http://boingboing.net/2014/11/10/tim-minchins-storm-a-magnif.html |work=Boing Boing |access-date=21 March 2015 |archive-date=23 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323200051/http://boingboing.net/2014/11/10/tim-minchins-storm-a-magnif.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''When I Grow Up''
|Adapted from the 2011 [[When I Grow Up (Matilda)|song of the same name]], illustrated by Steve Antony
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Second Matilda song becomes a children's book : News 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide |url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/09/14/51744/second_matilda_song_becomes_a_childrens_book |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=www.chortle.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=19 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619161913/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/09/14/51744/second_matilda_song_becomes_a_childrens_book |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2022
|''Sometimes You Have to be a Little Bit Naughty''
|Adapted from the 2011 song "Naughty" from [[Matilda the Musical|Matilda]], illustrated by Steve Antony
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|2024
|''You Don’t Have to Have a Dream (Advice for the Incrementally Ambitious)''
|Collection of commencement addresses by Minchin ([[University of Western Australia]], [[Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts]], [[Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts]])
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=You Don't Have to Have a Dream by Tim Minchin |url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/you-dont-have-to-have-a-dream-9781761620058 |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=www.penguin.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
===APRA Awards===
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] are presented annually from 1982 by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |title=APRA History |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2017|2017]]
| "Come Home (Cardinal Pell)"
| Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
|
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2020|2020]]
| "Carry You" by [[Missy Higgins]]
| Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
| {{nominated}}
| <ref name="APRA wins & noms 2020">{{cite web | url = https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/screen-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ | title = Screen Music Awards: Full List of Winners & Nominees | publisher = APRA AMCOS Australia | year = 2020 | access-date = 14 December 2020 | archive-date = 27 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201227230140/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/screen-music-awards/full-list-of-winners/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><br><ref name="APRA wins 2020">{{cite web | url = https://apraamcos.com.au/news/2020/december/2020-screen-music-awards-winners-announced/ | title = 2020 Screen Music Awards winners announced | publisher = APRA AMCOS Australia | date = 1 December 2020 | access-date = 14 December 2020 | archive-date = 27 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201227230139/https://apraamcos.com.au/news/2020/december/2020-screen-music-awards-winners-announced/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[APRA Music Awards of 2021|2021]]
| "Carry You" by [[Missy Higgins]]
| rowspan="3"| Song of the Year
| {{nominated}}
| <ref name="APRA Noms 2021">{{cite web | url = https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-music-awards-2021#_127439 | title = Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards | publisher = APRA AMCOS | date =  | access-date = 31 March 2021 | archive-date = 29 April 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210429205229/https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about/supporting-the-industry/awards/apra-music-awards-2021#_127439 | url-status = live }}</ref>
|-
| "I'll Take Lonely Tonight"
| {{shortlisted}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/one-of-these-songs-will-be-the-peer-voted-apra-song-of-the-year|title=One of these songs will be the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year!|website=[[APRA AMCOS]]|date=3 February 2021|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426070611/https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/one-of-these-songs-will-be-the-peer-voted-apra-song-of-the-year|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2022|2022]]
| "The Absence of You"
| {{shortlisted}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/2022-peer-voted-apra-song-of-the-year-shortlist-revealed|title=2022 Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year shortlist revealed!|website=[[APRA AMCOS]]|date=3 February 2022|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426063729/https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/2022-peer-voted-apra-song-of-the-year-shortlist-revealed|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] are a set of annual ceremonies presented by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the [[music of Australia]]. They commenced in 1987.

{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2011|2011]]
| ''Tim Minchin & the Heritage Orchestra''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release|Best Comedy Release]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/Best-Comedy-Release|title=ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=17 April 2022|archive-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023051656/https://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-comedy-release|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===Environmental Music Prize===
The [[Environmental Music Prize]] is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/environmental-music-prize-search/|title=Environmental Music Prize Searches for Green Theme Song|website=The Music Network|date=May 2022|access-date=22 June 2022|archive-date=23 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523021038/https://themusicnetwork.com/environmental-music-prize-search/|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2022
| "Housefyre" (with [[Briggs (rapper)|Briggs]])
| Environmental Music Prize
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="prize info">{{Cite web|url=https://environmentalmusicprize.com/prize/|title=Prize|website=[[Environmental Music Prize]]|access-date=22 June 2022|archive-date=25 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525140359/https://environmentalmusicprize.com/prize/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===Grammy Awards===
{{awards table}}
|-
| [[56th Annual Grammy Awards|2013]]
| Matilda: The Musical
| Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Tim Minchin |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/tim-minchin/18012 |website=GRAMMY AWARDS |publisher=RECORDING ACADEMY |access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

===Theatre Awards===
* 2005 [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] Directors' Choice Award for ''Dark Side''<ref name="MICF Awards page">{{cite web|url=http://www.comedyfestival.com.au/about/awards/#director|title=Comedy Festival Awards|publisher=Melbourne International Comedy Festival|access-date=25 February 2009|archive-date=30 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130040347/http://comedyfestival.com.au/about/awards}}</ref>
* 2005 [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]] [[Perrier Comedy Award]], Best Newcomer<ref name="bestnewcomer" />
* 2005 [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]], The Groggy Squirrel Critics' Award<ref name="The Groggy Squirrel Critics' Award 2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.thegroggysquirrel.com/articles/2007/04/29/the-groggy-squirrel-critics-award/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105125214/http://www.thegroggysquirrel.com/articles/2007/04/29/the-groggy-squirrel-critics-award/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 January 2013|title=The Groggy Squirrel Critics' Award|last=Slattery|first=Annette|date=29 April 2007|work=The Groggy Squirrel|access-date=25 February 2009}}</ref>
* 2007 [[U.S. Comedy Arts Festival]], Best Alternative Act<ref name="minchinawards">{{cite web | url=http://www.timminchin.com/about/#awards | title=Tim Minchin: About – Awards | work=TimMinchin.com | access-date=6 January 2010 | archive-date=29 July 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729033126/http://www.timminchin.com/about/#awards | url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2009 [[Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer]] for ''Tim Minchin – Ready For This?''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/winners-of-the-2009-helpmann-awards/2009/07/28/1248546685672.html | title=Winners of the 2009 Helpmann Awards | work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=28 July 2009 | access-date=6 January 2010 | archive-date=31 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731130535/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/arts/winners-of-the-2009-helpmann-awards/2009/07/28/1248546685672.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009 [[Green Room Awards]], Cabaret: Best Original Songs<ref name="greenroom2009">{{cite web | url=http://www.greenroom.org.au/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=59#cabaret | title=2009 Nominations and Recipients | work=Green Room Awards Association | access-date=5 April 2010 | archive-date=5 December 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205140857/http://www.greenroom.org.au/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=59#cabaret | url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2009 Green Room Awards, Cabaret: Best Artiste<ref name="greenroom2009" />
* 2010 Chortle Awards, Best Music or Variety Act<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/03/23/10724/mcintyre_does_the_double |title=Chortle awards: Watch the video |work=Chortle |date=23 March 2010 |access-date=5 April 2010 |archive-date=26 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326181450/http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2010/03/23/10724/mcintyre_does_the_double? |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2011 [[Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work]] for ''Tim Minchin Vs Sydney Symphony''
* 2012 [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Awards]]: Best New Musical for ''Matilda The Musical''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17721379 |title=Matilda musical breaks Olivier awards record |work=BBC |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=15 April 2012 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417184436/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17721379 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2012 Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for ''Tim Minchin vs The Orchestras Round II''
* 2012 [[Ockham Awards|Ockham Award]] for Best Skeptic Video for ''Storm''
* 2013 What's On Stage Awards, The W&P Longreach Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for ''Jesus Christ Superstar''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awards.whatsonstage.com/results |title=WhatsOnStage.com Awards |work=WhatsOnStage.com |date=17 February 2013 |access-date=7 April 2013 |archive-date=21 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221050414/http://awards.whatsonstage.com/results |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[67th Tony Awards|2013 Tony for Best Original Score]] for ''Matilda'' (Nominated)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Awards 2013 winners and nominees: Complete list |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-et-cm-tony-awards-2013-nomination-list-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |publisher=California Times |access-date=4 December 2024 |date=30 April 2013}}</ref>
* 2016 [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor|Logie Award, Most Outstanding Supporting Actor]] for ''[[The Secret River (TV series)|The Secret River]]'' (ABC)<ref>{{cite web |first=James |last=Weir |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/live-blog-all-the-action-from-the-2016-tv-week-logie-awards/news-story/49b8903d785385c4573ee1bf16dc6c22 |title=Logies 2016: Winners, nominees, results from the award ceremony |publisher=News.com.au |date=9 May 2016 |access-date=15 July 2016 |archive-date=9 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909184215/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/awards/logies/live-blog-all-the-action-from-the-2016-tv-week-logie-awards/news-story/49b8903d785385c4573ee1bf16dc6c22 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2016 [[Helpmann Award for Best Original Score]] for ''[[Matilda the Musical]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-25/helpmann-award-2016-matilda-the-musical-wins-13-awards/7659754 | title=Helpmann Awards 2016: Matilda the Musical wins record 13 awards, Stephen Page honoured | work=ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | date=25 July 2016 | access-date=26 July 2016 | archive-date=27 July 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727110122/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-25/helpmann-award-2016-matilda-the-musical-wins-13-awards/7659754 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2017 Olivier Awards: Best New Musical for ''[[Groundhog Day (musical)|Groundhog Day The Musical]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timminchin.com/2017/04/10/at-last-nights-olivier-awards-groundhog-day-won-best-new-musical-with-andy-karl-winning-best-actor-in-a-musical/|title=Tim Minchin · At last night's Olivier Awards, Groundhog Day won Best New Musical with Andy Karl winning Best Actor in a Musical!|website=Tim Minchin|access-date=9 June 2017|archive-date=6 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606151001/http://www.timminchin.com/2017/04/10/at-last-nights-olivier-awards-groundhog-day-won-best-new-musical-with-andy-karl-winning-best-actor-in-a-musical/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[71st Tony Awards|2017 Tony for Best Original Score]] for ''Groundhog Day The Musical'' (Nominated)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Variety Staff |title=Tony Awards 2017: Complete Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/awards/tony-awards-2017-winners-list-1202461975/ |website=VARIETY |publisher=Variety Media, LLC |access-date=4 December 2024 |date=11 June 2017}}</ref>
* 2017 [[Orry-Kelly Award]]
* 2019 [https://www.timminchin.com/2019/07/15/tim-has-won-the-prestigious-2019-helpmann-award-for-best-australian-contemporary-concert-for-back/ Helpmann Award for Best Australian Contemporary Concert] for ''Tim Minchin: Back''
* 2021 [[Richard Dawkins Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.universe.com/events/richard-dawkins-tim-minchin-in-conversation-2021-richard-dawkins-award-tickets-GBMSNQ|title=Richard Dawkins & Tim Minchin in Conversation: 2021 Richard Dawkins Award|website=universe.com|date=16 September 2021|access-date=29 November 2021|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129023632/https://www.universe.com/events/richard-dawkins-tim-minchin-in-conversation-2021-richard-dawkins-award-tickets-GBMSNQ|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tim Minchin}}
{{Wikiquote}}
* {{Official website|http://www.timminchin.com}}
* {{IMDb name|2423358|Tim Minchin}}
* {{YouTube|KynIKjRwqDI|Tim Minchin, ''If I Didn't Have You'' (2008), Secret Policeman's Ball}}
* {{YouTube|HhGuXCuDb1U|Tim Minchin, ''Storm'' (2011), animated movie}}

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