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I'm very fond of a quote from Tim Minchin that I'll paraphrase as: "I'm not the best singer or the best comedian, but I'm the best voice of all the comedians and I'm the funniest singer."

Don't max one stat. Be a unique, weird combination of several.

>>munifi+(OP)
Guess he never met Tom Lehrer

>>munifi+(OP)
A.J. Liebling wrote: “I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.”

>>SpaceN+En
A fair point but still, Tim Minchin is the GOAT.

>>pstuar+js
He absolutely is—but without any disrespect—it feels as though Tim Minchin has already given society all of his overlapping talents in music, comedy, and storytelling. Perhaps he has more to offer, but his recent work seems increasingly self-referential and less genuinely novel. He could retire now with undisputed GOAT honours within his niche, and I wouldn’t feel a sense of loss over what went unrealised. The symphonic tours and Matilda would stand as his magnum opii. For the talents of one man, it is more than enough.

(That being said, to be proven wrong would be the greatest delight.)

>>munifi+(OP)
Steve Martin said that after 60 years of playing, he considered himself to be a pretty good banjo player. But then he saw Eric Clapton play guitar and thought “This guy’s not funny at all!”

>>simond+Ho1
I was late to learning about him, and got to see him on tour a year or two ago, which was awesome.

Yes, it was quite rich in self-reference and I can see how he could be considered complete. I'd still see him again just because I crave live events that I feel connected to.

Lehrer exited at the top of his game and deserves solid respect for that, perhaps Minchin could take note of that?