Tommy Dassalo

Tommy Dassalo
Live at The Little Dum Dum Club podcast recording in 2017.
Born
Thomas Howard Alsop

(1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 38)
Malvern, Victoria
OccupationStand-up comedian
Websitewww.tommydassalo.com.au

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.

Early life

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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

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Dassalo has worked as a semi-professional stand-up comedian, a writer, and an actor.[5]

Stand-up

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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

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  • 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

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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] 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)

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  • 2006 - I Heart Racism (with Dave Bushell)[16]
  • 2009 - All The Single Ladies (with Bart Freebairn)[17]

Writer credits (television)

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Acting credits (television)

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  • 2015 - Fully Furnished (pilot)[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Little Dum Dum Club live podcast". EnjoyPerth!. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Tommy Dassalo -- making childhood cancer funny (MICF)". Crikey. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Tommy Dassalo: Pipsqueak : Reviews 2012 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b Bennett, Sally (27 April 2012). "Dark days turn to gold for Tommy Dassalo". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Tommy Dassalo". The Sit Down Comedy Club. Sit Down Comedy Productions PTY LTD. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b Northover, Kylie (9 April 2010). "Tommy Dassalo: An Explosion of Colours". Fairfax. The Age. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  7. ^ Calleri, Joe (30 March 2014). "Tommy Dassalo in Dreamboat ★★★½". Fairfax. The Age. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Tommy Dassalo - An Explosion of Colours". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Tommy Dassalo - Buckwild". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Little Golden Dassalo, Tommy Dassalo | Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2016". www.comedyfestival.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Splendour in the Grass: Tommy Dassalo". splendourinthegrass.com. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Home | the Little Dum Dum Club".
  13. ^ "2010 | Little Dum Dum Club | Page 2". littledumdumclub.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ "You Beauty! with Sam Gray and Tommy Dassalo by Sam Gray & Tommy Dassalo on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  16. ^ "2006 Comedy Festival - I Heart Racism". Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  17. ^ "All The Single Ladies". Fringe Festival. Melbourne Fringe. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "SBS Comedy Runway: Fully Furnished | SBS Comedy". www.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
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