Tommy Dassalo (born Thomas Howard Alsop) is a stand-up comedian and writer based in Melbourne, Australia. He co-hosted The Little Dum Dum Club, a comedy podcast with Karl Chandler.[1] He now co-hosts the Filthy Casuals podcast with Ben Vernel and Adam Knox.
Tommy Dassalo | |
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 Live at The Little Dum Dum Club podcast recording in 2017. | |
| Born | Thomas Howard Alsop 28 August 1986 |
| Occupation | Stand-up comedian |
| Website | www |
Early life
editDassalo 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
editDassalo has worked as a semi-professional stand-up comedian, a writer, and an actor.[5]
Stand-up
editDassalo 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
edit- 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
- 2022 - Turtle Island
- 2023 - Scam Artist
Podcasts
editIn 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] In September 2024, Dassalo announced that the podcast would not continue, due to a breakdown in working relationship between himself and Chandler.[14]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.[15]
Writer credits (theatre)
edit- 2006 - I Heart Racism (with Dave Bushell)[16]
- 2009 - All The Single Ladies (with Bart Freebairn)[17]
Writer credits (television)
edit- 2009 - Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation[18]
- 2014 - Fully Furnished (pilot) (with Tom Ballard)
Acting credits (television)
edit- 2015 - Fully Furnished (pilot)[19]
References
edit- ^ "Little Dum Dum Club live podcast". EnjoyPerth!. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Dassalo -- making childhood cancer funny (MICF)". Crikey. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Tommy Dassalo: Pipsqueak : Reviews 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ a b Bennett, Sally (27 April 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 30 August 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Tommy Dassalo - Buckwild". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "Little Golden Dassalo, Tommy Dassalo | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016". www.comedyfestival.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Splendour in the Grass: Tommy Dassalo". splendourinthegrass.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Home | the Little Dum Dum Club".
- ^ "2010 | Little Dum Dum Club | Page 2". littledumdumclub.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/australian-comedy-duo-brutally-announce-theyve-ended-their-podcast-after-14-years/news-story/2e8706a9d7f3ac4a56adabf384b23fb4.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "You Beauty! with Sam Gray and Tommy Dassalo by Sam Gray & Tommy Dassalo on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "2006 Comedy Festival - I Heart Racism". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ "All The Single Ladies". Fringe Festival. Melbourne Fringe. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ^ Steele Saunders (10 September 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 23 September 2015.
- ^ "SBS Comedy Runway: Fully Furnished | SBS Comedy". www.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
