Upright, Season Two
dir. Mirrah Foulkes (Fox Showcase, 2022)
A large and inevitable stepdown from Season One, more consciously offbeat in its performances and plot-twists yet still well capable of throwing laugh-out-loud punches. Alcock and Minchin jump headfirst back into their characters. The emotional arc is drawn freehand, wonky on painkillers.
Upright
dir. Matthew Saville (Sky Atlantic, 2019)
A perfect series to represent Australia. Stunning outback cinematography. Bravura performances by Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock. Beyond the entwined character studies, the scripting and delivery ensure a cavalcade of laugh-out-loud moments that keeps on rolling even when the going gets serious.
Tim Minchin live at The Star, Gold Coast
4 May 2019
Barefoot and brilliant, the inimitable Tim Minchin rocked the den of iniquity, enthralling with his energetic mix of anecdotes and skewed insights, rootin’-tootin’ ivory-tickling tongue-twistedness and intellectually rigorous leftie irreverence. Highlights included ‘Thank You, God’, ‘If I Didn’t Have You’, and ‘Prejudice’.