Tim Minchin: How I Wrote Matilda the Musical! Quitting Social Media & Imposter Syndrome!

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

Ranga Bee & Platform Media

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.6 • 722 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Does imposter sydrome actually exist? Tim Minchin talks to Romesh about the award-winning musical 'Matilda' and how big a part Tim played in it. The problem with social media and how to deal with sudden success! Presented By Santander - Pay Smarter with a Santander Edge credit card. Find out more at ⁠⁠www.santander.co.uk/personal/credit-cards⁠⁠ A Ranga Bee Production in partnership with Listen. 0:00 Intro 0:29 Tim Minchin’s Life GOALS 2:57 Technical ISSUES & False Optimism 3:18 Imposter Syndrome 6:59 Stylophone JAM 9:05 Matilda and Creative Pressure 15:16 Ben’s Miss Honey CRUSH 17:16 New Album, Old Songs 19:11 Opinions, Social Media & Sanity 21:21 Performing in Your Own Way 23:30 Positive Stuff is as BAD as Negative Stuff 27:22 Addicted to the LOVE 29:09 Shanthi’s Voice Note 30:01 Edinburgh 2010: So You Think You’re Funny? 32:06 From Edgelord to Responsibility 38:10 Laughter Isn’t the Only Currency 39:25 Kids Aren’t Fans 43:33 Misquoted and RUINED 48:02 EXCLUSIVE: “No Anuses” The Musical… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We'll call it a love song, but it will just be a handy in the lose. Just get a slightly tedious over-talking AI to do the whole fucking podcast. Hot. Tim, we got some. Were you one of the judges, I think? Yeah. I didn't place, but I don't want to go on about it. Were you in it? I was in it, yeah. What did you come? Well, I didn't. You didn't place? No, I thought I was going to
0:23.9	Yeah, well, you should have taken the hint. You've had a shit career since then. Hi, I'm Tim Minchin. I'm that guy and I am appearing in audio and visual form on the Ramesh Ranganathan show.
0:38.9	I hope I haven't fucked up that name.
0:44.4	It's the Romash Rangana Nathan show.
0:52.9	Oh, shut up, Romash.
0:55.0	I'm mostly here for you, darling.
0:56.5	I want to make your podcast successful.
1:00.0	That's my true goal.
1:01.5	I didn't even know that's always been my goal since I was a kid.
1:06.4	It was this intangible thing.
1:09.0	I was like, what is that feeling?
1:10.5	And it's only recently I've realized it's to make Rommash's podcast. That's been what this has all been about. Oh, thank you. That feels really good. Are we recording or what? Yeah, yeah, we're rolling. Absolutely amazing. Tim Minchin, everybody. Yay. All right. Should we cross links?
1:28.3	Oh yeah, I'm up for it, yeah.
1:29.3	Um, how are you?
1:31.3	Good, yeah.
1:32.3	Yeah, I did a couple of, um, I'm so much.
1:34.3	Uh-oh.
1:35.3	Uh-oh.
1:36.3	Yo, sub!
1:38.3	Bill!
1:39.3	Yeah, man.
1:42.3	So you're not hearing me anymore,
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