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** GeniusBonus: It's known among serious vocalists that F is a difficult key for the human voice to stick to; without instruments to keep them on the straight and narrow, the majority of choirs will slide sharp or flat when attempting it.

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he’s not a caustic critic himself


* CausticCritic: [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/aug/16/comedy Phil Daoust]].



-->"I admit I'm a little bit wary/ because I notice the tip of the wing of a fairy/ Tattooed on that popular area/ Just above the derrière/ And when she says “I'm Sagittarian”/ I confess a pigeonhole starts to form/ And is immediately filled with pigeons/ When she says her name is Storm."

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-->"I admit I'm a little bit wary/ because I notice the tip of the wing of a fairy/ Tattooed on that popular area/ Just above the derrière/ And when she says “I'm Sagittarian”/ “I'm Sagittarian”/ I confess a pigeonhole starts to form/ And is immediately filled with pigeons/ When she says her name is Storm."

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* CampStraight: Tim wears heavy eye makeup and fancy, frilly clothes as part of his stage persona. Minchin has even said it's not as an act of [[{{Transvestite}} transvestism]], but simply because it helps him [[ChewingTheScenery exaggerate his expressions and movements]] (which is otherwise difficult when your hands and feet are occupied the playing piano).
* CausticCritic: [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/aug/16/comedy Phil Daoust]].



* CausticCritic: [[http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2005/aug/16/comedy Phil Daoust]].



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--->This is a song about prejudice, and the language of prejudice, and the power of the language of prejudice. It's called... ''Prejudice''.
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--->This is a poem about anger. It's called ''Angry'' (or, in brackets, ''Feet'').
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-->This is a song about prejudice, and the language of prejudice, and the power of the language of prejudice. It's called... ''Prejudice''.
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--->This
-->This is a poem about anger. It's called ''Angry'' (or, in brackets, ''Feet'').
* DiggingYourselfDeeperDiggingYourselfDeeper: "Storm" has such a moment when he indulges the titular character with an argument over spiritualism, as his wife and friends urge him to back down for the sake of harmony, but Tim's had a few wines and decided "in for a penny, in for a pound".



* DragQueen: Wears heavy eye makeup and fancy, frilly clothes as part of his stage persona. Minchin has even said it's not as an act of [[{{Transvestite}} transvestism]], but simply because it helps him [[ChewingTheScenery exaggerate his expressions and movements]] (which is otherwise difficult when your hands and feet are occupied the playing piano).



* GranolaGirl: Storm.

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* GranolaGirl: Storm.Storm is a very on the nose example.


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** "Confessions" opens with Tim epathising with the struggles of womankind, only to suddenly start singing about how much he loves boobs.


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* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His Atticus Fetch character from ''Series/{{Californication}}'' looks and acts very similar to [[Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall Aldous]] [[Film/GetHimToTheGreek Snow]]. Supposendly this was to cash in on Russell Brand's stardom at the time, but Tim's later filmography diverged into his own unique style.
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* PrefersGoingBarefoot: He seldom wears shoes during his performances; he says he feels he is not a natural performer, and avoids wearing shoes to make himself more comfortable onstage...so he can forget that he's actually onstage.
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Wick removal.


%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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Incredibly Lame Pun is a redirect and not a trope by itself.


* IncrediblyLamePun: In ''Cheese'', when Tim laments giving up cheese:
-->I cannot '''''camembert''''' it anymore!\\
'''''Edam''''' you mon amour!


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* {{Pun}}: In ''Cheese'', when Tim laments giving up cheese:
-->I cannot '''''camembert''''' it anymore!\\
'''''Edam''''' you mon amour!
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* HowIWroteThisArticleArticle: He composed an unusually clean, three-minute long song for pre-{{watershed}} TV appearances which is all about the reasons he needs to write a clean three-minute song.
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Initially to stay calm on stage, Tim performs barefoot. This becomes hilariously subverted as he "requires" a boot to play "The Good Book."
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fixing quote format


->-- "Storm"

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->-- -->-- "Storm"
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A Date With Rosie Palms is no longer a trope; besides there's no context


* ADateWithRosiePalms: ''Inflatable You''

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