Tonightly with Tom Ballard

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Tonightly with Tom Ballard
GenreComedy
Presented by Tom Ballard
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes160
Production
Production locations Sydney, New South Wales
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network ABC Comedy
Release4 December 2017 (2017-12-04) –
7 September 2018 (2018-09-07)

Tonightly with Tom Ballard is an Australian comedy entertainment show presented by comedian Tom Ballard and regular contributors Bridie Connell, Greg Larsen, Greta Lee Jackson and Nina Oyama. It aired on ABC Comedy from 4 December 2017 until 7 September 2018. [1] The show was described as an "irreverent, fast-paced" look at the day in news and culture, [2] with Ballard calling it "undergraduate filth". [3] Tonightly with Tom Ballard was filmed a few hours before broadcast from the studios of the ABC's Ultimo headquarters.

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Reception

An early review of Tonightly with Tom Ballard was positive, saying "the writing is top notch, the performances strong and getting stronger, and the filmed inserts are beautifully realised." [4]

The show was criticised after a skit called Kevin Bailey, the candidate for the Australian Conservatives in the 2018 Batman by-election, a "cunt", with the leader of the party, Cory Bernardi, and the Education Minister, Simon Birmingham calling for someone to lose their job over it, [5] and the Minister for Communications, Mitch Fifield asking for an investigation and an apology to Mr Bailey. [6] The ABC later personally apologised to Mr Bailey, but defended the decision to air the segment, [7] while expressions of support for the show were made by Joe Hildebrand, [8] Wil Anderson and Annabel Crabb. [9]

In August 2018, the show received criticism for a musical segment which highlighted perceived contradictions between Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Christian faith and his actions as a politician. [10] [11] The ABC rejected the suggestion that the segment "attack[ed]" Morrison's religion or religious beliefs, stating that "[m]ost viewers would understand the skit to be a satirical way of examining the relationship between such beliefs and government policies on asylum seekers". [11]

'Sex Pest', a song from the series performed by Bridie Connell and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd, won the 2018 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release. [12] Tonightly Albumly, a collection of original songs from the series' run, was released on all digital services via ABC Music.[ citation needed ]

Discontinued

In mid-August 2018 it was announced that Tonightly with Tom Ballard would be dropped from the ABC line up and would air for the last time on 7 September 2018. [13]

Episodes

This is a list of episodes for Tonightly with Tom Ballard which aired on ABC Comedy from 4 December 2017, to 7 September 2018.

Ep.Date airedGuestsSegments
1Monday, 4 December 2017Gardening with Greta
2Tuesday, 5 December 2017Tom looks at the Parliament House fence
3Wednesday, 6 December 2017Year In Review: Same Sex Marriage
4Thursday, 7 December 2017 Tracey Spicer
5Friday, 8 December 2017Best of the week.
6Monday, 11 December 2017Year in Review: WA-XIT
7Tuesday, 12 December 2017Tom goes to the Australian Christian Lobby conference. Christmas song.
8Wednesday, 13 December 2017 Warren Mundine Tom interviews Senators Derryn Hinch, Sam Dastyari, Eric Abetz, Sarah Hanson-Young, David Leyonhjelm
9Thursday, 14 December 2017Year In Review: Trump
10Friday, 15 December 2017Best of the week.
11Monday, 18 December 2017Year in Review: The World
12Tuesday, 19 December 2017 Omar Musa Bridie's Goon commercial.
13Wednesday, 20 December 2017Tom looks at the Australian Constitution.
14Thursday, 21 December 2017Year in Review: Indigenous issues.
15Friday, 22 December 2017Best of the week.
16Monday, 8 January 2018
17Tuesday, 9 January 2018Explainsly: Centrelink robo-debt
18Wednesday, 10 January 2018Greg crashes Mark Latham's 'Save Australia Day' campaign launch. Bridie investigates Queensland's racist place names.
19Thursday, 11 January 2018 Jimmy Carr
20Friday, 12 January 2018 Masha Alyokhina from Pussy Riot Best of the week.
21Monday, 15 January 2018
22Tuesday, 16 January 2018Explainsly: 2018 preview part 1
23Wednesday, 17 January 2018Explainsly: 2018 preview part 2
24Thursday, 18 January 2018 Panti Bliss
25Friday, 19 January 2018Best of the week.
26Monday, 22 January 2018 Izzy Ali looks at Victorian African gangs.
27Tuesday, 23 January 2018 Demi Lardner Explainsly: NZ refugee policy.
28Wednesday, 24 January 2018Comedian Trygvie.
29Thursday, 25 January 2018 Jacinta Price Craig Quatermaine looks at Australia Day.
30Friday, 26 January 2018Best of the week.
31Monday, 29 January 2018Senator Jacqui Lambie
32Tuesday, 30 January 2018NSW Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi Andrew McClelland goes to the Parkes Elvis Festival in NSW.
33Wednesday, 31 January 2018Labor Opposition Leader Bill Shorten
34Thursday, 1 February 2018Liberal MP Tim Wilson
35Friday, 2 February 2018Best of the week.
36Monday, 5 February 2018Mark Bonanno from Aunty Donna looks at Melbourne's tram car restaurants
37Tuesday, 6 February 2018 Wolf Alice Candy Bowers looks at nude underwear
38Wednesday, 7 February 2018 Harley Breen
39Thursday, 8 February 2018 Alex Cameron Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd looks at the 200 Treasures exhibition at the Australian Museum.
40Friday, 9 February 2018Best of the week.
41Monday, 12 February 2018 Tom Walker
42Tuesday, 13 February 2018Dr Chris Sarra Wyatt & Bridie go to the Tamworth Country Music Festival
43Wednesday, 14 February 2018 Sharri Markson Valentines Day song.
44Thursday, 15 February 2018Explainsly: Renewables
45Friday, 16 February 2018Best of the week.
46Monday, 19 February 2018 Danielle Walker Aaron Chen goes to Tropfest
47Tuesday, 20 February 2018Musical act Jade Bird
48Wednesday, 21 February 2018
49Thursday, 22 February 2018Musical act Vance Joy
50Friday, 23 February 2018Best of the week.
51Monday, 26 February 2018Imam Nur Warsame
52Tuesday, 27 February 2018 Courtney Act
53Wednesday, 28 February 2018Writer of the 2018 TV movie Riot Greg Waters & LGBTQI activist Meredith KnightGreg interviews John Boyega
54Thursday, 1 March 2018 Geraldine Hickey, Zahra Stardust Cassie Workman's segment So You Think You Can Trans.
55Friday, 2 March 2018Best of the week.
56Monday, 5 March 2018 Lea DeLaria Felicty Ward interview Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan
57Tuesday, 6 March 2018 Gillian Triggs, standup from Nina Oyama
58Wednesday, 7 March 2018 The Preatures Bridie interview New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters
59Thursday, 8 March 2018 Ioan Gruffudd Bridie and Greta host.
60Friday, 9 March 2018Best of the week.
61Monday, 12 March 2018 Henry Rollins
62Tuesday, 13 March 2018Dr Jordan Peterson
63Wednesday, 14 March 2018Musical act Lauv
64Thursday, 15 March 2018Musical act Vera Blue Greg wants to rename the electorate of Batman & famously calls Conservative Kevin Bailey the c-word.
65Friday, 16 March 2018Best of the week.
66Monday, 19 March 2018 Tessa Waters Nina goes to Adelaide to cover the South Australian election
67Tuesday, 20 March 2018 Brian Greene
68Wednesday, 21 March 2018Hip hop act Horrorshow Felicity Ward interviews Leslie Mann, Kay Cannon & John Cena. Strayans Divided: Young Politicians.
69Thursday, 22 March 2018Michael HingExplainsly: Endometriosis.
70Friday, 23 March 2018Best of the week.
71Monday, 26 March 2018 Chuck D and Tom Morello from the band Prophets of Rage, Tommy Dassalo Scott Dooley goes to the anti-gun March For Our Lives in Washington.
72Tuesday, 27 March 2018 Paul McDermott, Nikki Britton
73Wednesday, 28 March 2018 Loyiso Gola Strayans Divided: Economists
74Thursday, 29 March 2018 Phil Wang Explainsly: Crime and Punishment
75Friday, 30 March 2018Best of the week.
76Monday, 2 April 2018 Frida Deguise Cassie Workman talks pronouns in the segment So You Think You Can Trans.
77Tuesday, 3 April 2018Marcel Lacont (Alexis Dubus)Tom goes to the Victorian Marxism conference.
78Wednesday, 4 April 2018 Jack River Strayans Divided: The Republic vs Monarchists, featuring Peter FitzSimons. Greg reports from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
79Thursday, 5 April 2018Former Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan Greta goes to the Taroom B&S Ball.
80Friday, 6 April 2018Best of the week.
81Monday, 9 April 2018 Fin Taylor
82Tuesday, 10 April 2018 Patrick Wolf
83Wednesday, 11 April 2018 Fern Brady Greg is at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
84Thursday, 12 April 2018 Doug Stanhope, Didirri
85Friday, 13 April 2018Best of the week.
86Monday, 16 April 2018 Guy Montgomery
87Tuesday, 17 April 2018 Apollo Jackson, Damien Power
88Wednesday, 18 April 2018 Missy Higgins Tom looks at refugee art.
89Thursday, 19 April 2018 Cassie Workman
90Friday, 20 April 2018Best of the week.
91Monday, 23 April 2018 Dane Baptiste Tom looks at Camp Gallipoli.
92Tuesday, 24 April 2018Veteran Mick Bainbridge, Michael Goldstein
93Wednesday, 25 April 2018 Dami Im Bridie looks at laws protecting university colleges
94Thursday, 26 April 2018 Takashi Wakasugi James Colley goes to Federation Square in Melbourne
95Friday, 27 April 2018Best of the week.
96Monday, 30 April 2018 Bill McGibben, DMA's
97Tuesday, 1 May 2018Musician Dean Lewis Strayans Divided: Religion
98Wednesday, 2 May 2018Author Stanley Johnson, Musical act Tropical Fuck Storm
99Thursday, 3 May 2018Journalist Johann Hari Monty Franklin tries to find a new US Ambassador. Cam Knight stars as swearing teacher Kunst.
100Friday, 4 May 2018Best of the week.
101Monday, 18 June 2018Explainsly: Refugee sponsorship
102Tuesday, 19 June 2018 Anyier Youl Greta proposes lock in laws for men. Greg looks at psychic sniffer dogs.
103Wednesday, 20 June 2018Standup from Squidsy MulliganGreta Investigatesly: Refugees.
104Thursday, 21 June 2018Hip hop artist DyspOra, performing "Open Road" with Elsy Wameyo [14] Home 'n Hosed's Declan Byrne chats to three refugees making music in Australia.
105Friday, 22 June 2018Best of the week.
106Monday, 25 June 2018Hypnotist John Edward
107Tuesday, 26 June 2018Standup from Alice Fraser
108Wednesday, 27 June 2018Alex Ward Hannah Reilly sets up a safe space for right wing journalists and broadcasters.
109Thursday, 28 June 2018 The Rubens Explainsly: Facial recognition.
110Friday, 29 June 2018Best of the week.
111Monday, 2 July 2018NT Labor MP Luke Gosling
112Tuesday, 3 July 2018Body hacker Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow
113Wednesday, 4 July 2018Comedian Ashwin Segkar Strayans Divided: Feminism
114Thursday, 5 July 2018Musical group Polo Shirt
115Friday, 6 July 2018Best of the week.
116Monday, 9 July 2018 Steph Tisdell Bridie goes to UK Labor Live concert and interviews Jeremy Corbyn
117Tuesday, 10 July 2018 Shireen Morris
118Wednesday, 11 July 2018 Ngaree Ah Kit Andy Saunders' Aboriginal MythBusters
119Thursday, 12 July 2018Musicians Alice Skye & Emily Wurramara
120Friday, 13 July 2018Best of the week.
121Monday, 16 July 2018Actor Danny Glover, Comedian Kristy Webeck
122Tuesday, 17 July 2018Musical group Bully Strayans Divided: Greens vs One Nation.
123Wednesday, 18 July 2018 Bianca "Bam Bam" Elmir Greg goes to the NT to look at the crocodile cull.
124Thursday, 19 July 2018Musical act Mansionair
125Friday, 20 July 2018Best of the week.
126Monday, 23 July 2018Interview with Albert Hammond Jr from The Strokes Damien Power looks at guns in America - a co-production with The New York Times opinion section.
127Tuesday, 24 July 2018Comedian Jack Druce Strayans Divided: Big Australia
128Wednesday, 25 July 2018Comedian Tom Cashman Rosie Waterland parodies Netflix's Insatiable. Greg goes to the Longman by-election in Queensland.
129Thursday, 26 July 2018Interview with Franz Ferdinand. Musical performance by Odette Nina goes to the Braddon by-election in Tasmania.
130Friday, 27 July 2018Best of the week.
131Monday, 30 July 2018Comedian Rose Piper
132Tuesday, 31 July 2018Economist Stephen Koukoulas Carlo Ritchie looks at health in country.
133Wednesday, 1 August 2018
134Thursday, 2 August 2018Band Cash Savage and the last drinks Carlo Ritchie looks at infrastructure in country. Bridie looks at abortion rights in Ireland and Tasmania.
135Friday, 3 August 2018Best of the week.
136Monday, 6 August 2018 Hamish Blake, Andy Lee, Dave Eastgate
137Tuesday, 7 August 2018Musicians D.Minor & Libby IngelsTom looks at racism in Townsville
138Wednesday, 8 August 2018 Skye Leckie Nina's Alternatively looks at homelessness
139Thursday, 9 August 2018Comedian Bonnie Tangey Explainsly: Homelessness and housing first
140Friday, 10 August 2018Best of the week.
141Monday, 13 August 2018Author Douglas Murray, Comedian Craig Quartermaine The Embassy episode 1
142Tuesday, 14 August 2018Musician Peter Bibby The Embassy episode 2
143Wednesday, 15 August 2018Musician/Comedian Sarah Gaul Tonightly gets axed. Mr Oily debuts in new segment "Why The Fuck Not?". The Embassy episode 3.
144Thursday, 16 August 2018Professor Toby Walsh
145Friday, 17 August 2018Best of the week.
146Monday, 20 August 2018Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr Kamahl reads the Gettysburg address for "Why The Fuck Not?"
147Tuesday, 21 August 2018 Courtney Barnett Day of the Liberal leadership spill against Turnbull.
148Wednesday, 22 August 2018Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage, musical comedy act Songtourage Greg & Nina host.
149Thursday, 23 August 2018American Peter Dutton. Comedian Sian Smith Bridie and Greta host day Turnbull announces another spill.
150Friday, 24 August 2018Best of the week.
151Monday, 27 August 2018 Andrew WK Wyatt & Bridie do a song about new PM Scott Morrison's Christianity.
152Tuesday, 28 August 2018 Gillian Cosgriff, Jess Perkins, Ahmed ZubbSpecial standup comedy episode
153Wednesday, 29 August 2018Interview with singer Troye Sivan, Comedian Michael Chamberlin
154Thursday, 30 August 2018Comedian Sam Taunton Comedian Andy Matthews looks at DIY DNA kids. Tom Cashman stars in Emotional Jackass.
155Friday, 31 August 2018Best of the week.
156Monday, 3 September 2018Greens leader Richard Di Natale, comedian Chris Fleming Special Conservative-themed show, "Conservatively". James McCann looks at modern art. Jazz Twemlow looks at everything that's wrong the left.
157Tuesday, 4 September 2018Musical comedy act These New South Whales Special future show set in 2068
158Wednesday, 5 September 2018Comedian John CruckshankExplainsly: Tom explains Australia's Environmental policy failures. Rodney Todd looks at heightism.
159Thursday, 6 September 2018Final Original Episode, ran 51 minutes. Nina's Alternatively looks at African gangs. Greg looks at Australia Post. Monica Zanetti looks at moving to the country for queer people.
160Friday, 7 September 2018The Best Ever - hour long special.

Discography

Albums

List of albums
TitleAlbum details
Tonightly Album
  • Released: October 2018
  • Label: ABC
  • Formats: download

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2018 "Sex Pest" (by Bridie and Wyatt & Tonightly with Tom Ballard) Best Comedy Release Won [15]

References

  1. ↑ Knox, David (27 October 2017). "Tonightly with Tom Ballard leads ABC2 rebrand to ABC Comedy". TV Tonight.
  2. ↑ Donoughue, Paul (31 October 2017). "The world is a scary place, and Tom Ballard is here to help". ABC News .
  3. ↑ Mathieson, Craig (5 December 2017). "Nothing is off limits for Tom Ballard's new ABC show Tonightly". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Street, Andrew (7 December 2017). "Tonightly review – Tom Ballard's new show shows promise, with one glaring problem". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cory Bernardi demands someone 'lose their job' after ABC comedy sketch". SBS News. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Styles, Aja (20 March 2018). "Communications Minister takes aim at Tonightly with Tom Ballard skit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Carmody, Broede (22 March 2018). "ABC executive apologises to Kevin Bailey over Tonightly skit". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Hildebrand, Joe (23 March 2018). "What part of 'free speech' don't people understand?". news.com.au. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Meade, Amanda (23 March 2018). "Wil Anderson on Tonightly: 'People more offended by C at end of AB than about C-bomb sketch'". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Scott Morrison at centre of ABC row over religion". news.com.au. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  11. 1 2 Lattouf, Antoinette (30 August 2018). "Not Funny: ABC Cops Criticism Over PM Christian Comedy Skit". Ten Daily. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "ARIA Award Winners 2018". ariaawards.com.au. ARIA. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "ABC won't be renewing the Tonightly with Tom Ballard program". ABC News. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Byrne, Declan (12 June 2019). "Refugees making music in Australia". triple j. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Awards Best Comedy Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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