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Interview: Tom Ballard – comedian extraordinaire!
Interview: Elize Strydom
Knock Knock… Who’s there? Tom…. Tom who?
Tom Ballard, the triple j Breakfast co-host and comedian extraordinaire. He’s only 20 but he’s already performed at comedy festivals in Edinburgh and Montreal. He was the youngest person ever to win the prestigious Best Newcomer award at the 2009 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He’ll be in Brisbane soon for a run of solo shows called Cogito Ergo Some Funny (as part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival).
That’s not funny. Yeah, you’re right. But Mr Ballard is!
Life Music Media (LMM): Afternoon Tom! Have I woken you up? I’d say your sleeping patterns have changed a lot since starting in triple j Breakfast?
Tom Ballard (TB): Yes, I used to sleep until 12 and eat good food. Now I get up at 4am and eat a lot of sandwiches and come home at about 1.30pm and then have a nap and try to continue to clean my apartment. That’s my rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle.
LMM: Has radio taken over your life? You’ve obviously still got a bit of room for comedy.
TB: Yeah, I’ve got to figure out that balance. It’s been an intense couple of weeks so far. This week, I had a gig on Monday night which threw me off schedule so I’ve been trying to catch up on sleep. Hopefully I can figure out the napping thing so I can work both ends of the day.
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Comedy: Tom Ballard solo show ‘Cogito Ergo Some Funny’ @ Brisbane Powerhouse – March 2010
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A wise man once said “Cogito Ergo Sum”: I think therefore I am.
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Not only does Tom Ballard exist, he also manages to do hilarious comedy. In 2010,for his brand new show, Tom shall drop some philosophical gems that even Descartes would be proud of, as well as jokes concerning his penis. It’s basically fun for the whole high and low brow family. With topics ranging from death to radio to the worst thing he’s ever done in his entire life, Tom’s Cogito Ergo Some Funny is an hour of stand-up that will make you both laugh and ponder at the same time. |
Last year, at age 19, this law school drop-out became the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Best Newcomer award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Not bad progress for someone whose first stand up gig was at the brave age of 14, where he wore a bad shirt and then freaked out when he met Ross Noble.
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Brisbane Comedy Festival – Stephen K Amos
Brisbane Comedy Festival – Stephen K Amos
Author: Lisa Lamb
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Stephen K Amos is an outstanding comedian, his timing and delivery are impeccable. From the moment he dances on stage impersonating Beyonce, through to stories about growing up English, impersonating Aussie accents, performing in Adelaide in a venue / church and the horrors of Coon cheese. Your jaw will ache from laughing.
Amos’s new show is all about “Finding the Funny” in everyday life, seeking out the similarities between all people and making us laugh about them. His audience participation is second to none. Each night Amos selects someone to count how many laughs he can garner from his audience, setting new records each night. He has numerous comedy awards including Best International Comedy Award at the 2007 NZ Comedy Festival, Best Stand-Up at the |
2004 Time Out Live Awards and a nomination for the Richard Pryor Award in 2004.
Adam Hills is Inflatable!
 Adam Hills is Inflatable! |
Adam Hills is the host Spicks & Specks ABC TV and a widely popular stand up comedian. Adam performed his new show Inflatable’s – after the Inflatable boy/school joke – at the Brisbane Comedy Festival, (Brisbane(Powerhouse) and its still relevant in a world of reality television, double-speaking politicians and crimes against the English. Adam realised there are two kinds of people inflators and deflators, especially after the Beijing Paralympics, where everyone had a disability, including Adam, but that’s his story and he is happy to share it with you. |
Sam Simmons Experience – Brisbane Comedy Festival : March 2009
| Get ready for four crazy weeks featuring the funniest local, national and international talent at the inaugural Brisbane Comedy Festival. Probably best known for his work with Triple J,The Sam Simmons Experience is one of the most surreal and original comedy shows you will ever see. Australia’s answer to Jim Carrey before movie stardom seduced him. He is a ball of spoteniaty and physical comedy, combined with music, style and a French sound engineer. This isn’t so much stand up comedy as | 
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Film.Arts.Comedy.Theatre (F.A.C.T) Brisbane – [Edition 090225]
| FILM: The Brisbane 48 Hour Film Project 2009 – The 48 Hour Film Project will return to Brisbane in 2009, probably around October. Filmmakers from all over the Brisbane area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world for the title “Best 48 Hour Film of 2009”. |
| ARTS: The Brisbane Arts Theatre is proud to open its 2009 main house season with John Patrick Shanley’s powerful play ‘Doubt’ – about innocence, guilt, and the grey space between the two. – Now Playing! |
| COMEDY: Brace yourselves for the first, the biggest, the best, LOL comedy festival Brisbane has ever seen. The inaugural Brisbane Comedy Festival takes over Brisbane Powerhouse Friday 6 – Sunday 29 March 2009 …that is just under a month of laugh-a-minute moments courtesy of some of the craziest talent from near and far! |
| THEATRE: Chicago – The Musical is one of the world’s most popular and thrilling smash-hit musicals. After a decade of decadence, CHICAGO is returning for its Australian Premiere at Lyric Theatre, QPAC from 19 March 2009 for a strictly limited season. |
Festival List March, April & May 2009 Australia
Festival List for March, April & May 2009 Australia.
If we’ve missed anything on the list, let us know by emailing festivals@lifemusicmedia.com
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| Future Music Festival | Perth | WA | Sun, 1 Mar 2009 | ||
| Sound Wave | Perth | WA | Mon, 2 Mar 2009 | ||
| The Big O | Canberra | ACT | Tue, 3 Mar 2009 | ||
| Fuse Festival | Adelaide | SA | Wed, 4 Mar 2009 | – | Fri, 6 Mar 2009 |
| The Big O | Wollongong | NSW | Thu, 5 Mar 2009 | ||
| The Big O | Newcastle | NSW | Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | ||
| WOMADelaide | Adelaide | SA | Fri, 6 Mar 2009 | – | Sun, 8 Mar 2009 |
| Future Music Festival | Brisbane | QLD | Sat, 7 Mar 2009 | ||
| Golden Plains Festival | Meredith | VIC | Sat, 7 Mar 2009 | – | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 |
| Quicksilver Pro Show | Gold Coast | QLD | Sat, 7 Mar 2009 | ||
| Future Music Festival | Melbourne | VIC | Sun, 8 Mar 2009 | ||
| Push Over Festival | Abbotsford | VIC | Sun, 8 Mar 2009 | ||
| Future Music Festival | Adelaide | SA | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 | ||
| Brisbane Comedy Festival | Brisbane | QLD | Tue, 10 Mar 2009 | – | Sun, 15 Mar 2009 |
| Dusty Days | Wagga Wagga | NSW | Sat, 14 Mar 2009 | ||
| V Festival | Sydney | NSW | Sat, 28 Mar 2009 | ||
| V Festival | Gold Coast | QLD | Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | ||
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| V Festival | Melbourne | VIC | Sat, 4 Apr 2009 | ||
| V Festival | Perth | WA | Sun, 5 Apr 2009 | ||
| Coconet Classic | Boyne Island/ Tannum Sands |
QLD | Wed, 8 Apr 2009 | – | Sun, 12 Apr 2009 |
| Byron Bay Bluesfest | Byron Bay | NSW | Thu, 9 Apr 2009 | – | Mon, 13 Apr 2009 |
| Sydney Comedy Festival | Sydney | NSW | Mon, 27 Apr 2009 | – | Sun, 17 May 2009 |
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| Groovin The Moo | Townsville | QLD | Sat, 2 May 2009 | ||
| Caxton Street Seafood & Wine Festival | Brisbane | QLD | Sun, 3 May 2009 | ||
| Ripe Festival | Noosa | QLD | Sun, 3 May 2009 | ||
| Groovin The Moo | Maitland | NSW | Sat, 9 May 2009 | ||
| Groovin The Moo | Bendigo | VIC | Sat, 16 May 2009 |
Film. Art. Comedy. Theatre – Brisbane
| FILM: Tropfest Filmmakers across Australia are rolling out their video cameras with the Movie Extra Tropfest 2009 call for entries officially now open! The 2009 Tropfest Signature Item (TSI) is SPRING – apt as the festival, to be held on Sunday 22 February 2009, has been the spring board for launching many an aspiring Aussie filmmaker’s career. Get in quick and look at the entry details before the Thursday 15 January 2009 deadline. |
| ART: ‘Contemporary Australia: Optimism’ is the first in a major new national triennial series of thematic contemporary Australian art exhibitions. Encompassing many facets of contemporary Australian visual art and culture, the exhibition includes painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, installation, video and video installation, cinema, animation, performance, music and comedy. GoMA until February 22nd 2009 |
| COMEDY: Brisbane Comedy Festival Fri 6 – Sat 28 Mar 09 Brace yourselves for the first, the biggest, the best, LOL comedy festival Brisbane has ever seen. The inaugural Brisbane Comedy Festival takes over Brisbane Powerhouse Friday 6 – Sunday 29 March 2009 …that is just under a month of laugh-a-minute moments courtesy of some of the craziest talent from near and far! |
| THEATRE: The Alchemist Start the year with Ben Johnson’s satirical masterpiece and a parade of wildly extravagant characters in this outrageously funny co-production with Bell Shakespeare. All that glitters might not be gold, but The Alchemist is a dazzling 24-carrat comedy classic. QPAC: 23 Feb to 14 Mar 2009 |