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So I wasn't surprised when the story came
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So I wasn't surprisedwhen the story came, but I was surprisedby the impact it had on me

So I wasn't surprised
when the story came, but I was surprised
by the impact it had on me

Full Transcript

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So I wasn't surprised when the story came,
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but I was surprised by the impact it had on me.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
67
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:14
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
comedy
Production
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Movie Summary

Musical comedy spectacle featuring Minchin's eclectic repertoire, from old songs to new ones, and his trademark wit, virtuosity, self-mockery, and philosophical observations, filmed live at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire.
So, Sam was an only child. Er, is an only child to a single mother. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
So, Sam was an only child. Er, is an only child to a single ...
And he said his mum's, like, tough as nails, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
And he said his mum's, like, tough as nails,
But, in her early 60s, she started getting quite... - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
But, in her early 60s, she started getting quite...
Quite suddenly having problems with her eyesight. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
Quite suddenly having problems with her eyesight.
So, Sam took her to the gp, and the gp took one look at... in her eyes and said, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:25
So, Sam took her to the gp, and the gp took one look at... i...
Nevertheless, Sam booked her in to see a specialist, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
Nevertheless, Sam booked her in to see a specialist,
But, meanwhile, they went to church. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
But, meanwhile, they went to church.
And Sam and his mum, he told me, are members of - Tim Minchin: Back 00:11
And Sam and his mum, he told me, are members of
They are the big popular one... You know, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:10
They are the big popular one... You know,
You know the ones? And every now and then, the church puts out an album. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:05
You know the ones? And every now and then, the church puts o...
Or a prime minister. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
Or a prime minister.
No, no. They love the gays, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
No, no. They love the gays,
And yet they have songs like I feel him inside me. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
And yet they have songs like I feel him inside me.
You know. You know how it is. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
You know. You know how it is.
So, anyway, they went to church that Sunday, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:12
So, anyway, they went to church that Sunday,
Sam said it was, like, three or four minutes of just absolute silence, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:17
Sam said it was, like, three or four minutes of just absolut...
And then, when they went to the specialist the following Wednesday, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:09
And then, when they went to the specialist the following Wed...
Your vision's 20/20. Go home." - Tim Minchin: Back 00:19
Your vision's 20/20. Go home."
And here I was, for the first time in my life, - Tim Minchin: Back 00:10
And here I was, for the first time in my life,
I mean, I don't know what else it could possibly have been. - Tim Minchin: Back 00:06
I mean, I don't know what else it could possibly have b...