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????

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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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Ever scrolled through the news and thought…really?

Join ETTE MEDIA’s Jan Fran and Antoinette Lattouf for their debut live show ‘IT’S A NO FROM ME’ – an evening of sharp, frank and funny witticism and criticism in a world turning to shiticism.

Be part of the Etterati as Jan and Antoinette peel back the layers of modern media to show you how (and why!) the sausage is made. There will be room for your hot takes, cold rage and lukewarm feelings about the state of the world.

They’ll be joined by experts to dissect the nonsense, comedians to reveal the absurd, and a rotating guest list of musicians and poets to tell you the truth.

So get geared up for a night that will definitely make you laugh, probably make you cry and hopefully make you think.

Excited to join the ladies’ show in CANBERRA on WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 4th.

Tickets selling FAST.

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Winner of the 2024 Queer Playwriting Award.

In 2004, a group of radicals boarded a fishing trawler they’d christened The Gayflower, flew 200 nautical miles off the coast of Queensland, and landed on a tiny patch of sand and birdshit in the middle of the sea.

Their mission? To plant a rainbow flag in the sand and officially declare the creation of The Gay & Lesbian Kingdom of the Coral Sea Islands: a magical nation independent of homophobic Australia, where there would be equality for all, the currency was the pink dollar, and the national anthem was I Am What I Am.

One can’t help but ask… what the f**k were they thinking?

Directed by the acclaimed Lyall Brooks (Become The One), this full production of the new play from Helpmann Award-winning comic Tom Ballard (Deadloch, Fisk) will make you laugh, cry, think, dance, and join the fight for a better world.

Starring an all-star queer cast: ANDY BALLOCH (The Wedding), ELLIOT WOOD (Storked), SEON WILLIAMS (White Fever) and TEO VERGARA (Converted!).

Don’t miss your chance to see this bizarre and inspiring slice of Australian queer history come to life on stage in what is set to be a massive Midsumma highlight.

Praise for Ballard’s play #Kwanda: “a rather brilliant political satire…will have you laughing till it hurts ★★★★½ ” – Cameron Woodhead, The Age

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After three years of total sell-out shows – including last year’s packed-out Comedy Theatre – co-hosts Wil Anderson & Tom Ballard are back with the hottest ticket of the Melbourne Comedy Festival.

This annual benefit for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre has become a must-see event, raising serious cash and even more laughs. And yes, it sells out every single year – so don’t wait.

For one early-afternoon only, DON’T MISS this special line-up of A-grade comedy excellence, featuring the best comedians in the world donating their time and talents to support the ASRC’s vital work: providing material and legal assistance to people seeking asylum and refugees, and fighting back against Australia’s cruel immigration policies.

Most of the line-up will be kept super-secret until the day. Previous years have featured the likes of Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor, Sara Pascoe, Lloyd Langford, Kitty Flanagan, Daniel Kitson, Sam Campbell, Geraldine Hickey, David O’Doherty, Guy Montgomery and more – the only way to find who’s taking to the stage this time around is to grab yourself a ticket. 

So come along and laugh good, feel good, and do some good.

Co-hosted by Wil Anderson & Tom Ballard.

You can donate directly to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre via this link.

Kindly supported by Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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