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THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL | Tom Ballard | Full Comedy Special
One year ago, Australia held a constitutional referendum. We said ‘No’ to enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament in our constitution.
In 2024, I wrote and toured a show about why I thought that was very bad, and about feeling ashamed of one’s country.
I hope you like it.
- CREDITS -
Written, Performed & Edited by Tom Ballard
Produced by Token Events
Thanks to Luke Warlow & The Comedy Republic family, all at Token, everyone who came out to see me this year, and to Harley
Recorded at @comedyrepublicmelb in Naarm/Melbourne, June 2024
The venue sits on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri & Bunurong peoples of the Kulin nation. Always was, always will be.
First Nations viewers are warned this content may contain images and voices of people who have died.
Please consider (actually) Paying the Rent paytherent.net.au/
[FULL DISCLOSURE: on the day of this taping I was battling a cold, and there are one or two references here that don’t make sense outside of the full hour-long show. Also, this was filmed with a basic two-camera set-up, sometimes the audio is slightly less than ideal, and once or twice you can hear people in the audience talking.
But I still think it’s good. And it’s free.]
If you enjoyed this, please check out my special IT IS I on @800pgm ua-cam.com/video/ItggoKbJSn0/v-deo.htmlsi=mVj8lhFSqLc4bylX
Please come see me live, just for fun: comedy.com.au/tom-ballard
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© 2024 Tom Ballard, All Rights Reserved
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Trailer: THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL | Tom Ballard
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A year ago, Australia held a constitutional referendum and voted against enshrining a First Nations Voice to Parliament in the constitution. It made me angry and sad, so I wrote a bunch of jokes about it. Watch THE REFERENDUM SPECIAL this Sunday October 13th at 5pm AEDT ua-cam.com/video/jRemyqlHgKM/v-deo.htmlsi=6xrf3PpBQofbiIWA Recorded at @comedyrepublicmelb, June 2024. #comedy #standup #stand...
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @insidethismusicbox
    @insidethismusicbox 20 днів тому

    Loved it. Shared with many comrades.

    • @TomBallardAus
      @TomBallardAus 20 днів тому

      Thanks!

    • @antonalbo
      @antonalbo 19 днів тому

      Comrades? Geez.. you commies who were responsible for over 160 million deaths don't even hide it.. and since you Palestinian supporters care about death statistics.. that's 10 times the amount the Nazis are responsible for.. so in that regard.. you communists are to Israel as Hamas is to the Nazis..

  • @justinkellner9928
    @justinkellner9928 Місяць тому

    Lmfao imagine thinking New Zealand is the greatest country on earth 😂😂😂

  • @janefitzsimmons6739
    @janefitzsimmons6739 Місяць тому

    Thanks Tom.

  • @rebecca4257
    @rebecca4257 Місяць тому

    I really appreciated this special Tom, you're comedy helps make this fuckery bearable.

    • @antonalbo
      @antonalbo 19 днів тому

      Comedy? This was cringe... he was bombing in his own recorded special..

  • @emmagreenland-broadsmith6841
    @emmagreenland-broadsmith6841 Місяць тому

    Started off slow but finished strong!

  • @AliveNotDeadmund
    @AliveNotDeadmund Місяць тому

    Eh. The referendum was disastrously run. Anyone who has worked with the Aboriginal community knows that they don’t like to rush things. And somehow they wanted to ram this through in 2-3 months? This should have had a two year timeline AT LEAST. Then when people had questions they got attacked, rather than having their questions addressed. And to be honest, it was by moral grandstanding people like yourself, who would prefer to ridicule people than hold a dialogue with them. Labor wasted years of political capital on this joke of a campaign. There were issues with the Uluru Statement, for instance, which was contested by many Aboriginal communities as well, but which were silenced - where those that opposed it were not allowed to attend and there was a large walk out at the meeting that was not covered by the media. So yeah, was it what the Aboriginal communities wanted or was it what the urban east-coast elite wanted as a way to expand a government already so bloated it has gout across half its agencies?

    • @EverardDigby314
      @EverardDigby314 Місяць тому

      @@AliveNotDeadmund But why would the urban east coast elite want that?

  • @punchmcface
    @punchmcface Місяць тому

    Big shout out to the sound tech crew 👌👍👍👍 Tom Traffic Cone 👍 you can have that for free 😂

  • @jaysmith1376
    @jaysmith1376 Місяць тому

    😂

  • @jaysmith1376
    @jaysmith1376 Місяць тому

    “Rigged the economy and given us smooth fm” … great line!!! Just discovered your work. Outstanding!!!

  • @jaysmith1376
    @jaysmith1376 Місяць тому

    Hahahahah😂

  • @jaysmith1376
    @jaysmith1376 Місяць тому

    You are funny!!!!! 😂 omg I’m watching your shorts and cracking up.

  • @jaysmith1376
    @jaysmith1376 Місяць тому

    Snorlax!!!! Love it 😂

  • @mattvanwees117
    @mattvanwees117 Місяць тому

    Saw this live in Melbourne and lost it again at boners 😂

  • @simob4904
    @simob4904 Місяць тому

    thanks tom

  • @meganm1074
    @meganm1074 Місяць тому

    Thanks Tom.

  • @Wombart
    @Wombart Місяць тому

    Commenting for the algorithm. I don't have anything to add at this point, because I am only 1 minute in.

  • @ComedyComAu
    @ComedyComAu Місяць тому

    👏

  • @MangeSoderling
    @MangeSoderling Місяць тому

    Did Bruce per chance work in management or jewelry?

  • @lisasampson9841
    @lisasampson9841 Місяць тому

    Thanks Tom Bollard

    • @MangeSoderling
      @MangeSoderling Місяць тому

      You spelled Timmy Billiards in a weird way

  • @rambletonne
    @rambletonne Місяць тому

    fantastic show! sound levels weird though?

  • @EverardDigby314
    @EverardDigby314 Місяць тому

    Very good. I think I agreed with pretty much everything said, and laughed a lot while doing so.

    • @core_architect
      @core_architect Місяць тому

      like the phrase "I agreed with everything he said" is relevant to a comedy show. Read a book.

    • @EverardDigby314
      @EverardDigby314 Місяць тому

      @@core_architect Actually, it is relevant to a comedy show. In case you are unaware, relatability is a big part of comedy, and I related to a lot of the things he said in this special. Also, it seems that you misread my comment, "pretty much everything" is not the same as "everything", obviously there were parts I didn't agree with or find relatable.

    • @core_architect
      @core_architect Місяць тому

      @@EverardDigby314 You may be confusing relatability and agreeable. You don't need to agree to relate.

    • @EverardDigby314
      @EverardDigby314 Місяць тому

      @@core_architect Eh I think they're connected enough. Besides, it is a topical and fairly political show, his target audience is obviously people who agree with him. And why do you even care anyway? Even if the agreeing part of my original comment isn't relevant, the "and laughed a lot while doing so" bit certainly is.

  • @michaelbell1155
    @michaelbell1155 Місяць тому

    Feels like he got wildly off topic 😂😂😂😂

  • @theniwaslike
    @theniwaslike Місяць тому

    Heck yes, pumped for this

  • @damienthompson5808
    @damienthompson5808 Місяць тому

    Stupidity at it's best. And all the sheep applaud. Racism is soooo funny.

  • @AhavahStewart-u7i
    @AhavahStewart-u7i Місяць тому

    STUPID.

  • @marcust66
    @marcust66 Місяць тому

    Uhhh. What?

  • @SpMoose
    @SpMoose Місяць тому

    In many ways you're just like us Tom. But many of us have far fewer chins.

  • @renamix
    @renamix Місяць тому

    From the Uk. This is snob jokes. Plenty like it for the middle and upper class. More sad then funny. At least the crowd pretended to enjoy it. Just like MC DONALDS.

  • @jameshall4382
    @jameshall4382 Місяць тому

    Very similar premise to a Joe List joke. Im not saying anyone taken from anyone.. Just meant as a compliment i suppose. JOE is a OG. ✌

  • @brownskinladyiam
    @brownskinladyiam Місяць тому

    I love you and you were fantastic on Deadloch

  • @lunabell-2
    @lunabell-2 2 місяці тому

    they're all so funny i can't 😂

  • @jibster148
    @jibster148 2 місяці тому

    The Left wing => gay pipeline

  • @TheDemonicSpy
    @TheDemonicSpy 2 місяці тому

    I didn't get any of this

  • @mloxard
    @mloxard 2 місяці тому

    Lol

  • @DB-ez9ud
    @DB-ez9ud 2 місяці тому

    Gee this seems worth paying for…

  • @johnnyoranges
    @johnnyoranges 2 місяці тому

    A Buncha Crap seriously does need to be shut down. How they treat people who dare to cross them is disgusting.

  • @Yourmumsrectum
    @Yourmumsrectum 2 місяці тому

    The ABC needs to get rid of the murdoch media people they have in.

  • @TitusArsole
    @TitusArsole 2 місяці тому

    I love that everyone is trashing this guy. Your all right btw this is indoctrination masked as comedy, he just forgot to add the funny

  • @nathlawry6883
    @nathlawry6883 2 місяці тому

    More all over the world , and you know what it means , your wording it wrong, it's gone past equality, not in Australia but America

  • @kellyweaver8422
    @kellyweaver8422 2 місяці тому

    When the quest for equality goes too far it has become equity.... Because it's no longer about equal opportunity but instead it's about equal outcomes regardless of talent or effort

  • @donaldgraham6414
    @donaldgraham6414 2 місяці тому

    More Cultural Marxist rant masquerading as entertainment.

  • @migidid
    @migidid 2 місяці тому

    Dont say anything defending him, youll get deleted :D

  • @brett2402
    @brett2402 2 місяці тому

    If anyone sees an Indian driving a bus gtfo of the way real quick

  • @takeda8652
    @takeda8652 2 місяці тому

    Who deletes all the comments?

    • @TitusArsole
      @TitusArsole 2 місяці тому

      UA-cam mostly

    • @Psybo
      @Psybo 2 місяці тому

      Tom personally

  • @RaigDhaad
    @RaigDhaad 2 місяці тому

    Pack it up, dude. These talking points are tired. We all know it’s code for anti-white.

  • @yooodda1
    @yooodda1 2 місяці тому

    This guy is an idiot.

  • @Paul-sj5db
    @Paul-sj5db 2 місяці тому

    When equality goes too far it's no longer equality, it's preferential treatment.

  • @tfava6492
    @tfava6492 2 місяці тому

    Well, hiring someone because of how they look rather than their merits could be an example of "too much equality". It's not really 'equality' that's the issue, that's just the word that is covering the nonsense.

  • @beladendron
    @beladendron 2 місяці тому

    That's when you know someone is "pro woke." They act like we're living in the 1960s if people object to it.

  • @RollingEasy
    @RollingEasy 2 місяці тому

    Not funny.