The mesmerising thing is that he blows the point of his joke in the first seconds and still is able to keep it funny for five minutes.
@TheGalaxyfighter
4 жыл бұрын
Seems that at first. But I feel that the real on going joke he makes is how hard a real relationship with a real person is. In any case, genius and funny!
@lh2738
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheGalaxyfighter Yeah, that's what I think as well.
@Circuitssmith
3 жыл бұрын
“Blows”.
@troystewart7730
2 жыл бұрын
Who else can be stuck- sitting behind the piano- other than sir Elton- He can control an audience like no other
@rlzerocy
2 жыл бұрын
The inflatable thing is a premise, rather than a punchline which is why it's at the start. The entire song is built on jokes from that premise. this comment is 9 years old and I'm sure most people get it but the urge to point this out is bugging me, sorry. Anyway this is such a great and fun song.
@smurfyday
4 жыл бұрын
The comedic timing of leaving out the word "tissue" made it an actual LOL.
@timothycarroll3204
7 жыл бұрын
There is something incredibly charming about this song. Even after 10 years I still come back to it and laugh.
@rily8329
3 жыл бұрын
2021 and still funny
@AstrumG2V
Жыл бұрын
@@rily8329 2022 and I'm dying
@stevenl5751
Жыл бұрын
@@AstrumG2V 2023 Still laughing.
@ohdehhan
6 ай бұрын
2024 and laughing😂
@danscott2289
2 жыл бұрын
There's a beautiful moment around the 4:28 mark where the audience go very, very quiet as they realise he's actually a piano god and it's a glorious moment to replay
@PDDojo
Жыл бұрын
piano GOD!!! That's the thing, even without the comedy, he's stupid talented with a piano.
@mad3moyer
12 жыл бұрын
Tim Minchin's ability to stretch a punchline with creative lyrics is amazing. The joke is made clear in the first 45 seconds, yet he is able to keep it funny for a full five minutes (as with many of his songs). I love music comedy acts like Lynch, FOTC, Lonely Island, etc...but IMO Minchin is a step above. :)
@lavenderwalrus9875
2 жыл бұрын
finally someone else who acknoledges lynch
@SuzannadannaUSF
11 жыл бұрын
I love the look of amazement when he sees the crowd. This is right after the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is the largest audience he had performed for.
@mrswafflechops
9 жыл бұрын
"Your skin is so smooth, I couldn't afford you with hair" 😂
@belowthelaw9607
5 жыл бұрын
His voice during this performance is incredible
@adamborison3054
8 жыл бұрын
Only Tim could think to rhyme feasible and knees at all
@alfredomarquez1916
8 жыл бұрын
To be fair he kind of abused the "at all" rhyme in ways that would have it seeking therapy.
@chazhinkley6602
7 жыл бұрын
Adam Borison he also managed to find a rhyme for parthenogenesis.
@alfredomarquez1916
7 жыл бұрын
Chaz Hinkley Which song?
@chazhinkley6602
7 жыл бұрын
Alfredo Marquez Woody Allen Jesus
@colt4505
5 жыл бұрын
But it doesn't rhyme-at-all
@maggot95100
12 жыл бұрын
only Tim Minchin can sing a song about an inflatable doll and get the entire auditorium's applause
@MMedic23
8 жыл бұрын
That nervous look he gives the crowd in the beginning and the end lmfao
@TheMaracaman
12 жыл бұрын
I love Tim's "You actually liked that?!" look at the end xD
@maggielee9530
11 жыл бұрын
I love the look on his face when he's "messing up"... He looks like a happy little kid. :3
@gwija5783
3 жыл бұрын
My unexplainable, obsessive interest into learning English as a kid brought me years later to enjoy Tim's performances one after the other, now everything makes sense
@Octobris
4 жыл бұрын
When I was around 20, I was shown this vid but because of language barrier I did not get the joke. Today, ten years later, I randomly remembered the tune so I googled it and let me just say... My mind is BLOWN. (pun intended xD)
@myhandlewastakenandIgaveup
4 жыл бұрын
That is the best reason to learn a new language I have ever heard!
@askaliu2943
4 жыл бұрын
he is so smart with his lyrics sometimes you really need to know the background and UK life to get it, i grew up in australia, so i understand most of it, but some still escapes me and i have to look down in the comments to see if anyone explains LOL
@lh2738
3 жыл бұрын
Literally same haha! I first discovered Tim 3 years ago, when I was 20 as well, and I found him very funny, although I didn't quite get the whole of it. Now that my English is a bit better, I find him VERY funny and utterly clever. Learning a language really pays off, eh?
@hisyamhasbi8257
3 жыл бұрын
Hah, i cant understand what he's saying rn. I might be able to enjoy it more years later i hope
@IvyCrack
8 жыл бұрын
Just now got into Tim Minchin and the man is a musical/comedy genius. Full on dude-crush happening.
@123fakestreeeet
8 жыл бұрын
Perfect song for Valentine's day...
@davidschmidt6013
3 жыл бұрын
A very well-respected actor once said "It takes a skilled actor to look like they don't know what they're doing..." and here, it takes a genuine virtuoso like Tim to sound like he's just rambling ...BTW, just for the record, this kid is fucking SCARY on the piano....just sayin'
Was the 'B' intentional? I reeeeeeeeeeeealy need to know...
@GeetarAdam
9 жыл бұрын
Indeed, it was. A "bahaha" is quite different from a "hahaha". It is a decidedly more primal and uncontrollable laugh....I s'pose...
@OdieD
9 жыл бұрын
Ah, i see. Im sorry i had the cheek to doubt you.
@daisyterry4408
3 жыл бұрын
OMG I THOUGHT HE MEANT HE COULD SHOVE IT OUT THE BACK DOOR IF IT WASN'T NEEDED 😭😭😭
@ravanaRTT
3 жыл бұрын
So romantic ❤️
@BethanyRachelFairley
13 жыл бұрын
I'm going to a fancy dress party soon, and I couldn't think of what to go as. I'm a massive Tim Minchin fan, so my best friend told me to go as him. I said "no, that's kinda hard to recreate." and she goes "don't talk crap, all you have to do is backcomb your hair and wear eyeliner and you're sorted" lol :) gotta love Tim minchin and best friends :P
@sgtmd1
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Over 14 years ago this got uploaded! Just think........ If it wasn't for this song we would have possibly never had the pleasure of all of these years of Tim's wit and genius! Scary thought.....
@kimroberts7006
2 жыл бұрын
That piano solo was bonkers. Wow. I can't believe I'm only discovering this man now. I've got some catching up to do for sure.
@canny_linguist
10 ай бұрын
Takes an incredibly talented pianist to intentionally play badly for comic effect and then knock it of out the park
@tonydavies7307
6 жыл бұрын
A wordsmith of the highest standing, a poet of the modern age which continues from one decade to the next
@rubydubdub2965
5 жыл бұрын
Tim Minchin has such vocal talent, and this song really shows it off
@DiogoPedrosaMusic
9 жыл бұрын
This doesn't seem like it was a decade ago! :o
@userWoxxii
9 жыл бұрын
Diogo Pedrosa omg you're right its almost ten years ago wtf why do i think my entire life is in 2012 lol
@MattSieli
8 жыл бұрын
+Woxxii It has to be a nice feeling, isn't it?
@userWoxxii
8 жыл бұрын
Mateusz Ś. 1 year later lol
@dempseysodeau6254
7 жыл бұрын
8 months later
@MrSunbeam
7 жыл бұрын
Is this song a parody on other song? Strongly reminds me of something.
@TardisNerdGirl
12 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS GUY. Along with being friggin' hilarious, he's a really gifted pianist. WIN.
@jlsinner99
10 жыл бұрын
Never heard of him until I saw him on Californication and looked him up. I friggin love this guy!
@lucasdecle2895
Ай бұрын
The world does not appreciate this man enough
@CorXxXSmile
13 жыл бұрын
Got to love having this in my head for two hours through economic principles when someone bought an inflatable doll into the lecture :D
@MissJadeGreen
13 жыл бұрын
I think the best part about this song is his facial expressions... he just doesn't understand why his love song is so funny :'D
@saeqimo
7 ай бұрын
Musical comedy genius, 17 years later still kicks 🎉
@fsdetained
12 жыл бұрын
The Beatles reference at the end makes this the best comedy song ever.
@EmmaRiddle543
4 жыл бұрын
I love the look he gives the audience at the end.
@MrFrankieXIII
14 жыл бұрын
"I took you round to watch the... footibul...!" Quality x
@fatmangoboom7722
Жыл бұрын
This guy is a genius! Never herd of him till a few days ago, but omg, so so fun I am jealous
@JoeBleasdaleReal
6 жыл бұрын
"I clean it all off with a............." 😂😂😂😂
@WatchYourAttitude
11 жыл бұрын
"You have all the holes real girls have. Plus one for the air." hahaha!
@TarqPick
6 жыл бұрын
Tim, you have a beautiful voice, and you're obviously a very talented musician. I appreciate the humor, but lyrics aside, that was a genuinely beautiful song. On one hand I envy you. On the other, it must be frustrating to be so talented in several areas, and have to choose just one to pursue. You're genuinely very gifted.
@lythsian
5 жыл бұрын
You better look into it, his CV goes a lot deeper than this.
@korneld
13 жыл бұрын
Tim: So, did you like this song? Viewer: Yes, it was great. Tim: Thanks a lot! Viewer: Don't Minchin it.
@YAMMAS
3 жыл бұрын
You gotta work a bit more on your comedy
@lachlan1704
3 жыл бұрын
After 9 years I’m going to be the first one to say. That joke was fucking awesome
@lizaking25
12 жыл бұрын
I may actually be in love with him.
@voliteon
14 жыл бұрын
he's SO very talented on piano as well as being hilarious as a comedican. pure genius talent - done in true Aussie style :)
@Valueclown
10 жыл бұрын
Little Beatles homage at the end. Like it.
@TheRedPandaQueen
12 жыл бұрын
wow i just love this guy. hes eyes are gorgeous and so is his voice
@RyNsWoRLD
10 жыл бұрын
I love how the meaning of this song slowly dawns on you.
@CaelenSawyers
10 жыл бұрын
I got it on the first "inflatable you"...
@RyNsWoRLD
10 жыл бұрын
Oh man, you're so smart. Can you teach me how to get the meaning of comedy songs faster?
@CaelenSawyers
10 жыл бұрын
It said...inflatable...you.....
@RyNsWoRLD
10 жыл бұрын
The joke of the song is that inflatable isn't supposed to be immediately considered literally. Inflatable can be an emotional thing. You can 'inflate' someone: raise their spirits, or elate them. If someone is inflatable, they are cheery, easy to make happy. That's why each verse makes it clearer and clearer that he's actually being literal. That seems to be Tim's humour. He's rarely straightforward with a crude joke. He lets you do the work.
@RyNsWoRLD
10 жыл бұрын
Caelen Sawyers Really, my point is that we all 'got it' after the first one, but that the song is deliberately gradual in it's explicitly, and I like that aspect of it. I mean, the song is full of double meanings. The "don't let me down" at the end is a perfect example.
@Jacquobite
10 жыл бұрын
He looks like the love child of Bill Bailey and Jo Brand. Two of my favourite comedians.
@michalhornak2675
11 жыл бұрын
He s smart, funny and talented... he s just awesome.
@Jonesmayes
13 жыл бұрын
Just came back from Tim Minchin concert. I met him, hugged him, got signed posters and tickets, got my photo with him AND talked about ovulating chickens. :D SO HAPPY!!! :')
@thesherbet
8 жыл бұрын
Couldnt have thought of a better casting for Atticus Fetch...
@Kerstee1525
11 жыл бұрын
The fact that Tom Hiddleston was about to sing this song made my day.
@Merrygate_
11 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear the word tissue I think of this song
@RandomRockerDude1
13 жыл бұрын
for those people who doesnt know conan,he is a talk show host and tim minchin had his american television debut at CONAN
@alexmacleod8448
6 жыл бұрын
Wish I hadn't taken a drink around 3.50. Tim, love your work 😂
@alanhowell3646
4 жыл бұрын
Superb musician
@OldUncleRabbit
10 жыл бұрын
What a delightful performance.
@olliedylan1381
5 жыл бұрын
I love that in the solo he plays the piano really badly and people are screaming.... Then he plays perfectly and there’s silence
@Bhaddis
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Tim minchin songs to come back to
@lucagacy
8 жыл бұрын
would anyone else pay 10mil to hear Michael Buble to sing this song ?
@itsjustneon5233
8 жыл бұрын
+Luca Gacy I sent his people an e-mail
@MrUndersolo
6 жыл бұрын
100mil!
@berniebasset9465
4 жыл бұрын
No.
@ryanmoon1985
4 жыл бұрын
I’d give him about 3.50
@jesuisfudgeman874
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe not 10 mil, but I would pay an obscene amount of money to watch that.
@114488able
8 жыл бұрын
He's so funny and clever just amazing
@lauramegu3
3 жыл бұрын
I'll never get over this song, this man is a genius hahaha
@exsappermadman25055
5 жыл бұрын
So underrated as a stand up comic this guy.......Hes a fucking genius!......
@77jacquishaw
11 жыл бұрын
love this guy always makes me smile.
@sign8print
12 жыл бұрын
The most loyal partner I've ever had. I recommend her!!!
@y_fam_goeglyd
Жыл бұрын
I could imagine Victoria Wood coming out with a similar song - maybe the counterpoint from the POV of the doll. That is, btw, the ultimate compliment to Tim; I don't habitually connect even excellent performers with her. She could be very "cheeky" and could, eh hem, "pull off" anything like that. Her "Let's Do It" (look it up if you haven't seen it, it's one of the funniest things you'll ever see, especially if you get a live version) came out in the 1980s iirc. Some of the lines in that could fit - in temperament, as it were - into this absolutely hilarious song! Tbh, I think that she had opened the door to adult songs on family TV wide open - it had been pushed ajar a number of times, but she kicked it off the bloody hinges. Without her laying the groundwork, so to speak, maybe Tim wouldn't get away with half of what he does. And that would be an absolute tragedy if we were forced to miss out on his exceptional wit, musical ability, and overall genius! She was taken too soon. Far, _far_ too soon. If you've never heard of her, do yourself a favour and look for videos on KZitem. For a skit she wrote but wasn't in (her bff Julie Walters - yes, _that_ Julie Walters, took the lead as she often did in one of Vic's TV shows), look for "two soups". I don't know the name of the sketch, but that should work. Didn't mean to hijack this as a Victoria Wood fangirl comment, but Tim's sense of humour and talent at the piano reminds me so much of her because she was so very similar - except she was from "oop North" rather than Oz. Once more, this is Tim at his brilliant best. I've never heard him do anything that wasn't 100% spot on, including now. Bravo maestro! Bravo!
@TwizzTard
11 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the way he plays his piano solo x3
@Jabbermouthrulz
13 жыл бұрын
I LOVE the way he looks confused when they laugh XD
@jimmy31hendrix
10 жыл бұрын
He should go to Eurovision
@MomentousGaming
9 жыл бұрын
And do a song similar to his pope song.
@MrRocky42100
9 жыл бұрын
He's Australian...
@jimmy31hendrix
9 жыл бұрын
Oh, ok, sorry :/
@ifacro
9 жыл бұрын
Mr Rocky He lives in England
@MrRocky42100
9 жыл бұрын
He used to live in England, he lives in America now
@heggenator
12 жыл бұрын
cant we just see the song he is performing, all I see in these comments are based on negativity, at least most of them, but look at him!! he´s fucking genious!!! I mean all the songs!!! their fucking BRILLIANT!!!! now give me likes...
@Jeremy-di4ye
Жыл бұрын
Tim related in a new interview screened in Australia tonight that when he first walked out on stage for this performance and looked around he thought, "f- yeah - I can do this".
@lptomtom
8 жыл бұрын
Nice Beatles bit at the end!
@tillyw7418
8 жыл бұрын
Oh my god Tim does not age!!
@scallywaggle
8 жыл бұрын
+Tilly W It must be the eyeliner.
@polinapavlenko7290
8 жыл бұрын
Well.. Check out Cardinal Pell. You'll be surprised.
@FabricioSilva-ij8iz
7 жыл бұрын
He is a ginger vampire !!!
@FlyingButterHorse
7 жыл бұрын
Only a ginger, can call another ginger ginger! Art thou a Ginger?
@RollingSoans
13 жыл бұрын
Tim Minchins, Reggie Watts, Flight of the Concords & Bill Bailey...That's an epic concert waiting to happen!!!!
@Usedw0tm8
3 ай бұрын
Hidden in this love song about a blow-up doll, there's an incredible pianist.
@caltha2720
8 жыл бұрын
Backdoorable you *wink*
@DeinosDinos
10 жыл бұрын
It took me so long to notice that wink at 3:30, lol
@Thomas_Winters
3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️thank you❤️❤️❤️
@lovelygolucky
13 жыл бұрын
His voice is so great and he is amazing at piano.
@jrbrennan8487
12 жыл бұрын
The way tim minchin performs is amazing and truly unique...He owns the stage during stand up which some comedians can do, but what makes him great is that he owns the stage sitting down at a piano too. the fact that he is an amazing piano player and has a gifted singing voice but uses it for comedy is refreshing...would you watch him if he was good piano player at some rich club somewhere? i dont think so...and oh yeah, love the hair lol
@riparianlife97701
10 жыл бұрын
Who says Tim doesn't have a dark side?
@LetsTalkOnePiece
10 жыл бұрын
Tim Minchin - Dark Side (Awesome Version)
@asordidreality
10 жыл бұрын
He's usually esoteric, this is just blatently funny... I think Storm is closer to his dark side. haha
@ZephyrBluePaddy
10 жыл бұрын
I'd say the Lullaby song is fairly dark haha
@sophiemcawesome6371
10 жыл бұрын
tim and a sex doll... still a better love story then twilight! :D
@Miannon
10 жыл бұрын
Definitely less scary and abusive :D
@sophiemcawesome6371
10 жыл бұрын
Miinamuff. That is so true, they have a messed up relationship... (in twilight)
@OsofoGriot
10 жыл бұрын
That joke is nearly as old as this video, and youtube itself. Damn funny though.
@trumsolon
12 жыл бұрын
Bill Bailey is my favourite comedian of all time but Minchin is great. He just doesn't have the same drop dead hilarious intellectual stand-up that Bill does, and Bill just has a knack for parodying genres. They should totally tour together!!!!
@Fr33diC00ps
13 жыл бұрын
how can any1 not like this song
@iSamirSi
13 жыл бұрын
Don’t let me down. Don’t let me down. Don’t let me down. And I won’t let you down Just Genius!! :D
@TidalCrush1
11 жыл бұрын
oh he's just so attractive. ;_;
@Bright1592
13 жыл бұрын
This is the first Tim Minchin video I ever saw...It was love at first view....Or rather an intense like at first view...The love grew over time...Like a tumor. ;-)
@CastroStation
12 жыл бұрын
The Liberty University ad directly underneath Tim Minchin's face. Dear irony, how I love thee.
@ThePamelator
7 жыл бұрын
absolutely captivated by this mans brilliance
@robwarriors62
8 жыл бұрын
i feel like 50% of the audience didn't know what was going on
@ApocalypticSalad
11 жыл бұрын
I was at a concert in a fairly large school hall, and the time difference between the band and clapping was 1/6 of a second, according to the people in charge that wouldn't let us clap along.
@annierlanger5971
12 жыл бұрын
Tim minchins songs r the best!!!!!!!:)
@MutantFoodStamp
10 жыл бұрын
I like him. He's like a funny Russel Brand. (with music)
@GamingScotsman
10 жыл бұрын
(and less drugs :P)
@mikeheff99
10 жыл бұрын
***** 100% more piano and 25% more gay :P
@lh2738
6 жыл бұрын
hahaha true
@77gravity
8 жыл бұрын
Tim, you seem a little more manic than usual. Nice clip, thank you.
@sm00thns
8 жыл бұрын
+77gravity recorded 10 years ago. when he was fresh, more comic and not that deep like today.
@canny_linguist
10 ай бұрын
The word play is so spot on 😂 and his piano playing is fucking amazing 🎹
@freakygecko97
12 жыл бұрын
still a better love story than twilight
@Mon.qu3lou.s3
13 жыл бұрын
i actually love his voice :')
@iloveonepieceXD
12 жыл бұрын
He's so Cute :3
@OscillationLoop
4 жыл бұрын
What a complete pianist.
@hestheman929
13 жыл бұрын
Bill Bailey and Tim Minchin duet. Somebody needs to make it happen
@chrisscm
10 жыл бұрын
Hilarious!!! Very, very clever!
@josiahorm1650
8 жыл бұрын
i have listened to this song like fifteen times and I only just realized it was a sex doll. I am an idiot.
@DJ_Damo_
8 жыл бұрын
+Josiah Orm ha ha
@notalexbayley
8 жыл бұрын
it took me a few listens and then i was on holiday in cornwall on a small beach just sat with my earphones in and when it came too me i screamed out loud "ITS A SEX DOLL" and everyone stared.. didnt care though XD
@raspberrycrowns9494
4 жыл бұрын
I actually thought it was just a really weird love song and then when I heard 'do what your told' I was like ...what? and when he said fold able it clicked
@TheDGomezzi
4 жыл бұрын
What could you possibly think the song was about?
@bonafide_idiot
4 жыл бұрын
@@TheDGomezzi a really unique bike …
@merlinambrosius511
Жыл бұрын
16 years ago! wow
@heatherdumas
13 жыл бұрын
This year, I have discovered many brilliant Aussies. Silverchair is included in that, as well as Tim Minchin. I don't know what the hell took me so long!
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