In August 2008, Minchin debuted his third solo show, "Ready for This?", at the Edinburgh Fringe and subsequently took it on tour across the UK. During the Edinburgh run, he contributed to "The Guardian" newspaper's podcasts, despite his new show containing a song about a "Guardian" critic who once gave his show a negative review. Responding to the song, which contains graphic violence, the critic laconically remarked that he had not yet had time to listen to it: "Life's too short and I've already done my bit by sitting through that show in Edinburgh."