Anecdotes

Received an honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters for his contribution to the arts from the University of Western Australia in September 2013.

Has two children. A daughter called Violet, who was born on November 24, 2006 and son Caspar, who was born on July 3, 2009.

Tim Minchin won the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award for Best Newcomer at the 2005 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Double Olivier winner and double Tony nominee for writing the musicals 'Matilda' and 'Groundhog Day'.

The hashtag #revivedreamworkslarrikins was created to get DreamWorks Animation to make and release Minchin's animated movie musical Larrikins.

Had the best punch line in Shakespeare Live! From the RSC: "Say it! I'll never play Hamlet because I'm a Ginger [redhead]!".