Lizzy Hoo is also a stand-up comedian, presenter, writer, and actor – and over the last few years has become one of the most in demand and hilarious live performers in Australia. You may have seen her on Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Weekly, The Hundred with Andy Lee or Guy Montgomery’s Spelling Bee.

“Lizzy is a riot.” ★★★★ Time Out

Tom Ballard is an award-winning Australian stand-up who’s trying to save the world with comedy. Since becoming the youngest ever winner of the Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Best Newcomer Award, Tom has performed stand-up all over the world, including at JFL Montreal and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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

 

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Nominee 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show
Nominee Best Comedy 2023 Melbourne Fringe

As seen on Fisk, Deadloch, and Spicks’n’Specks.

Tom has a brand new show for you.

It will be unlike anything he’s done before.

Six nights only.

Cheers.

★★★★ – The Age, 2026
★★★★ – Chortle, 2026
★★★★★ – Standing Innovation, 2026

‘One of the slickest hours of stand-up I’ve ever seen, and packing a proper comedy punch’ – Adam Hills

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TOM BALLARD LIVE IN CASTLEMAINE

Nominee 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Award for Most Outstanding Show

Nominee Best Comedy 2023 Melbourne Fringe

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

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????

Bar opens at 6:30 PM; grab a drink beforehand. Bar closes one hour after the show has finished.

Free Soup after the event: Stay around for some soup and a chat afterwards.

Meet Greens Candidate for Bendigo West, Liza Shaw.

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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).

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