Tim Minchin on Jonathan Ross Friday!

For U.S. folks who get BBC America, the fantastic comedian, skeptic, and musician Tim Minchin will be on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show tonight!

Tim is brilliant; his performance at TAM London brought the house down. Jonathan Ross is something of a skeptic himself; he and his family attended TAML as well, and I found them to be funny, intelligent, and totally charming.

I can’t wait to see Tim on the show! ~~I know it’s on YouTube already, but I’d rather wait and see the whole show~~ [Edited to add: the video has been removed]. We’ve been watching it here at Chez BA and it’s really funny.

By the way, both Tim and Jonathan are on Twitter.

October 30th, 2009 10:30 AM Tags: Jonathan Ross, TAM London, Tim Minchin
by Phil Plait in Skepticism, TV/Movies | 9 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

9 Responses to “Tim Minchin on Jonathan Ross Friday!”

1. Larian LeQuella Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 10:53 am

Two more people to add to the follow list.

I need to set up my DVR for the Jonathan Ross show, thanks for reminding me (all the things that get misses when setting up a new Chez).
2. Anders Elfgren Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:08 am

The youtube link is dead.
3. Ray Moscow Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:29 am

I saw part of this last week on BBC. It was pretty good — so yes, watch it.
4. CllockworkRobot Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 11:55 am

you’re in for a real treat.
5. ND Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 12:27 pm

His Storm beat poem is awesome. Watch it wherever you find it.
6. Sandra (MedTek) Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 5:30 pm

I saw Tim Sunday in London (after seeing him at TAM) and he was brilliant. A great musician, absolutely hilarious with a smart, serious underpinning that sets my mind spinning.
7. rolandthg Says:
October 30th, 2009 at 10:16 pm

thanks for introducing me to tim minchin
8. ColonelFazackerley Says:
October 31st, 2009 at 3:05 am

At for those in the UK, you can see this on BBC’s iPlayer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nftcr/Friday_Night_with_Jonathan_Ross_Series_17_Episode_8/

and the week after (episode 9) he has Dara O’Briain.

I don’t usually watch this, as my baby daughter (or womanchild, as Minchin would have it!) means I generally can’t stay awake past 9:00. I enjoyed both these episodes, though.
9. Danno Says:
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:28 am

Any word when the animation of Storm will be released?

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