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.
Edinburgh – I’m coming back! My 2026 Fringe run is on sale now.
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee. Two-time Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award nominee.
As seen on Fisk and Deadloch.
As heard on BBC Radio 4 and The Bugle.
Last year, Tom told a joke that made people upset.
Please allow him to explain.
‘Absolutely packed with elite gags’ **** (Scotsman). ‘Relentless whirl of opinion, silliness and increasingly bad-taste jokes against those who most deserve it’ ****½ (Chortle.co.uk). ‘One of the slickest hours of stand-up I’ve ever seen, and packing a proper comedy punch’ (Adam Hills). ‘To call Ballard a comedian is being kind’ (Daily Mail commenter).
On this week’s issue of the Bugle, Andy is joined in person by Nish Kumar and Tom Ballard, as the three jump into this week’s news, from the 47th President’s birthday celebrations, to Elon Musk’s record breaking wealth. Plus UK news as Andy Burnham sets up for a leadership coup and Ugly shark news as scientists discovery a new ‘odd’ looking species. All this and more in issue 4383 of The Bugle!
