Tom Ballard is a stand-up comedian, writer, actor, broadcaster, philanthropist and philanderer.
He co-hosted the triple j breakfast show for four years and won an ARIA for his trouble and in 2014 he got his own shiny panel show Reality Check for ABC TV. Tom has fronted SBS’s coverage of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras three times and has guest hosted ABC TV’s Q&A.
He also nabbed the inaugural Pinder Prize (a grant named in honour of comedy impresario John Pinder), made his American television debut on Comedy Central’s Roast Battle at Montreal’s Just for Laughs Festival and took out the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer.