2016: The World Keeps Happening
Here’s my brand new stand-up show for 2016 hurrah hurrah. It’s about the state of this crazy ol’ world in which we find ourselves. And my phone. And drugs. And James Bond.
Please come!
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PERTH FRINGEWORLD @ THE GOLDDIGGER
Friday January 22nd – Saturday January 30th, 8:30pm (no show Tuesday Jan 26th). Tickets available here.
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ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL @ THE GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS (STUDIO 7)
Friday Feb 12th – Sunday Feb 28th, 8:15pm (no show Monday Feb 15th). Tickets available here.
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BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL @ THE BRISBANE POWERHOUSE (VISY THEATRE)
Tuesday March 15th – Sunday March 20th, 8:45pm (7:15pm Sunday). Tickets available here.
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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL @ THE SUPPER ROOM, MELBOURNE TOWN HALL
Thursday March 24th – Sunday April 17th, 8:15pm (7:15pm Sunday. No show Mondays or Wednesdays.) AUSLAN-interpreted show on Thursday March 31st. Tickets available here.
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SYDNEY COMEDY FESTIVAL @ THE COMEDY STORE
2 SHOWS ONLY! Thursday April 28th & Friday April 29th, 8:15pm. Tickets available here.
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SBS’s The Feed on Boundless Plains To Share
It’s a decidedly unfunny topic, yet Tom Ballard is using his latest stand-up comedy show to speak about Australia’s…
Posted by The Feed SBS on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
774 ABC Conversation Hour
Had a lovely chat on the ABC’s Conversation Hour with my fellow Moosehead recipients Laura Davis and Kate Denhert about our little shows and making different comedy. You can listen to it here.
2016 Opening Night Gala
Photo by Jim Lee
Interview on The Project Friday March 25th
.@TomCBallard chats about his #MICF shows, joking about serious topics & visiting a detention centre #TheProjectTV https://t.co/a37yAbk4bD
— #TheProjectTV (@theprojecttv) March 25, 2016
Wilosophy
The Pitfalls & Pleasures of Comedy
Here’s a piece on artsHub on the pros and cons of forging a career in the comedy biz, featuring me, Zoe Coombs-Marr, David Quirk, Susie Youssef, Kevin Kropinyeri and more.
Working With Words
The Wheeler Centre approached me for their “Working With Words” profile and I said “Ok” and now you can bloody read it right here.
What was the first piece of writing you had published?
There was a short story competition for kids held in my hometown of Warrnambool, and the best entries were published together in an actual physical book. I couldn’t believe it. I was only eight and already I was a published author! Like Paul Jennings! I believe my story featured both aliens and wizards, so I guess I’ve always been something of a maverick.
What’s the best part of your job?
As schmaltzy as it sounds, making people laugh. There is genuinely no greater feeling than when your routine is shaking a room and you can see people almost crying with laughter because of the dumb thoughts you’ve come up with and said out loud. Plus the catering on TV shows is usually pretty good.