Sat, 28th, March, 2026: Weekend Wrap Up with Kenny Hill and Tom Ballard

Sat, 28th, March, 2026: Weekend Wrap Up with Kenny Hill and Tom Ballard

Author: JOY 94.9 - Queer Podcasts for all our Rainbow Communities: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer, Questioning, Asexual, Ally, LGBT, GLBT, LGBT+, LGBTQ, LGBTI, LGBTIQA+, LGBTQIA+ March 28, 2026 Duration: 9:28

Kenny is hosting this week with Australian and International, Melbourne based comedian, Tom Ballard as they discuss the news, views and reviews of the week that was.

Tom Ballard is returning to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) in 2026 with a new stand-up show, “Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)”, running from March 26 to April 19, 2026, at Trades Hall.

After a year away, Ballard’s new 2026 show is described as a “relentless whirl of opinion, silliness, and increasingly bad-taste jokes,” focusing on politics, social issues, and current events.

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.

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.

https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/browse-shows/be-funny-challenge-impossible/

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