Tim Minchin on the Royal Variety Performance 2011

[spartan30021]

How I love a good for china

[spartan30021]

For China!

[KellixD]

that peter kay joke could have been dangerous considering you can't read his lips aha...

[mjcrowe]

jeeze, he looked really nervous when he had to speed up near the end, obvioulsy knew he had to or he wouldnt make it, hes amazing...

[grimTales1]

I really enjoyed that - very clever! xD

[minichapify]

when this came on and he started singing 'for china, for china...' i though, oh god! he'll be hanged xD takes some balls to do that at the royal variety

[SimplyCrazy13]

epic mad piano man

[jack00goodyear]

he looks like he's put on so much weight

[TheFina29]

Genius in musical form :D

[Atroto]

Poor Tim, he looks so stressed out here :/ -3

[inkymoon]

@MinchinMuncher At least I didn't sodomise my 6 year old brother when I was 12 and claimed that 'he fell onto a lego rocket, mummy' - Ever heard of good comedians like Bill Hicks?

Jeez Lerweeze!

I'm a-outta-heea!

Tschus, meinen orangenkopf lieberien!

[dannykristof1994]

2 3 4... skin.

[Missweirdone96]

it amazes me everytime i watch this video :L

[TheGreatandPowerfulC]

@inkymoon Shoo troll, we don't need your attention grabbery here.

[DreamyDuskywing]

Tim Minchin is so clever and funny. I love him and "his massive clock"!

[inkymoon]

Thank you for the replies. It is of course fine to like whatever you want, it is a free country. I just think less of people that like this vapid boy and I just wanted to tell that to the people that are empty headed enough to like him. That's all!

[inkymoon]

I cannot stand this guy!!! He's ugly, talentless and desperate for attention.

[MrShawno1231]

@inkymoon If you can't stand him then why did you even click on this video?

[Chillit67]

@inkymoon

A lot of people seem to disagree, but okay. Just don't come to the video.

[DidItForebode]

@inkymoon By posting a deliberately critical comment on a video that lots of his fans are watching, I'd say that it was you who was desperate for attention, no?

[inkymoon]

@DidItForebode No, not really - I just know he's shite, that's about it. If you want to like shite that is absolutely fine with me. But please understand that I had to comment on this page otherwise my comments would be out of context. Have a fabulous day, liker of shite!

[Manuelsblood]

@inkymoon wait... what... ?

desperate for attention? he's an artist.. its what he likes to do...

talentless? the guy is a genius with words and frickin awesome on the piano...

and ugly?..... your ugly :(

[MajinYoshi01]

@inkymoon

I don't see you in magazines showing off your looks. I haven't heard you play piano at the Royal Variety Performance. And taking the time to bitch about him in the hope that people see it and/or agree with you shows that you're begging for attention. So yeah, next time think before someone makes a fool out of you.

[rubbishrider861]

@inkymoon If you say so, but that is your opinion, and one probably best not to be expressed in front of Tim's slightly overly loyal fans. If you can't stand him, look elsewhere, you think he's ugly; then once again, don't look, and I'm not sure how someone who co-wrote a musical being awarded five stars in every review can be classed as talentless. And he's not desperate for attention, he just happens to be good enough to attract an audience.go troll elsewhere ;)

[samandhannahstuff]

So cool funny

[agersborg]

you people that docent like this song can go and hang themself

[Laurenminichiello]

this was the first tim minchin song that i ever listened to!! love his song xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[AustralianHPfan]

oh god - isn't the 'Royal Variety' the performance that is done for the Queen? 

[DumbassBoiis]

@AustralianHPfan Yes, But unfortunately, the queen couldn't make it to this particular show. So they some sort of Princess person there. xD

[biggdady5]

ahahah 2,3,Foreskin at 2:32

[creamyz11]

For china for china for china! lol

[KyleAB5000]

@agersborg why am i an idiot? i was simply pointing out somthing that people may have missed...

[agersborg]

i didn't think that he would make it until 3:00

[oatstralia]

Wow, he was a lot closer to running over compared to his previous performances of the same song... good save!

[mattnew33]

@oatstralia OR, he's getting better!

[oatstralia]

@mattnew33 Are you implying that Minchin has, or ever had any room to improve? :P

[gunsnrev0lver]

peepz! He's not nervous, he's watching the clock! God damn, Tim Minchin is such a great musician! <3

[Superduperminime]

you can see he's REALLY trying not to offend the Queen...he's crapping it XD

[dmcowie10]

tim minchin rules when he does music lol

[Sozzie16MJ]

Brilliant song. Tim looks ever so nervous though; he's not rockin' out as much as he normally does on stage... guess he was nervous about his song infront of the Queen... Still damn good though!!! :P

[MissRamble]

@Sozzie16MJ I think he was worried about timing, he was cutting it very very fine.

[Sozzie16MJ]

@MissRamble But that's the whole point of the song... It always is cut that fine xD

[MissRamble]

@Sozzie16MJ I know but it definitely feel more rushed than other performances I've seen of this song. so I think he's just paranoid about finishing on time..

[Vamp61616]

Aw, he's looking a bit tubby in this one. Methinks he's been at the cheese and baguettes again. Poor, stressed, slightly nervous Tim.

[utterlyizzi]

Like the queen dozen't say fu*k

[fenric71]

@utterlyizzi I bet she says it all the fucking time! Oh Philip pass the that fucking pheasant....

[teranovalad211]

why does he not have any shoes on ?

[TheCharlie227]

@teranovalad211 apparently it makes him feel comfortable as if he was at home, it's very rare that he wears shoes whilst performing

[stonewickison]

"for china, fa china, va gina, vagina" Did anyone else notice how well he pronounced the next line.... "Vagina is a cunt ry that will bring me to my knees"

Bwahahahahahah - I do believe that Tim just used the words...Penis, Vagina and Cunt in a song performed for the Queen....BOOM!

[Fisher077UK]

@stonewickison *cunt, penis, vagina, hoe, pussy x2, foreskin, fingering, bum and porn in a song performed for the queen :p

[DumbassBoiis]

@Fisher077UK Not hoe, he said HOEDOWN it's a type of song. type into youtube 'hoedown' and youll get it, bum isnt a bad word. Nor is porn

[Fisher077UK]

two, three, four skin... hahahah this man is a genius xD

[misshazeleyesxx]

Can just imagine the queen watching this and going "Charles, why is everybody laughing? All he said was for China?"

[JamieCurrant]

Thought it was better in Ruth Jones' Christmas Treat.

[mrjoshmcfc13]

for china lol =D

[rainingagain]

Not quite as good as the Ruth Jones version, he was definitely nervous. Which is actually kinda nice, very humble. And the clock is cool.

[agersborg]

should penises have length limit, shit in hell, where those the limit go

[chloex97]

is he miming because at the beggining it looks it xx

[PinkDickful]

@chloex97 he never mimes. y mime when u have the voice of a god?

[KyleAB5000]

anyone else notice he isnt wearing socks?

[Newyat1]

@KyleAB5000 he never does wear them on stage, he goes bear foot as he feels like he is at home and finds it easyer to perform.

[Rudy4President]

@Newyat1 Tim's barefootness is an affectation.

Affectation: Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.

[muffin8or]

@Rudy4President

Isn't everything?

[Rudy4President]

@muffin8or I like to believe that Tim isn't entirely artificial in his impressiveness.

[muffin8or]

@Rudy4President

Not everything about him. But anything about anyone

[Rudy4President]

@muffin8or There's no way everything about anyone is entirely artificial. Everybody does things that aren't designed to impress. People can genuinely enjoy what they do, and not give two shits about who it impresses

[agersborg]

@KyleAB5000 yes I have you idiot

[bwaaadwaaa]

@KyleAB5000 He never wears socks or shoes on stage...

[Maxalots1]

@KyleAB5000 again?

[Cazwells]

@KyleAB5000 he never wears shoes or socks when on stage

[swordarchertex]

@KyleAB5000 like that chick out the Corrs, he never does :P

[guitarbeast25]

@KyleAB5000 None of the Australians I know seem to where anything on their feet when I see them.

[MrLegends09]

shared on fb lol

[PsychoMilky]

@TomBrandon121 yeah but i would be to if i was performing infront of the queen

[TomBrandon121]

Is it just me, or does Tim seem kinda nervous here for the first time whilst performing live..?

[MrMischiefter]

@TomBrandon121 If he was, then he handled it brilliantly, the tuning was impeccable throughout and that's usually the first thing to go with nerves. And it is the Royal Variety, one of the biggest gigs a performer can do.

[TomBrandon121]

@MrMischiefter Yeah I agree. I definitely could sense some nerves for perhaps the first time, yet that didn't lessen the brilliance of the performance. I think Tim's always been an extremely humble artist, therefore it's no wonder he was a bit nervous performing at a gig as prestigious as this.

[acmulhern]

@TomBrandon121 it might be part of the act though

[PsychoMilky]

tim minchins stopping time- level- bomb defuser XD

[VeroniqueCG]

Tim - I salute another person emanating from Subiaco.!!!

[lsynno]

@TiiEdChambollY i think he uses multiple outs he could say three ,three minutes, roughly three minutes it all depends on the time when he looks at the clock

[Ukxplicit19]

the 3 dislikers made a song that went over three minutes

[Ukxplicit19]

@AlmostLimitless14 LOL

[AlmostLimitless14]

I don't wear shoes around the house either, but I can't really go into my grade 7 piano exam without wearing any! Haha, love Tim!

[Roof5tone]

He haz dem mad skillz

[kairakia]

Even in a tux, in front of royalty, Tim does not wear shoes. xD Mind you, considering the reasons he doesn't wear shoes in the first place, not wearing them here would be especially necessary I guess.

[WadeTWilson]

@kairakia Why doesn't he wear shoes?

[theoriginalbookworm]

@WadeTWilson he says in a different show that 'some people conquer nerves by picturing the audience naked but i just do what i do around the house - don't wear shoes' :)

[WadeTWilson]

@theoriginalbookworm O, I've never heard him say that... cool, thanks ^^

[lolliepop90]

@WadeTWilson He finds them more comfortable.

[dancinginmaltesers]

This is amazing.

[Besitzen]

The irony of Peter Kay's little double entendre at the end there is almost too upsetting to be funny.

[MrsLoveChuckle]

Is he barefoot?

[bentandreas]

@MrsLoveChuckle yeas he is :(==0

[ArathorEUBux]

@MrsLoveChuckle Tim always plays barefoot. It makes him feel like he's in his living room. I LOVE ME SOME MINCHIN<3

[hermanessences]

It's pretty obvious that he had a click track in his ears, is it not? ^^ Since he landed it so perfectly. But anyway, still brilliant ;)

[Flextaa]

@hermanessences wtf is a click track you mean a metronome?

[nsofast]

@Flextaa No one uses actual metronomes anymore.In the recording studio, the first track to get laid down is the click track, its pulled out later when the song is done.Now days any electronic metronome feature is usually referred to as a click track.

[PatrickAureus]

@hermanessences He probably didn't do it off by heart, but I think it's more likely he had his own copy of the clock offstage.

[DumbassBoiis]

I'm sorry Chuck Norris, But this man is more epic than you. No! Chuck! Don't smash my head into my keyrf'hn[;yfhng#rdxglaweds'#yj­uh[df#'fd;'jhvb

[SM10101010]

@DumbassBoiis How did you click "Post"?

[DumbassBoiis]

- Everybody loves a Pianist, But length must have a limit

- China is a country that can bring us to our knees, for-china, for-china, for-china

- Oh Mr. Humphries my pussy's out in the rain hehehehe. 2, 3, 4(skin)

I don't know if anyone else caught on to those lines, But I died when I heard them! xD

[c0rse]

@DumbassBoiis Pretty sure everyone did

[ejashcraft3]

Tim Minchin is a wizard.

A FUCKING WIZARD, I SAY!

[handbag400]

wow, i'll be replaying that in my head until the next royal variety performance!! :)

[MrMischiefter]

I think the instrumental bit after 'fingering' is where he ensures he finishes at three minutes, because he can make it as long or short as he needs so he starts the final verse at the right time. Very clever bloke ;D

[myheadissore]

This is really good, but i am very surprised Tim did this, I always thought he would be an anti-monarchist

[Vamp61616]

Shin? Bloody autocorrect. Again*

[Vamp61616]

Bloody hello, that genius did it shin.

[AlmostLimitless14]

Ive watched this at least 15 today, each time hoping I can find a flaw... The best: his top button isn't done up. xD

[xXTwInKyElOvEXx]

OMG Love this man!

[lolliepop90]

He must have practised thousands of times, to get that perfect last 2 seconds. Incredible. And Hilarious.

[extremeguitar121]

Awesome

[YIIEdChamboIIY]

All the way up to 2:58 i thought... no way is he gonna finish on time...

[HazzaTD]

best singer in the world

[Gusious7]

This guy looks like a cat. A lolcat maybe?

[MeHere1996]

I abosolutely lllllloooooooooooooooooovvvvvv­vvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeee this song 

[neilo86]

Lol @ for china.

[ibizasenorita]

@derekdingle. If you don't like his music, fair enough, you're entitled to your opinion. But can you not be so blunt about it on so many of his video comments? It's getting annoying now and I think you made your point a few hours ago.

[rftluong]

@ibizasenorita There is an old saying to deal with this situation. It's called "don't feed the trolls". derekdingle has a very sad life and being alone on Christmas compels him to attempt to drag others into his sad little cave. :)

[derekdingle]

Has anybody noticed that this guy is not very good?

[26Jaiden]

@derekdingle No, I'm pretty sure almost everybody here has realized the very opposite. What don't you like about him? Or could you not come up with anything more clever?

[ariana68]

Brilliant!!



[LadyStarstruck]

at 2:52 I was thinking "no way"! Amazed he finished in time :)

[ViperiiFaZe]

does any one else notice he is in barefoot

[AliceRoseLambert]

@ViperiiFaZe he always performes barefoot, it makes him feel more comfortable

[trixkid321]

For china for china vorgina

[danielbarley]

Every time I watch this I still think he's not gonna do it in 3 minutes. Amazing

[MrMischiefter]

I like the way he almost emphasises the first syllable of 'country' to continue the pun, but then sort of decides the 'ooh' from 'For China' was too disapproving to get away with it in front of royalty, so he sort of mumbles it XD Great song, watched it over and over.

[KyleOProduction]

4 4 4SKIN

[joblaw95]

Its ment to be for china for china vagina vagina vagina is a cunt-ry that shall bring us to are knees. Its nothing to do with us being english and them chinese.

[misslozbmx]

LOL

[DominicFoster2011]

thumbs up if you think the 1 person who disliked likes 4 minute songs

[DumbassBoiis]

@DominicFoster2011 Your an idiot.

[Galsbabe1luvvesmusic]

this is hilarious! and he can actually play the piano!!xxxx

[95Ingy]

Tim looks like he's gaining a little fat...

[ProcInc]

@95Ingy But he seems he lost it by the Jonathon Ross Christmas special

[95Ingy]

@ProcInc Praise B to WoodyAllenJesus

[ProcInc]

@95Ingy Praise be to magic-WoodyAllen-zombie-superm­an-komododragon-telepathic-vam­pire-quantum-hovercraft-me!-Je­sus

[jonthed]

@maisymoo111 think you missed the point completely there.

[evilantman1]

@maisymoo111 haha just keep saying 'for china '

[DumbassBoiis]

@maisymoo111 You definately didnt get it.... For-china For-china... Nope? Hes trying to keep it as clean as he can, and for-china sounds like va-gina. Thats a good girl.

[ianokamotochannel]

He rewrites this song everytime he plays it lol, and not just for the entrance. Genius!

[ianokamotochannel]

@SoflesViolence Tim NEVER wears shoes! Except for The Good Book, because it requires a boot. :D

[dontactsuprised4]

the song that keeps on giving :3 he changes it for each show he performs it on and it's like listening to a new song :D

amazing

[SAMMYCOisDAVE]

this song is better than prejudice

[TheRobloxrules1234]

for CHINA FOR CHINA FOR CHINA FOR CHINA forgina forgina vagina vagina vagina

[SharpsConnor]

I love how he changed "middle class Britain" to "contemporary Britain". Considering who he was performing to, it was probably best.

[TheOzil55]

argh! we need to find a way to block Phil Daoust from Tim's videos :(

[Yodelhey]

Phenomenal!

[AaronSloan1]

he is amazing :D

[KWOOD1996]

2,3,foreskin! Haha!

[TheCuteyxx]

For china, for china,for china,vagina.. XD took sum time to get it loooooll! Luv u Timm

[missymissile297]

AWSOME song :)

[xDrobxD1]

genius but the one on ruth jones show is better i think:) better rhythm:)

[JessScobie954]

he finds it more easier to play without shoes

[EnglishGavz]

I was actually terrified at the end because I knew he wouldn't be able to finish in time if he sung it the way he normally sung the last line.

[zakleo100]

2...3...4 skin!

ROTFL!

[MrMischiefter]

This is comedy GENIUS. I wish I'd discovered this man earlier, this is only the second song of his I've ever seen! It's so clever on so many levels. Favourited.

[mamabear1753]

@MrMischiefter he has some amazing songs! try the good book, or rock and roll nerd.

[Kirbytroid]

I'd give my right arm to be able to play like that.

Oh, wait...

[neo12368]

one two three four..skin

[1mipsy96]

F***ing love this man! -3-3

[tomscrowley]

Genius