hello there.

my name’s tom and i’m an australian comedian doing his best.

i used to cohost the breakfast show on triple j,  i hosted my own late-night tv show tonightly with tom ballard and i regularly travel all over the world performing stand-up comedy.

welcome to my website. here you can find out a little bit more about me, read my blog, check out any upcoming gigs i may have, check out my free podcast, and just generally have a good time.

if at any point you feel bored by this site’s content and would prefer the excitement and giddy thrills of youtube or online pornography, i suggest opening some new tabs and having the best of both worlds.

cheers.

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Serious Danger LIVE in Brisbane

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Join the crew at Good Chat Comedy Club for a special LIVE podcast recording of ‘Serious Danger’!

“I’ve always considered the Greens to be a real, serious danger to Australia” – S. Morrison

ZOMG YOUR FAVOURITE (UNOFFICIAL) GREENS-FOCUSSED PODCAST IS RETURNING TO MEANJIN FOR ANOTHER LIVE SHOW!

Get excited (please) because dangerous radicals TOM BALLARD and producer THE GRIFFwill return to the GoodChat stage for another Greensland edition of Serious Danger LIVE.

(EMERALD MOONwould love to join but will be out of the country, being cool and Leftist and funnier than Tom.)

The country’s at war, the far right’s on the rise and the ALP’s still shithouse – so let’s talk/laugh/cry about it together, and figure out what we can do.

Featuring guest cohost MAX CHANDLER-MATHER(and more mates to be announced), this show will sell out – so BOOK NOW!

 

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BE FUNNY CHALLENGE (IMPOSSIBLE) | 2026 TOUR

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As seen on Fisk, Deadloch, Tonightly, Guy Montgomery’s Spelling Bee and Deal Or No Deal (for some reason). As heard on podcast Serious Danger.

After a year away from touring, doing nothing but being very nice and uncontroversial, Australia’s Special Envoy For Comedy Tom Ballard returns in 2026 with a new show packed with heaps of jokes about all the stuff.

You should definitely come along. After all, the world is extremely normal right now and everyone’s getting along really well, so why don’t we all just get together and have a nice laugh about it, you know?

What’s the worst that could happen????

Nominee – Melbourne Comedy Festival Award 2023

Nominee – Best Comedy, Melbourne Fringe 2023

“One of the slickest hours of stand-up I’ve ever seen and packing a proper comedy punch.”  Adam Hills

“Fierce and funny…Ballard is a dynamo – a whirling, toe-curling bundle of energy, who is as politically powerful as he is fantastically funny.” ★★★★½ Arts Hub

“A relentless whirl of opinion, silliness, and increasingly bad-taste jokes against those who most deserve it.” ★★★★½ Chortle [UK]

“Absolutely packed with elite gags” ★★★★ The Scotsman [UK]

“To call Ballard a comedian is being kind…..All Ballard has is a potty mouth,  and being from the demographic their ABC loves.” hair stew, Daily Mail commenter

 

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