Tim Minchin - The JLA Song

[rubbishrider861]

i genuinely LOLed (not MASed, actuall LOLed) at the bit about the broadband, having just gone through years of th WORST broadband EVER and about ten rooters and only just had a guy come out to fix it!!

[WeeSusieJ]

Never watch this with headphones. Your eardrums will explode and you'll die.

[MOTUMproductions]

@WeeSusieJ just a tad bit late for me.....

[Omnilegence]

You could ask samgalin(the guy who uploaded the other video of Tim Minchin - The JLA Song) for his doctored audio and sync it to your video. It would mean the best note in the whole song can be appreciated without sacrificing the glorious countenance of Tim.

[Equihan]

@Omnilegence Considering that would mean removing and reuploading the video, I really don't see the point. I already edited the video to those last few seconds in a few years ago. :P

[Omnilegence]

@Equihan Fair play :), just a suggestion.

[Equihan]

@Omnilegence Thanks :)

[redhouse1100]

wow you weren't kidding about the volume...good song tho :)

[TimMinchinlessthan3]

Thanks for the warning :D

[Equihan]

@TimMinchinlessthan3 No worries!

[mushroomswitheyes]

There is something insanel cute about when he stops :3

[alice4jaz]

wait what do you mean Tim! ... you didn't invent the internet ??!?!

[gavdaddydad]

im climbing a stairway to minchin

[alexandermarkalpe]

I love when he starts singing 'But I can sing and play piano' - every single time I laugh so much aha!

[Kahonii]

wow turned that down just in time... PHEW

man, what a guy... i wish me wishing to be his friend wasnt so creepy...and also that i could be his friend

[MattyRayson]

I would rather eat cake with Tim Minchin than an ex head of state...

[UMadeMeKinky]

That wasn't loud at the end lol.

[DeanMalenko]

why can't there be women who appreciate Tim Minchin in germany? :S well.. possibly not many germans would get the lyrics :P

[Kantelore]

@DeanMalenko Well, I appreciate him and I'm a German woman but currently living in Finland... I'll let you know if I should suddenly dislike or not get his lyrics any more when I get back home this August ;D

[megs0933]

pure fucking genius

[TheGingaSlayer]

So lucky I have shit speakers, I forgot to turn it down

[kchuen]

I hope BT has actually hired Tim for one of their annual stuff of something~ lol And if they're smart enough, they'll upgrade Tim's broadband to the best shit possible~ lol

[DuhuKaralius]

The Legendary Undertaker. :D

[TheCrimsonLion]

I read the warning to late....ow

[zer0ne83]

Oh yeah, I forgot they allowed women to use the internet nowadays ;) Apologies!

[zer0ne83]

Yes, thanks for the warning - you are a gent - that would have hurt.

[Equihan]

@zer0ne83 *lady. ;)

[Samurai416]

@Equihan daaamn, i had my headset on D: i should've paid attention to the description :(

[Equihan]

@Samurai416 I wish I could edit the video and reupload to the same slot... a lot of people seem to have that problem. :(

[Samurai416]

@Equihan Haha, yea that'd be great. But it's still an awesome song :)

tim <3

[LordofMyOwnMind]

love the reference to stairway to heaven

[lazymooable]

aw tim, your impressive to me :)

[shannonbriggs100]

THANK FOR THE WARNING!!!! BUT I IGNORED IT AND CAN'T HEAR F*CK ALL!!

JUST A BUZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!

[Megsoms]

thx for the note about turning down the speakers :)

[Equihan]

@Megsoms No worries. :)

[flynntheman90]

i wasn't watching the screen for this song so when the it turned up i fell of my bed from fright,wish i'd been paying attention

[KaturianKaturianable]

Tim says he need's nappies for his son in this song, but he ended up having a girl!

[wassurping]

Lol, I experimentally turned my speakers right up at the end...I regret this now *buzzing noise*

[Equihan]

@wassurping Ouch. I feel for you. :P

[MattyRayson]

@wassurping tinnitus?? thats what i got after this video :L

[justin26UK]

JLA are the company that send the after dinner speakers out.  I assume this was a gig for either a BT or Ernst and Young party, given the references.

[bryrw06]

@justin26UK I think JLA do a gig, where they invite people to come and perform, so they can film it as a sample of their work.

[Smalltown125]

Damn. I was hoping it was about the 'Justice League of America'. :)

[SarahAndJessExxDee]

I snickered to myself when I thought of all the suckers who didn't read the warning :P

[CodeXSempre]

I think it was a mess up, but hey xD funny break. Personally, I think he was being sarcastic like, 'thanks for laughing at that sentence' XD.

[gabsi15]

thanks for the speaker hint dude ;)

it's a pity the quality isn't that good

[Equihan]

@gabsi15 No worries. Yeah, it's a shame no higher quality stuff never made it online.

[MvoIII]

Dude, I've heard a lot of Crocodile Hunter jokes, but that one topped 'em all.

[822966]

oww tim you are far mightyer than victoria wood

[Mabozarichy123]

Fuuuuuuuck that was LOUD

[ashazard]

8 people disliked this?!

[Wrenn00]

I think it says how much of a geek I am (well.. it's also something that is american) but the initials JLA mean a far different thing to me...

To wit - the Justice League of America. ;-)

Sigh.

[hadikchik]

Omg he stuffed up, he's so good though!

I love him :)

[nonutsnorris]

Holy shit !! Yeah, thanx for the sound warning !! I had it down low and it still blasted my headphones off my head !! Where do you get this clips from?

[Equihan]

@nonutsnorris Uhh, I can't remember - this one has been around for a long time. I found it ages ago through the angry (feet) forum.

[PeaceNTranquility]

What does the JLA stand for?

[Equihan]

@PeaceNTranquility n5057094 said "JLA are an english company that manage motivational speakers and other entertainers. JLA rate the price categories of each performer on a system where AA is $50,000+?, A is less, B is less, C is less again etc. Thats what Tim means when he says "I haven't reached a AA rating yet... You should hire me while I'm still a C" Its an audition about why to hire him instead of the other motivational speakers JLA have to offer"

[AimeePagie]

what does jla stand for??????? :)

[Equihan]

@AimeePagie n5057094 said "JLA are an english company that manage motivational speakers and other entertainers. JLA rate the price categories of each performer on a system where AA is $50,000+?, A is less, B is less, C is less again etc. Thats what Tim means when he says "I haven't reached a AA rating yet... You should hire me while I'm still a C" Its an audition about why to hire him instead of the other motivational speakers JLA have to offer"

[SuperTwilightFanX]

" I may not be real famous, or particularly good!" ???? What??? You're too modest Tim, You're AMAZING!!!!

[Tamashi88]

thanks for the heads up!

that would have killed my ears (i have head phones on)

this was a great song!

[Reaper69247]

Who the fuck could dislike this??

[Slash28ACR]

Tim Minchin for Prime Minister, President and king of all.

[codycurry52]

I'm a comic geek so I throught of the JLA at first. Oh well

[yoyollama]

Equihan - you are awesome - keep 'em coming

(Thanks for the sound warning!)

It is great to find Tim Minchin gems at midnight!

[Equihan]

@yoyollama Thanks, and will do!

[Wulffrith916]

But i can sing and play piano!!!! lol Tim is fuckin EPIC!!!!

[mjzua]

dude THANK YOU for that warning O___O I started turning it down just a bit at a time when I saw your comment and suddenly it blasted!

[notyetlaughing]

Tim Minchin is just plain old awesome... His comedy is very smart ;)

and the pause; classic Minchin, watch some more clips of him if you don't believe it... It needed to be done... U cld hear them laughing!

[minagica]

wohow!!!! XD

[11mrblue]

Also, I just checked, Tim's a level B now for JLA! Haha :)

[11mrblue]

THIS IS BRILLIANT, and I am fully prepared to argue to the death on that point! Thank you thank you thank you for uploading :)

[Equihan]

@11mrblue You're welcome!

[jesslovesjohn100]

@Equihan no probs this guys a genis lol i love him in an artist kind of way not a stalker kind of ( just so you know) hahaha love how he stops for the growd tho lol

[rikgear]

i love victoria wood! lol think thats why i like tim, cos his singing style reminds me of her.

[TonyBtheEG]

Tim Minchin is incredible.

[ps2skater666]

Tim rocks! and surprisingly enough I'm saying this from America... I agree with pretty much everything this man says, and he's freaking hilarious!

[queenoftears]

I checked it out, apparently he costs £5000 to hire for an event =D i wanna hire him for my wedding reception!

[Ranga5235]

yer go kick ass AUSSIES!!!! im a 5th generation aussie and hell proud and have an accent ;)

[Equihan]

Good for you, mate. I'm Aussie and don't really care...

[clambuster12]

I have an english half brother who moved to australia and now travels the outback in a bus i think. :)

[Kharn1]

5th generation criminal then? ;)

[Equihan]

@Kharn1 Hahahahaha.

[Tom5255]

please don't hate me for saying this but whats JLA?

[Equihan]

n5057094 said "JLA are an english company that manage motivational speakers and other entertainers. JLA rate the price categories of each performer on a system where AA is $50,000+?, A is less, B is less, C is less again etc. Thats what Tim means when he says "I haven't reached a AA rating yet... You should hire me while I'm still a C" Its an audition about why to hire him instead of the other motivational speakers JLA have to offer"

[Tom5255]

Ahkay, i thought the AA thing was in reference to the water ratings here in Australia, a tap with a AA rating is better at saving water than a A one ect.

[Kl4pp5tuhl]

@Equihan Funny, I thought it meant the comic JLA.

[beefpelican]

Thanks for the warning :)

[Ranga5235]

@beefpelican

hahaha yer i know wat u mean

[jesslovesmark123]

i love tims work its amazing any way i can send him an email??

[Equihan]

Write to him via the guestbook on his website. It sends your message to him as an email.

[trianglegirl42]

Far be it from me to correct Tim, but Ernst and Young can only offer you financial (not legal) advice... Fantastic song though! I wish I could play piano without looking

[Kharn1]

@trianglegirl42 The song talks about her buying a stairway to heaven, and can seek advice from Ernst and Young, which I suppose could be argued is legal..ish...clutching at straws :D

[StrangeSituations]

i got a hug from tim ;)

[trianglegirl42]

me too! best moment of my life so far =D

[invisibletank]

Think this song is my favorite but it's quite hard to decide from all his songs! :p

[myPETsnailFRED]

equihan you met tim? were did you meet him?

[Equihan]

I met him quite a few times during the melbourne international comedy festival last year, after shows. Used to talk to him via myspace though, before he got all famous and his "people" started doing that for him. :P

[myPETsnailFRED]

wow wish i got the chance, allthough i only found him once he was quite popular, i do live in the uk so i wouldent stumble across him one day

[Equihan]

Sometimes he comes out after shows to sign things, though not recently. But once he's back in the UK, you might be able to meet him after a show. :)

[goficgel]

i love the way how between 1.45 and 2.05 it goes completely arse up! still recovers gets up and moves on! good on ya tim! x

[twitty666]

@goficgel He only stopped so people could clap and cheer...

[Equihan]

Please don't argue about this.

[techfixer16888]

i will sort out your broadband if you play a song for me :)

[Blazedragun0]

every1 knows you can just turn it off and on again!. lmfaoo

the IT crowd quote :D

[richdixon68]

JLA are a company that provide after dinner speakers, bands etc for corporate gigs.

[22ForeStreet]

yup this is for BT - british telecoms

(i think- dont hail abuse if you know better)

i love this

[grungerockemo101]

love the ending, it sends shivers through me!!!!

[NoLimitsOfAnger]

i might be goin to see this guy live next week an if i go its goin to be soooooooooooooooooooooooo awesome

[Equihan]

Me too!

[wengemini]

This is brilliant, I love the fact that Tim is obviously loving the audience response and smiling with them... Such an excellent musician but he can also write great one liners! Thanks for posting this

[n5057094]

JLA are an english company that manage motivational speakers and other entertainers. Tim can be hired through them to come and sing at a party or function etc. JLA rate the price categories of each performer on a system where AA is $50,000+?, A is less, B is less, C is less again etc. Thats what Tim means when he says "I haven't reached a AA rating yet... You should hire me while I'm still a C" Its an audition about why to hire him instead of the other motivational speakers JLA have to offer

[paulbottomley42]

@n5057094 Ah, that's what it is. I had this vague idea it was something to do with the Justice League of America, but knew that couldn't possibly be right.

[coregazer]

So.... where's the reference to JLA? Another epic song by minchin, no doubt, but don't get the title...

[Equihan]

JLA are the company he's performing for.

[coregazer]

@Equihan Oh okay, what does it stand for?

[Equihan]

I don't think it stands for anything - or no-one has worked it out yet! It's a frequently asked question. :P

[elliefishable]

JLA is a UK agency for motivational, after dinner speakers/performers/presenters etc. there are loads of references to the company in this song, 'not have reached my double a rating yet' etcc. : )

[Equihan]

Thanks for that.

[clanglee]

I guess the chances of him coming to the States are slim. . a shame. . I think he's hilarious.

[Equihan]

Not at all. He's toured at all, and may do so again.

[crabyars]

thanks for the speaker warning

[Equihan]

(**before)

[lyndonarmitage]

He's been to the states before, at least he said so in his newest tour. :D

[taylorb123erry]

absolute genius

[paulofthebailey]

BRILLIANT. I wonder if he didn't know the sex of his first born before she was born (and therefore just guessing it would be male for the purpose of the song), or whether he purposely said 'son' just for the rhyme...? Anybody know?

[Equihan]

I don't think he knew, and also did "son" for the rhyme. So both! He does have a little boy now, though.

[paulofthebailey]

That's what I was thinking.

Yeah, little Caspar! Coming up 4 months old now... :)

[ctrlaltassault]

4:42 - 5:02 is amazing. i don't know what it is, but the emotion in his voice could make me cry. beautiful.

[Emzi272]

Seriously. this guy. I love him. Haha! I saw him yeturday on the jonathon ross show after my best mate always talkin bout him, and I havnt stopped listenin to him since then <3

[JMcP2392]

One of the only songs of his I have not heard, it is still epic though...

[rickybass333]

fan... bloody ...tastic

[yingtone]

CLOSE. At 5:17 I just caught it.

[CrazyKayzee]

Hehe, I think he nearly giggles to himself again at 2.05, he does a little smirk!

I'm seeing him a week on Weds in Newcastle. I met him in Manchester a month or so ago, he is indeed very lovely.

[sojirokaidoh2]

Tim has done many incredible things. Hell, he even taught me to take my canvas bags to the supermarket.

[leonio10]

BT is proper sheet!

[stupidfurnace]

You will get your MBE. Just a matter of time..

[Carrumg]

The steve irwin part made me laugh, then I felt sad...

[stonerh]

Haha, Stairway!

[rotinaj47]

Equhan, How did you talk to him?

[Equihan]

There are many ways to communicate with Tim. Email, his website, myspace message, twitter etc.

[jennylonglegs89]

Love it!

[Spreken1]

Thank you for the warning on the speaker front! That would have woken the kids up otherwise as I'm watching this in bed!

Sadly I won't be able to see him this year as I went to book tickets for a show near me and it was totally sold out! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sirgarfieldthebrave]

who's B.T?

[matais1]

British telecoms

[teddytramp]

British Telecoms. they're the main company for landline phone lines in the UK. and their call centers are incredibly useless.

[drellefan1]

He didn't have a son then he had a daughter. He's had a son now though, I think he was born and the 13th of July this year

[gpietrzyk]

OMG Thats my Birthday!

Totally random MAS!

[fifilafamous16]

Oh I hope he comes to the states sometime soon =)

[FailureByDesign99]

does anyone know where/when he did this?

[preachermuaddib]

Happy happy joy joy.

Actually had the honour of meeting Tim last week, wonderful to know he's incredibly nice in real life.

[abbynormal0ne]

every time i see something of his, i like him even more.

[oThaBeck]

he's sooo cute when he starts to laugh! love it

[aimsbabes92]

will i get lynched if i say i think tim's version of stairway (minus the ernst and young reference) would be better than led zep?

[zedooncadhz]

i wouldnt say you'd get lynched :P i think it'd be a quality parody but that it wouldnt be actually better for me cos led zep really capture something in that song

[thezulucow]

i can see it being good but if he does one at some point it could turn out terrible

[blitzorizer]

It's so cute when Tim smiles as he sings (sigh)

[picililly]

i love that about him... he like laughs at his own shit and does mistakes and stuff, he's fab!

[elleinaddoow]

i love this song!!!

[ChEcKiN695]

HAHAHA...This is hilarious...o.O

[umbreon200glaceon250]

what is JLA?

Justice leage of america o junior leage of america or something else

(4give my spelling im spanish)

[johnj2g]

The UK's biggest specialist agency for keynote, motivational and after dinner speakers, conference presenters, awards hosts and cabaret for corporate

[phr33kRAWR]

Oh I love Tim sooooo very very much!

[heidike123]

well.. somewhere in the youtube is a better verion of the same video the title it's just - ,,tim minchin" but i don't find it any more :( but i love that song!!!!!

x

[Equihan]

Aye, I think JLA uploaded a better version; but at least you've got this one. :)

[Jackarmy1973]

Love the Lance Armstrong bit.

[ToMjOhNsOn03]

does any one else find, the more you listen to his songs the more greater and clever they get?

[Mysko99]

cheers for the warning =D i love this song!

[IvyPianoMan]

He didn't invent the internet O_O

News to me

[burwood666]

dont watch the video response its too quiet

[Equihan]

There's no video response to this one - this IS the video response. :)

[jumploard]

OMG! The devil came up and killed everyone, just cause he had to say that one bad word... I wana eat cake with him too. :) He's pretty cool.

[lovelygirl18]

I wanna eat cake with him:P

[piethetrilogy]

i love it when he giggles!

[shmuffle]

Not one of his best but amusing, thanks for posting.