Tim Minchin
‘We wanted a vaccine ad based on hope’: arts and community sector PSAs fill government ‘vacuum’
After the heavily criticised federal fear-based campaign, two new Covid ads made on shoestring budgets are getting thousands of shares
Brigid Delaney
21, Jul, 2021 @2:11 AM
Hilary Mantel, Mad Max and Donald Trump: what we learned from Sydney writers’ festival
Judy Blume, Paul Kelly, George Miller and Tara June Winch were among the guests at Carriageworks, in a welcome return for the beloved event
Steph Harmon, Janine Israel, Natasha May, Rafqa Touma, Kelly Burke, Shelley Hepworth
03, May, 2021 @2:39 AM
On my radar: Tim Minchin's cultural highlights
The comedian and musician on kayaking in Kangaroo Valley, and why the world is getting better
Alice Fisher
28, Nov, 2020 @3:00 PM
Tim Minchin review – bittersweet musings from comedy's Mr Marmite
If the performer gets in the way of himself and his impressive lyrical skills, the best of him still shines through in a fine set
Brian Logan
20, Nov, 2020 @12:50 PM
Tim Minchin: Apart Together review – Randy Newman-esque portrait of a man at a crossroads
In his first studio album, Minchin mixes bitter barbs and humour with self-introspection – and surprising vulnerability
Bernard Zuel
18, Nov, 2020 @4:30 PM
Briggs v Tim Minchin, Kit, Josh Pyke and others: Australia's best music for May
Each month we add 20 new songs to our Spotify playlist – read about 10 of our favourites here
Nathan Jolly
06, May, 2020 @5:30 PM
The Pell reckoning: Ray Hadley challenges Andrew Bolt to take it outside
While the ABC remains the chief target of George Pell’s supporters, there’s also fallout within the 2GB stable. Plus: Foxtel’s pain and ABC’s gains
Amanda Meade
09, Apr, 2020 @5:30 PM
Tim Minchin and Briggs release isolation track satirising Scott Morrison's leadership
‘We can still stir shit from the inside,’ Minchin says in a clip the pair recorded on their smartphones from home
Guardian staff
09, Apr, 2020 @3:16 AM
Australia Day honours list: Jane Turner and Campbell Newman among 2020 recipients
Teen LGBTQ activist Georgie Stone is the youngest to be honoured alongside war veterans’ advocate Colin Hamley, 97
Naaman Zhou
25, Jan, 2020 @11:00 AM
From Upright to Get Krack!n: the eight most memorable moments in Australian TV in 2019
Plus Deborah Mailman takes Total Control, Frayed shows a different side to 1980s Newcastle, and 60 Minutes outdoes itself on hyperbole
Steve Dow, Nathan Dunne, Steph Harmon, Gabriel Wilder, Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, Stephanie Convery, Luke Buckmaster
28, Dec, 2019 @7:00 PM
Upright review – Tim Minchin's pitch-perfect Aussie odyssey
The comic and his teen co-star Milly Alcock shine in a remarkably charming and moving yarn about transporting a piano 4,000 miles across the Outback
Lucy Mangan
12, Dec, 2019 @11:10 PM
Upright review – Tim Minchin's road-trip series is clever, scenic and addictively good
With a light touch and electric performances, the series marries melancholy with comedy to deliver an odd-couple narrative that goes beyond the norm
Luke Buckmaster
02, Dec, 2019 @9:11 PM
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