{"id":201393,"date":"2024-12-04T18:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tim-minchin-on-his-viral-speech-quitting-social-media-and-being-kind\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T18:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:03:20","slug":"tim-minchin-on-his-viral-speech-quitting-social-media-and-being-kind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tim-minchin-on-his-viral-speech-quitting-social-media-and-being-kind\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Minchin on his viral speech, quitting social media and being kind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/H9wRL8QLmO4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Minchin on his viral speech, quitting social media and being kind\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9wRL8QLmO4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tim Minchin has never been one for following the rules\u2014or even having a dream. \u201cI ran towards unpigeonholeability,\u201d he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy, reflecting on his career as a comedian, musician, and writer who refuses to fit into a single box.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Best known for his sharp wit, powerful lyrics, and smash-hit musical Matilda, Minchin explains why he doesn\u2019t see comedy as a vehicle for his worldview and how the messiness of life fuels his creativity.<\/p>\n<p>In this episode of Ways to Change the World, he opens up about stepping away from social media, the rise of polemicists in public discourse, and why kindness and generosity are central to the stories he wants to tell, and the kind of person he wants to be.<\/p>\n<p>Produced by Silvia Maresca and Ka Yee Mak.<br \/>\nGuest producer: Shaheen Sattar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Minchin has never been one for following the rules\u2014or even having a dream. \u201cI ran towards unpigeonholeability,\u201d he tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy, reflecting on his career as a comedian, musician, and writer who refuses to fit into a single box. 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