Tommy Dassalo
Tommy Dassalo | |
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Born | Thomas Howard Alsop 28 August 1986 |
Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
Website | www |
Tommy Dassalo (born Thomas Howard Alsop) is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He co-hosts The Little Dum Dum Club, a comedy podcast with Karl Chandler.[1] He also co-hosts the Filthy Casuals podcast with Ben Vernel and Adam Knox.
Early life[]
Dassalo was born as Thomas Alsop in 1986, and raised in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He is an only child. At age nine, he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare bone marrow disease.[2][3] This became the subject of his one-man stand-up show Pipsqueak in 2012.[4]
Career[]
Dassalo has worked as a semi-professional stand-up comedian, a writer, and an actor.[5]
Stand-up[]
Dassalo has been performing stand-up comedy since he was 13 years old. He has performed thirteen one-man shows to date at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.[6][7]
He appeared as a guest host on Episode 51 of the Weekly Planet.[citation needed]
Notable stand-up shows[]
- 2010 - An Explosion of Colour[6][8]
- 2011 - Buckwild[9]
- 2012 - Pipsqueak[4]
- 2016 - Little Golden Dassalo[10][11]
- 2017 - Dinner For Two
- 2019 - Balding Cherub
Podcasts[]
In October 2010, Dassalo and Chandler began recording a weekly comedy podcast, The Little Dum Dum Club, to promote the work of fellow comedians.[12][13]
He is currently the host of Filthy Casuals, a video-game themed comedy podcast, featuring Ben Vernel and Adam Knox. He previously hosted a sports podcast called You Beauty with his friend Sam Gray.[14]
Writer credits (theatre)[]
- 2006 - I Heart Racism (with Dave Bushell)[15]
- 2009 - All The Single Ladies (with Bart Freebairn)[16]
Writer credits (television)[]
- 2009 - Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation[17]
- 2014 - Fully Furnished (pilot) (with Tom Ballard)
Acting credits (television)[]
- 2015 - Fully Furnished (pilot)[18]
References[]
- ^ "Little Dum Dum Club live podcast". EnjoyPerth!. EnjoyPerth!. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Dassalo -- making childhood cancer funny (MICF)". Crikey. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Tommy Dassalo: Pipsqueak : Reviews 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ a b Bennett, Sally (April 27, 2012). "Dark days turn to gold for Tommy Dassalo". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Dassalo". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Sit Down Comedy Productions PTY LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ a b Northover, Kylie (9 April 2010). "Tommy Dassalo: An Explosion of Colours". Fairfax. The Age. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Calleri, Joe (30 March 2014). "Tommy Dassalo in Dreamboat ★★★½". Fairfax. The Age. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Dassalo - An Explosion of Colours". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Dassalo - Buckwild". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 2011-08-30. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Little Golden Dassalo, Tommy Dassalo | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016". www.comedyfestival.com.au. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ "Splendour in the Grass: Tommy Dassalo". splendourinthegrass.com. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ^ http://littledumdumclub.com/?page_id=152
- ^ "2010 | Little Dum Dum Club | Page 2". littledumdumclub.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ "You Beauty! with Sam Gray and Tommy Dassalo by Sam Gray & Tommy Dassalo on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ "2006 Comedy Festival - I Heart Racism". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 2008-07-30. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "All The Single Ladies". Fringe Festival. Melbourne Fringe. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Steele Saunders (September 10, 2015). "Ep 184 : Tommy Dassalo & Demi Lardner love the 06/08/15 Letters". I Love Green Guide Letters (Podcast). Event occurs at 25:51. Retrieved 2015-09-23.
- ^ http://www.sbs.com.au/comedy/article/2015/02/16/sbs-comedy-runway-fully-furnished
External links[]
- Living people
- 1986 births
- Australian male comedians