Back To School With Tom Ballard

In our new webseries, we go "Back to School" with Australia's most interesting people.

Meet the politician with a design degree (and a penchant for rapping).

Meet the comedian who once dreamed of being the next Robert De Niro.

Meet the scientist who threw shade at David Attenborough.

In Student Edge’s new webseries, we interview some fascinating Aussies about their school days, to find out how they landed their dream careers and the obstacles they faced along the way.

In our fourth episode, we catch up with comedian and former Triple J Breakfast host Tom Ballard.

Check out our chat to learn all about his high school acting aspirations, why he walked away from a law degree and what it was like to come out in Country Victoria.