Thomas Colin Ballard was born on 26 November 1989 and is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter.
20 Facts About Tom Ballard
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Tom Ballard was born to parents Judy and Neil Tom Ballard and grew up in Warrnambool, Victoria.
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Tom Ballard attended Brauer Secondary College, graduating in 2007 as School Captain and Dux and achieving an Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank of 99.80 in his Victorian Certificate of Education.
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Tom Ballard was consequently named as the dux of the South West Region.
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Tom Ballard was awarded the VCAA's 2007 VCE Achiever's Award.
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Tom Ballard went on to place second in the national competition to Daniel Swain, with the two being chosen to represent Australia in the International Public Speaking Competition held in London in May 2008.
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Tom Ballard was a three-time Class Clowns National Finalist and a Raw Comedy National Finalist by 2006.
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Tom Ballard performed in Upwey, Warburton, Healesville and Lilydale as part of the Young Blood Comedy Tour in 2007 and was a guest entertainer in the 2007 Melbourne Comedy Festival's Eskimo Jokes show.
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Tom Ballard was one of the "stars of the future" who were collectively promoted by the 2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival as the "four freshest and funniest new talents we could find" and featured in the Festivals' Comedy Zone.
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Tom Ballard was a presenter for Warrnambool's 3WAY FM community radio station with Alex Dyson.
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In November 2013, Tom Ballard resigned from Triple J after 7 years with the station to focus on his stand-up comedy.
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In 2014, Tom Ballard hosted Reality Check, a panel discussion program about reality television.
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In 2016, Tom Ballard was cast in the second season of SBS TV series First Contact.
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Tom Ballard appeared on the panel show Patriot Brains in 2021.
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Tom Ballard has used his comedy to advocate on a range of political issues.
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Tom Ballard has written and spoken of his hatred for conservative columnists Miranda Devine, Andrew Bolt and Janet Albrechtsen and broadcaster Alan Jones.
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Tom Ballard has been a vocal critic of Australian government policy towards asylum seekers.
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In 2016, Tom Ballard signed an open letter to the editors of The Australian newspaper condemning that paper's decision to publish a Bill Leak cartoon depicting a neglectful Aboriginal father.
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Tonightly with Tom Ballard was dropped from the ABC line up and aired for the last time on 7 September 2018.
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On 23 September Tom Ballard endorsed the Victorian Socialists for the 2018 Victorian State Election.