"Funniest Comedian TIM MINCHIN vs BRIAN MINER"

TIM MINCHIN

Timothy David Minchin AM (born 7 October 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, and songwriter who refers to himself as a call come...

Timothy David Minchin AM (born 7 October 1975) is an Australian comedian, actor, writer, musician, and songwriter who refers to himself as a call comedic minstrel. He was born in Northampton, England, to Australian parents, and raised in Perth, Western Australia. Minchin is best known for his musical comedy, including six CDs, five DVDs, and live comedy shows that he has performed internationally. He has appeared on television in Australia, Britain, and the United States. After growing up in Perth, he attended the University of Western Australia (UWA) and the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), before moving to Melbourne in 2002. His show Darkside launched him into the public eye, achieving critical success at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2013, Minchin played the role of rock star Atticus Fetch on Showtime's Californication. Minchin has a background in theatre and has appeared in various stage productions, in addition to small acting roles on Australian television. A documentary film about Minchin, Rock N Roll Nerd (directed by Rhian Skirving), was released theatrically in 2008 and broadcast by ABC1 in 2009. He is the composer and lyricist of the Olivier Award-winning, Tony Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated show Matilda the Musical, based on the Roald Dahl book Matilda. His musical Groundhog Day, based on the 1993 film, opened in London in 2016, winning his second Olivier Award, and opened on Broadway in spring 2017. In 2013, the University of Western Australia awarded Minchin an honorary Doctor of Letters degree for his contribution to the arts, recognising his outstanding achievements and worldwide acclaim as a composer, lyricist, actor, writer, and comedian. In 2015, he was awarded a second honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts.

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BRIAN MINER

Brian Daniel Miner (born March 27, 1981) is an American comedian and satirist. He is known for his co-creation of the live sketch comedy series The Cr...

Brian Daniel Miner (born March 27, 1981) is an American comedian and satirist. He is known for his co-creation of the live sketch comedy series The Crippling Thoughts of Victor Bonesteel along with fellow writer and comedian Bryan Finnigan. In July 2007, Miner launched a satirical campaign for President of the United States as a means of drawing attention to the 2008 election and encouraging people to vote . In his campaign, Miner plays the role of a naive and dangerously underqualified candidate.

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