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Tim Minchin review – bittersweet musings from comedy’s Mr Marmite – The Guardian
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
Reactions to Tim Minchin have always been extreme: you either find him brilliant, or pompous, or infuriatingly mannered. Or all three in 80 minutes flat, in the case of this live stream from Sydney, where Minchin and band performed his new album Apart Together in its entirety. But if it sometimes feels that Minchin cant stop getting in the way of his own best qualities, those qualities (the loveliness of many of the songs, the arch wordplay, the decency of the man) leave the more lasting impression.
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