Tommy Dassalo


Tommy Dassalo 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. He is also one third of the Filthy Casuals podcast, co-hosting it with Ben Vernel and Adam Knox.

Early life

Born as Thomas Alsop in 1986, Dassalo was raised in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He is 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.''

Career

Dassalo has worked as a semi-professional stand-up comedian, as a writer for television and as an actor. In October 2010 Dassalo and Chandler began recording a weekly comedy podcast, The Little Dum Dum Club, to promote the work of fellow comedians.
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.

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.

Notable stand-up shows