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'There is a reason why famous people are often screwed up': Tim Minchin on quitting comedy by Tim Minchin

The Australian composer has returned to performing after a 10-year break. He writes about fame, failure and his surprise comeback In 2003, I booked a tiny venue for Melbourne fringe festival, to perform a show I had tortuously titled Navel: Cerebral Melodies With Umbilical Chords. It was a sort of dark, ridiculous cabaret, and a desperate attempt to shake off the pain of all the rejections I had been getting (agents/…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AM on October 9, 2021

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