Tommy Dassalo
| Tommy Dassalo | |
|---|---|
 Dassalo second from left at live recording of The Little Dum Dum Club Hawthorn May 2013 | |
| Born |
Thomas Howard Alsop 28 August 1986 Malvern, Australia |
| Website | www.tommydassalo.com |
Tommy Dassalo (born Tommy Ariel Alsop) is a comedian, writer and actor based in Melbourne, Australia. He co-hosts "The Little Dum Dum Club", a comedy podcast with Karl Chandler.[1]
Early life
Born in 1986, Dassalo was raised in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He was an only child. When he was young he was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare bone marrow disease. This became the subject of his one-man stand-up show Pipsqueak' in 2012.[2]
Career
Dassalo has worked as a semi-professional stand-up comedian, as a writer for television and as an actor.[3] In October 2010[4] Dassalo and Chandler] began recording a weekly comedy podcast, "The Little Dum Dum Club", to promote the work of fellow comedians.[5]
He is currently the host of "Filthy Casuals", a video-game themed comedy podcast, featuring Ben Vernel and Adam Knox. He also co-hosts a sports podcast called "You Beauty" with his friend Sam Gray.
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]
Notable stand-up shows
- 2010 - An Explosion of Colours [6][8]
- 2011 - Buckwild[9]
- 2012 - Pipsqueak [2]
- 2016 - Little Golden Dassalo[10][11]
Writer credits (theatre)
- 2006 - I Heart Racism (with Dave Bushell)[12]
- 2009 - All The Single Ladies (with Bart Freebairn)[13]
Writer credits (television)
- 2009 - Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation[14]
- 2014 - Fully Furnished (pilot) (with Tom Ballard)
Acting credits (television)
- 2015 - Fully Furnished (pilot)[15]
References
- ↑ "Little Dum Dum Club live podcast". EnjoyPerth!. EnjoyPerth!. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- 1 2 Bennett, Sally (April 27, 2012). "Dark days turn to gold for Tommy Dassalo". The Daily Telegraph. New Ltd. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tommy Dassalo". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Sit Down Comedy Productions PTY LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "2010 | Little Dum Dum Club | Page 2". littledumdumclub.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ http://littledumdumclub.com/?page_id=152
- 1 2 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 2010-08-31. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tommy Dassalo - Buckwild". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. 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.
- ↑ "2006 Comedy Festival - I Heart Racism". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "All The Single Ladies". Fringe Festival. Melbourne Fringe. Archived from the original on 2001-10-26. 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