Tom Ballard live at the Comedy Store

Well, strictly speaking he was only one of the acts in a show billed as “Mardi Ha!” at the Comedy Store in the Entertainment Quarter (Fox Studios), Moore Park. The show is part of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. Yes, it’s that time of year again. I’m not particularly partial to stand-up [...]

Happy Australia Day!

Although I’m the least jingoistic person around these parts, when I saw this picture I thought “maybe a little patriotism isn’t such a bad thing?” So if you’re an Aussie reading this, I say “Advance Australia Fair, True Blue, Once a jolly jumbuck” and all that other stuff.

Tom & Alex on TripleJ….just shoot me!

I have to put this video up because I just have to SHOW you what I’m talking about. Tom Ballard & Alex Dyson – the new DJs on ABC’s TripleJ station. They’re going to be hosting the breakfast show. Tom is Gay and Alex is straight. Great combo! I can’t tell you if they’re great [...]

You are so Yeah Yeah, Wow Wow!

Ten years ago I was having what I called my “Martin Moment.” A huge crush on a gorgeous blonde Swede called Martin Svensson who released an absolutely perfect pop-tastic single, “(Du är så) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow”- English:  (You Are So) Yeah Yeah Wow Wow. The lyrics are all about taking the piss out of [...]

Oh my gawd – is this Packed To The Rafters’ Hugh Sheridan?

Goodness gracious. Is this really the fabulous multi-talented Hugh Sheridan from Packed To The Rafters when he was a bit younger? Or am I on bad drugs? Check out the video below: The hair is different but flippin’ heck…the facial features look like him! I’ve tried to find out from the internet if it is [...]

The perfect guy does exist!

And they reckon the perfect guy doesn’t exist? Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! He does exist. He’s Swedish, he’s a comedian and his name is Björn Gustafsson. Here he is doing a very funny song (that you won’t understand unless you understand Swedish) at one of the finals of Melodifestivalen 2008. He declares his love for Swedish [...]