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Tom Ballard: The World Keeps Happening

Tom Ballard: The World Keeps Happening

2017
Comedy
82 min G NA
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What’s the deal with man’s inhumanity to man? This is an hour of dynamite stand-up about how everything is sinister and confusing and on the verge of collapse.…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Hayden Guppy / Jon Olb
Starring
Tom Ballard

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

funny dark observational anxious thought-provoking cynical energetic relatable unsettling sharp cathartic relevant

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
Apr 13, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

In 'The World Keeps Happening', Tom Ballard offers an hour of stand-up that’s both a cathartic release and a sharp commentary on contemporary anxieties. The show confronts the 'sinister and confusing' aspects of our world, and the pervasive…

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Oliver Blackwood
Apr 13, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Tom Ballard's 2017 special, 'The World Keeps Happening', delves into the disquieting state of affairs with a comedian's eye for the absurd. The hour is dedicated to exploring the sinister and confusing elements of society, and the feeling…

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Genevieve Dubois
Apr 13, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

'The World Keeps Happening' is a masterclass in using comedy to confront uncomfortable truths. Tom Ballard delivers an hour of dynamite stand-up, dissecting the confusing and often sinister nature of our times. His ability to find humour in…

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Marcus Thorne
Apr 13, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

This stand-up special sees Tom Ballard grappling with the unsettling aspects of modern existence. The core of the show is an exploration of 'man's inhumanity to man' and a world that feels perpetually on the edge. Ballard's delivery…

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Eleanor Vance
Apr 13, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

Tom Ballard's 'The World Keeps Happening' is a bracingly honest, if occasionally bleak, hour of stand-up. Ballard navigates the treacherous waters of societal unease with a sharp wit, finding humour in the pervasive sense that things are spiralling…

FAQs

The premise of 'Tom Ballard: The World Keeps Happening' suggests it's more about commiseration and catharsis through laughter than offering concrete solutions. Ballard uses stand-up to address 'man's inhumanity to man' and a world that feels 'on the verge of collapse'. The focus appears to be on acknowledging these anxieties and finding humour in them, rather than providing answers to the complex issues raised.