1 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:14,869 Speaker 1: My hard podcasts, hear more Kiss podcasts, playlists, and listen 2 00:00:14,909 --> 00:00:17,948 Speaker 1: live on the Free I had It's will and what 3 00:00:17,948 --> 00:00:21,389 Speaker 1: do you hope You're having a wonderful drive home? 4 00:00:21,789 --> 00:00:24,509 Speaker 2: The Comedy Festival kicks. 5 00:00:24,268 --> 00:00:25,029 Speaker 3: Off on Thursday time. 6 00:00:25,108 --> 00:00:26,749 Speaker 1: Just getting some information as to when this show is 7 00:00:26,749 --> 00:00:29,309 Speaker 1: actually happening and not who the guest is, Tom Bellard, 8 00:00:29,469 --> 00:00:35,869 Speaker 1: Tom Slot, you do well, it's hard to know. 9 00:00:35,789 --> 00:00:38,509 Speaker 3: The thanks having me and this has worked out. I 10 00:00:38,629 --> 00:00:43,388 Speaker 3: had a meeting with management. I don't know. It could 11 00:00:43,429 --> 00:00:45,109 Speaker 3: be they're going in a different direction. 12 00:00:45,909 --> 00:00:53,108 Speaker 4: I don't want to say anything but around Kiss Studio. 13 00:00:53,149 --> 00:00:54,429 Speaker 5: Who are you doing it with or just the Tom 14 00:00:54,469 --> 00:00:55,669 Speaker 5: Ballard shot? 15 00:00:56,029 --> 00:01:00,469 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's mainly star signs, so I think it will be. 16 00:01:01,229 --> 00:01:02,349 Speaker 3: I think it'll be really fun. 17 00:01:02,549 --> 00:01:03,669 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm looking forward to that. 18 00:01:03,749 --> 00:01:04,589 Speaker 3: I'm looking forward to that. 19 00:01:04,629 --> 00:01:08,229 Speaker 1: Which one of you is gonna play the conservative outlander? 20 00:01:08,429 --> 00:01:08,589 Speaker 2: Though? 21 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:12,709 Speaker 3: Really I'll yell at myself. Nice. I love that. That's 22 00:01:12,709 --> 00:01:13,629 Speaker 3: a good take for you. 23 00:01:13,749 --> 00:01:16,029 Speaker 1: I'm reading a review here from your because good new 24 00:01:16,029 --> 00:01:18,109 Speaker 1: comedy show. I should have mentioned with the big funny 25 00:01:18,189 --> 00:01:19,509 Speaker 1: challenge on sound. 26 00:01:19,589 --> 00:01:22,509 Speaker 3: Funny, challenging possible. Yeah, a lot of words there. 27 00:01:23,309 --> 00:01:27,629 Speaker 1: Commercial Radio's I'm reading a review here for your show 28 00:01:27,789 --> 00:01:30,269 Speaker 1: you did want in Perth recently? Yep, Tom Ballard has 29 00:01:30,309 --> 00:01:33,109 Speaker 1: come back with a four haircut and a self indulgent 30 00:01:33,109 --> 00:01:36,949 Speaker 1: attitude to match three out of three stars unnecessarily endless laughs. 31 00:01:37,389 --> 00:01:38,989 Speaker 3: How do you have a beautiful? 32 00:01:38,989 --> 00:01:39,789 Speaker 1: Backhanded compliment? 33 00:01:39,869 --> 00:01:40,349 Speaker 3: Beautiful? 34 00:01:40,389 --> 00:01:42,349 Speaker 4: That is a reference to number of things in the show. 35 00:01:43,829 --> 00:01:46,029 Speaker 4: A three star review I got? Now, of course I'm 36 00:01:46,029 --> 00:01:48,789 Speaker 4: complaining about comedy reviewers. It's very self indulgent and I am. 37 00:01:49,149 --> 00:01:50,669 Speaker 4: I just know that the people are going to review 38 00:01:50,669 --> 00:01:52,029 Speaker 4: the show. They're gonna give it three stars as a 39 00:01:52,069 --> 00:01:53,949 Speaker 4: hilarious reference to an old review I got, which is 40 00:01:53,949 --> 00:01:57,029 Speaker 4: three stars. I achieved the perfect balance of mean and 41 00:01:57,069 --> 00:01:59,109 Speaker 4: funny and still gave me three stars. So the joke 42 00:01:59,189 --> 00:02:00,589 Speaker 4: is me getting outraged. 43 00:02:00,549 --> 00:02:03,869 Speaker 3: Chief, and you didn't get the wow. 44 00:02:03,989 --> 00:02:05,549 Speaker 4: I'm expecting a lot of So have you see any 45 00:02:05,549 --> 00:02:06,669 Speaker 4: three star reviews of my show? 46 00:02:06,869 --> 00:02:10,469 Speaker 3: That's a hilarious reference to my Actually. 47 00:02:10,109 --> 00:02:10,869 Speaker 1: That's awesome. 48 00:02:11,309 --> 00:02:14,549 Speaker 6: Let's talk about the haircut now, Okay, are we calling 49 00:02:14,589 --> 00:02:15,749 Speaker 6: this a haircirl? 50 00:02:15,948 --> 00:02:19,669 Speaker 3: I don't know, surely, I guess I recently had a haircut. 51 00:02:19,669 --> 00:02:21,949 Speaker 4: I got a haircut in Perth and then did that show. 52 00:02:22,229 --> 00:02:24,389 Speaker 4: What what constitutes a f boy. 53 00:02:24,669 --> 00:02:27,069 Speaker 3: Yeah, nice, I'm a professional. Well done. 54 00:02:27,269 --> 00:02:28,389 Speaker 5: That's a great question. 55 00:02:28,429 --> 00:02:29,189 Speaker 3: I mean, I don't know. 56 00:02:29,309 --> 00:02:31,109 Speaker 6: I would have thought a bit more outrageous than that, 57 00:02:31,149 --> 00:02:33,508 Speaker 6: like if you put some tips in there or something. 58 00:02:33,349 --> 00:02:35,589 Speaker 1: Some tips like if you if you're going to say, mate, 59 00:02:35,629 --> 00:02:38,709 Speaker 1: come on, let's not Podcoin, kettle Blake. You rolled in 60 00:02:38,749 --> 00:02:41,509 Speaker 1: here with with highlights and the Ellen de Generes whip 61 00:02:41,549 --> 00:02:42,829 Speaker 1: over at the start of the year. 62 00:02:42,749 --> 00:02:45,749 Speaker 6: So so be funny, challenge impossible. So it's kind of 63 00:02:45,829 --> 00:02:47,948 Speaker 6: leaning into the fact that the world is a bit. 64 00:02:47,789 --> 00:02:50,389 Speaker 4: Of a scary place kind of Yes, you guys know 65 00:02:50,469 --> 00:02:53,029 Speaker 4: that meme right when you say, like, you know, Tom 66 00:02:53,069 --> 00:02:56,349 Speaker 4: Beller would be funny, challenging possible, stop being racist, challenging possible. 67 00:02:56,389 --> 00:02:59,549 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, it was about five years ago. 68 00:03:00,029 --> 00:03:00,228 Speaker 2: Yeah. 69 00:03:00,669 --> 00:03:02,869 Speaker 3: Nice, Well, I've just started to capitalize on. 70 00:03:02,829 --> 00:03:08,949 Speaker 7: That, jumping on that, spending every interview explaining the hell 71 00:03:08,949 --> 00:03:11,589 Speaker 7: I was talking about. But yes, I think being buddy, 72 00:03:11,789 --> 00:03:13,429 Speaker 7: given the state of the world, given that I talk. 73 00:03:13,309 --> 00:03:16,349 Speaker 4: About politics sometimes, is extremely difficult. But guys, I think 74 00:03:16,389 --> 00:03:17,549 Speaker 4: I've pulled it off with this show. 75 00:03:17,669 --> 00:03:20,069 Speaker 3: By tickets Now Comedy dot com dot a you wow. 76 00:03:20,269 --> 00:03:22,189 Speaker 4: The crux of the show is about a little joke 77 00:03:22,229 --> 00:03:24,189 Speaker 4: I told last year that made a few hip up sets. 78 00:03:24,309 --> 00:03:26,269 Speaker 3: This is a salute. This is a salute. 79 00:03:26,349 --> 00:03:28,429 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a salute, a far right salute that you 80 00:03:28,469 --> 00:03:30,828 Speaker 4: know it is technically illegal quote unquote in the state 81 00:03:30,869 --> 00:03:33,788 Speaker 4: of Victoria, but has exemptions for artistic expression. 82 00:03:33,949 --> 00:03:39,229 Speaker 3: Anyway, Well rolled off the tongue. 83 00:03:39,829 --> 00:03:44,789 Speaker 1: Wow, I feel like a magistrates heard that. 84 00:03:43,749 --> 00:03:45,829 Speaker 4: Sounds terrible out of context, but I guarantee you you 85 00:03:45,989 --> 00:03:49,469 Speaker 4: guys know me love a cool guy. Yeah, nice guys 86 00:03:49,469 --> 00:03:51,069 Speaker 4: saw me doing that routine, didn't appreciate it. 87 00:03:51,069 --> 00:03:52,189 Speaker 3: Went to the media. That was a little bit of 88 00:03:52,189 --> 00:03:54,149 Speaker 3: a who haam. And so I'm using telling that story, 89 00:03:54,149 --> 00:03:55,389 Speaker 3: trying to explain what happened there. 90 00:03:55,589 --> 00:03:57,149 Speaker 4: My thinking behind it to try and have a little 91 00:03:57,149 --> 00:03:58,869 Speaker 4: bit sympathy for where this guy is coming from, what 92 00:03:58,909 --> 00:04:00,549 Speaker 4: it says about our current political. 93 00:04:00,149 --> 00:04:02,749 Speaker 3: Moment, and how you can't you can't salute anything anymore. 94 00:04:02,789 --> 00:04:05,549 Speaker 5: You know, it's PC gone mad, bloody, Well said. 95 00:04:05,589 --> 00:04:10,109 Speaker 2: Well said, I never expected those words to come out 96 00:04:10,109 --> 00:04:14,269 Speaker 2: of your mouth. Are you joking someone who has lived wow, 97 00:04:14,509 --> 00:04:18,428 Speaker 2: under the safe haven of PC for their entire career. 98 00:04:19,229 --> 00:04:21,189 Speaker 3: Wow, don't fight the hand that feeds you. What are 99 00:04:21,229 --> 00:04:21,709 Speaker 3: you thinking? 100 00:04:21,748 --> 00:04:23,708 Speaker 1: There's gonna be no, there's gonna be no place to 101 00:04:23,789 --> 00:04:24,748 Speaker 1: hide with you. 102 00:04:24,829 --> 00:04:26,389 Speaker 4: Yeah right. I mean it was very funny because of 103 00:04:26,389 --> 00:04:27,869 Speaker 4: course there was a story in the Daily Mail about 104 00:04:27,869 --> 00:04:29,749 Speaker 4: this particular event that people went off in the comments, 105 00:04:29,789 --> 00:04:31,629 Speaker 4: and one lady described me. 106 00:04:32,029 --> 00:04:33,269 Speaker 3: She said, this is outrageous, sir. 107 00:04:33,349 --> 00:04:35,949 Speaker 4: The ABC always goes after everyone, except it's one of 108 00:04:35,988 --> 00:04:38,748 Speaker 4: their woke employees. Now, first of all, I'm not an 109 00:04:38,789 --> 00:04:40,869 Speaker 4: employee of the ABC. They've made that clear to me 110 00:04:41,029 --> 00:04:46,149 Speaker 4: in several emails. Secondly, I find outrageous that an article 111 00:04:46,149 --> 00:04:48,629 Speaker 4: about me being apparently a NATSI. I've also been called 112 00:04:48,669 --> 00:04:49,629 Speaker 4: woke at the same t Yeah. 113 00:04:49,669 --> 00:04:52,949 Speaker 5: Wow, woke Nazi's impressive, isn't it? First one ever? 114 00:04:53,229 --> 00:04:58,388 Speaker 3: First one ever? Still trail lizing breaking new ground? 115 00:04:58,429 --> 00:04:59,189 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's awesome. 116 00:04:59,389 --> 00:05:01,229 Speaker 3: I've got a slide shirt. There's funnyictures that everything gets 117 00:05:01,229 --> 00:05:03,109 Speaker 3: a great love the picture. 118 00:05:03,269 --> 00:05:05,349 Speaker 1: I love a picture. Actually, my favorite show that I 119 00:05:05,349 --> 00:05:08,029 Speaker 1: saw you do ages ago. I think it's what you 120 00:05:08,029 --> 00:05:09,868 Speaker 1: were in Perth and is a slide show. You talking 121 00:05:09,869 --> 00:05:11,389 Speaker 1: about a family holiday that you went on. 122 00:05:11,629 --> 00:05:13,629 Speaker 3: It's your favorite show. I love that show. I saw 123 00:05:13,629 --> 00:05:15,389 Speaker 3: that show. I love that I love that show. It 124 00:05:15,469 --> 00:05:18,349 Speaker 3: was really fun. That was really bad, really, but I thanks. 125 00:05:18,389 --> 00:05:19,829 Speaker 3: It was great. It was really great. 126 00:05:19,909 --> 00:05:22,309 Speaker 6: We're in Perth that time, and Perth generally just where 127 00:05:22,309 --> 00:05:23,349 Speaker 6: you receive shows very well. 128 00:05:23,429 --> 00:05:29,589 Speaker 3: Right, do you take anything when he's actually here? Wow, 129 00:05:29,629 --> 00:05:31,628 Speaker 3: this guy's from Melan It's true. There's a bit of 130 00:05:31,669 --> 00:05:34,109 Speaker 3: that going on going on. I am doing it. I 131 00:05:34,109 --> 00:05:34,828 Speaker 3: can be very checky. 132 00:05:35,429 --> 00:05:36,988 Speaker 4: Hear me play that you very kindly had me on 133 00:05:37,029 --> 00:05:38,709 Speaker 4: last year to talk about my little play jokes. 134 00:05:38,789 --> 00:05:39,349 Speaker 3: You're doing it again. 135 00:05:39,349 --> 00:05:41,709 Speaker 4: We're doing again during the Comedy Festival six shows, only 136 00:05:41,988 --> 00:05:44,029 Speaker 4: me and a bunch of other comedians sitting around backstage. 137 00:05:44,269 --> 00:05:44,829 Speaker 3: I wrote it all. 138 00:05:44,869 --> 00:05:46,628 Speaker 4: It's about the ethics of comedy and wokeness and all 139 00:05:46,669 --> 00:05:47,268 Speaker 4: this kind of stuff. 140 00:05:47,829 --> 00:05:48,428 Speaker 3: Yes, I did. 141 00:05:48,469 --> 00:05:50,309 Speaker 1: I went along and sorry. It's actually it's actually a 142 00:05:50,309 --> 00:05:53,188 Speaker 1: really cool show, but particularly for right now, it's a 143 00:05:53,349 --> 00:05:55,829 Speaker 1: it's an fascinating discussion around what we can and can't 144 00:05:55,909 --> 00:05:58,549 Speaker 1: laugh about, which is ironic todd by a guy who's 145 00:05:58,549 --> 00:06:01,189 Speaker 1: been canceled twice. It actually is an awesome show. I 146 00:06:01,189 --> 00:06:03,629 Speaker 1: would highly recommend going in long and say that now. 147 00:06:04,309 --> 00:06:07,389 Speaker 1: But you're on our show right now, so let's extract 148 00:06:07,509 --> 00:06:08,669 Speaker 1: all the things we can from. 149 00:06:09,029 --> 00:06:11,629 Speaker 5: We worked very hard creating a game specific to you. 150 00:06:11,709 --> 00:06:14,789 Speaker 6: Tom. You know your show is called Be Funny Challenge Impossible, 151 00:06:14,829 --> 00:06:16,349 Speaker 6: and we were like, we can do this bit where 152 00:06:16,669 --> 00:06:18,589 Speaker 6: we try and challenge you to not be funny. 153 00:06:18,749 --> 00:06:20,068 Speaker 5: Funny areas get a lot of. 154 00:06:20,069 --> 00:06:20,549 Speaker 3: Work for that. 155 00:06:21,069 --> 00:06:23,628 Speaker 5: You have requested that you play. Can you hear it? 156 00:06:23,949 --> 00:06:24,629 Speaker 5: So let's do it. 157 00:06:27,829 --> 00:06:28,709 Speaker 3: I forgot the song. 158 00:06:30,309 --> 00:06:33,109 Speaker 6: I think the first time we did this it was 159 00:06:33,109 --> 00:06:34,308 Speaker 6: a bit of a time film. It was like, we 160 00:06:34,309 --> 00:06:36,389 Speaker 6: don't have an idea for Ballard, Sure, let's just play 161 00:06:36,429 --> 00:06:38,029 Speaker 6: cans with him. 162 00:06:40,029 --> 00:06:43,029 Speaker 3: And it became a national phenomenon. Yeah, it's true and it 163 00:06:43,149 --> 00:06:44,069 Speaker 3: changed the face of radio. 164 00:06:44,189 --> 00:06:46,629 Speaker 5: True, absolutely, and it still is. So beer or soft 165 00:06:46,709 --> 00:06:48,469 Speaker 5: drink based on the sound of the can open. 166 00:06:48,709 --> 00:06:50,308 Speaker 1: Are we going to weave in this other thing we're 167 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:52,188 Speaker 1: going to do or not? You just want to play 168 00:06:52,189 --> 00:06:52,589 Speaker 1: the cans? 169 00:06:52,829 --> 00:06:55,308 Speaker 5: What he's here's the thing? Yeah, and no offense time. 170 00:06:55,349 --> 00:06:57,069 Speaker 6: I don't think he's very good at it, despite this 171 00:06:57,509 --> 00:06:58,628 Speaker 6: is the third time he's played. 172 00:06:58,669 --> 00:06:59,069 Speaker 3: That's true. 173 00:06:59,149 --> 00:07:00,869 Speaker 5: I think he'll bump out on the first can. Okay, 174 00:07:00,909 --> 00:07:02,309 Speaker 5: then we might be able to please do the other game. 175 00:07:02,349 --> 00:07:05,389 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I cannot be funny well guessing cans if 176 00:07:05,389 --> 00:07:06,229 Speaker 4: you like, that's true. 177 00:07:07,109 --> 00:07:10,149 Speaker 3: That's true. Don't be funny? Well guessing? Can god? All right, okay, 178 00:07:10,229 --> 00:07:11,949 Speaker 3: what do I do again? Okay, put your goggles on. 179 00:07:11,949 --> 00:07:13,709 Speaker 4: On the goggles on, and I have to guess whether 180 00:07:13,749 --> 00:07:16,549 Speaker 4: the can you're opening is booze or soft drink. 181 00:07:16,629 --> 00:07:17,949 Speaker 5: That's it, Can one. 182 00:07:26,549 --> 00:07:28,349 Speaker 1: I don't be funny while you're doing it. 183 00:07:28,549 --> 00:07:31,789 Speaker 4: Sorry, Sorry, I guess I really complicated a relationship with 184 00:07:31,829 --> 00:07:33,669 Speaker 4: my father, and it's probably why I got into comedy, 185 00:07:33,669 --> 00:07:35,149 Speaker 4: to be honest. So I'm just thinking, and I'm just 186 00:07:35,229 --> 00:07:37,549 Speaker 4: running through some other non funny things while I do that. 187 00:07:38,029 --> 00:07:39,029 Speaker 4: I think that was a soft drink. 188 00:07:39,669 --> 00:07:43,549 Speaker 1: Yeah, and this is what happened last time. 189 00:07:43,589 --> 00:07:46,669 Speaker 5: You mocked it and then you go one, then you 190 00:07:47,069 --> 00:07:47,509 Speaker 5: liked it. 191 00:07:47,869 --> 00:07:49,389 Speaker 3: I'm not better than this. I thought I was better 192 00:07:49,389 --> 00:07:52,669 Speaker 3: than this, or this is exactly my level. All right, 193 00:07:52,749 --> 00:08:02,229 Speaker 3: let's go to can number two. That's right. They all 194 00:08:02,269 --> 00:08:07,869 Speaker 3: sound the same. That's why it's a silly game. That 195 00:08:07,989 --> 00:08:09,029 Speaker 3: was alcohol. 196 00:08:10,069 --> 00:08:10,629 Speaker 1: In career. 197 00:08:11,309 --> 00:08:14,549 Speaker 5: I mean, Tom, you literally said it. You're like they 198 00:08:14,589 --> 00:08:15,429 Speaker 5: all sound the same. 199 00:08:15,509 --> 00:08:17,669 Speaker 3: Like, no, mate, the last two just sound the same 200 00:08:17,669 --> 00:08:19,029 Speaker 3: because they were both soft drink. 201 00:08:21,109 --> 00:08:22,069 Speaker 5: Yeah. 202 00:08:23,069 --> 00:08:24,789 Speaker 3: See, this is why the game keeps bringing me back. 203 00:08:25,829 --> 00:08:27,429 Speaker 3: It's got Why do I do now I get dunked 204 00:08:27,429 --> 00:08:28,149 Speaker 3: into a tank of s. 205 00:08:28,469 --> 00:08:31,429 Speaker 1: I wish, I wish trapdoor, trap door. 206 00:08:31,469 --> 00:08:34,109 Speaker 3: We didn't get that trapdoor installed. I can pour a 207 00:08:34,149 --> 00:08:34,869 Speaker 3: coke on his head. 208 00:08:38,309 --> 00:08:39,228 Speaker 5: You take your mind pot off. 209 00:08:39,269 --> 00:08:40,348 Speaker 3: That's the first step, all right. 210 00:08:41,029 --> 00:08:43,309 Speaker 1: Unless you want to continue down in some form of 211 00:08:43,748 --> 00:08:46,029 Speaker 1: magigistic punishment, which we can organize for you. 212 00:08:46,069 --> 00:08:47,868 Speaker 3: But you should have prompted us. I'm sorry, should have 213 00:08:47,909 --> 00:08:48,429 Speaker 3: heard you up on. 214 00:08:48,429 --> 00:08:49,989 Speaker 1: That, and thanks for coming in. Hey, I find it 215 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:54,628 Speaker 1: ironic because Live, our producer who prepared our guest sheep 216 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:56,989 Speaker 1: for you, came in the last thing schedule. It's like, guys, 217 00:08:57,029 --> 00:08:58,949 Speaker 1: I didn't know this, but Tom actually got a ninety 218 00:08:59,029 --> 00:09:02,668 Speaker 1: nine point eight on his Atar scores. So it's ironic 219 00:09:02,708 --> 00:09:08,189 Speaker 1: that we've taken that. We're like, yep, get the cans, let's. 220 00:09:07,949 --> 00:09:11,948 Speaker 2: Get it away, get all that intelligence of human potential. 221 00:09:13,108 --> 00:09:15,828 Speaker 3: But you love it. You love it, you love it. 222 00:09:15,429 --> 00:09:16,949 Speaker 3: I love it. Go and see Tom show. 223 00:09:17,669 --> 00:09:20,708 Speaker 1: Tickets for be Funny Challenge Back It's Impossible on sale 224 00:09:20,748 --> 00:09:23,228 Speaker 1: now dot com at Comedy dot com dot Au. 225 00:09:23,309 --> 00:09:25,229 Speaker 3: After Melbourne, I'm coming to Sydney and you're going to. 226 00:09:25,189 --> 00:09:27,269 Speaker 1: Be doing all he actually does comedy everywhere. We actually 227 00:09:27,429 --> 00:09:30,349 Speaker 1: see him at the airport. He's always flying out. He'll 228 00:09:30,348 --> 00:09:32,229 Speaker 1: tell you all about it. Guys, off to the show. 229 00:09:32,309 --> 00:09:38,828 Speaker 1: Is comedian killing it? Going to see Australia's biggest bin? Yes, yes, 230 00:09:39,588 --> 00:09:42,989 Speaker 1: we went to see the tallest bin everywhere. And that's 231 00:09:43,029 --> 00:09:46,429 Speaker 1: not comedy, I don't know. It is comedy dot com 232 00:09:46,628 --> 00:09:48,748 Speaker 1: your tickets can see Tom Ballad Tom. Thanks coming in.