Australian comedian (born 1986)
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
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
- 2022 - Turtle Island
- 2023 - Scam Artist
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] 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)
- 2006 - I Heart Racism (with Dave Bushell)[16]
- 2009 - All The Single Ladies (with Bart Freebairn)[17]
Writer credits (television)
Acting credits (television)
- 2015 - Fully Furnished (pilot)[19]
References
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