How To Do Everything with Tommy Dassalo

I'm in Sydney this week so of course I had to get together with JUSTIN HAMILTON and ADAM RICHARD ! I've had a BIG night right before this, involving a chaotic beginning to a show, two bizarre interactions with the same audience member, and a disastrous attempt at doing comedy in the toilets. We also chat about micromanaging comedy gigs, the drive in, and Adam's had crabs. Fun! How To Do Everything...

One of the all-time greats DENISE SCOTT joins me this week for a HUGE episode! We get stuck into our mutual best friend: The Big C. How did Denise approach the challenge of writing and touring a show about her recent cancer battle and how does she deal with audience interaction during a show about such a heavy topic? We also discuss her current Logie nomination and her experiences at the ceremony...

TIM HEWITT and ZACK DYER join me this week to chat about performing comedy at private parties, trimming trees in a swingers house, visiting Mad magazine, me trying to locate a house party on my block over the weekend and some incredible MCing that I saw while performing at a Greens fundraiser! Come see my show 'A Seven Minute Voice Memo, Left On Seen' in Brisbane on July 2, and Sydney on July 4. T...

It's a good old fashioned silly boys muck around this week with BEN KNIGHT and NICK CAPPER! We chat about my breakdancing personal trainer, the worst chains in the food court, Capper's finally decided to be more childish, and I've taken umbrage with Knighty moving away from the Sunshine Coast. Come see my show 'A Seven Minute Voice Memo, Left On Seen' in Brisbane on July 2, and Sydney on July 4. T...

MISTER SPELLING himself GUY MONTGOMERY joins me this week for a far-reaching chat about the beautiful human mind. Waiting for your turn in conversation, letting the mind run free while falling asleep, what's the most interesting thing about you? and belly button lint. Fun stuff! Come see my show 'A Seven Minute Voice Memo, Left On Seen' in Brisbane on July 2, and Sydney on July 4. Tickets here. Ho...

JOSH THOMAS has just spent a month at the Comedy Festival performing magic tricks every night - is he going to be able to teach me how to do these tricks, or will I need to consult AI? I’m on the verge of booking an appointment with a pet psychic, Josh has had to stop signing autographs on body parts, have I created any media that’s made a young person have a realisation about themselves? And the...

BRETT BLAKE and JOSH EARL join me to reminisce about the joys of drinking alcohol as young person: our first times trying booze, my dad getting leathered at my 21st, Josh's kids new Youtube channel, and Brett's hard rubbish TV. PLUS we hear about Brett being detained by customs in New Caledonia and have I been accidentally staying in a swingers house? How To Do Everything is on Patreon! Sign up no...

SAM TAUNTON and ALEX WARD join me this week to discuss airplane material and travelling without the internet. I've gone a little bit overboard celebrating my dog's birthday, Taunton's been haemorrhaging money at Adelaide cafes and we cook up a dystopian new advertising trend that we're worryingly positive about. How To Do Everything is on Patreon! Sign up now at Patreon.com/HowToDoEverything for a...

AMY RUFFLE (Thank God You're Here, Mako Mermaids) joins me this week to chat about the lore surrounding a show she was in and how that manifests in fan interactions. We also discuss being a part of other peoples nostalgia, the best and worst brands of candy, cinema etiquette, and Amy's former life as a high diver. How To Do Everything is on Patreon! Sign up now at Patreon.com/HowToDoEverything for...

The legendary SPOD joins me this week! You may have heard his music over the last twenty plus years, you may have seen his music videos for other artists, you may have even tasted his beef jerky! We chat about how to show South Park to your kids, what goes into making beef jerky, home renovations, why Dads love getting around in only their jocks, the fine line being parody and immersion, the Band...

The Taskmaster himself, TOM GLEESON has invited himself onto the show this week for an absolute treat of an episode! We discuss Tom's mechanical brain for comedy and the work he puts in to make it look like he's putting no work in. We also get deep into the differences between being famous in the present day versus in the 70's, the art of the perfect roast joke, the point of Tom's career where he...

This week I'm joined by two TITANS of broadcasting: DAVE WOODHEAD and LUKA MULLER , as we pour one out for our spiritual king: Kyle Sandilands. We discuss the shockwaves of King Kyles departure from broadcasting trickling all the way down to therapists of radio hosts, the genius idea of inventing a new cuisine, I've had a remarkable experience at a fertility doctor that's lead to me being BLANKED...

CHLOE PETTS joins me this week! I'm a little flustered over having to learn an incredibly simple dance routine just before the podcast, we figure out where exactly the Australian accent originated from, we get into the wild word of British children's books and television, competitive spelling competitions, getting lost in Disneyworld and reading bad reviews in Edinburgh. Chloe's show  Big Nat...

DANIELLE WALKER and LAUREN BONNER join me this week. It's the middle of the Comedy Festival and Danielle still hasn't found a Festival crush and so as with so many other jobs: we're outsourcing it to AI, using the Comedy Festival's built in show finder to try and find a suitable suitor for Danielle. We also talk about the criteria for Completely Unremarkable Men, and I've been the victim of an Apr...

RYAN SHELTON from The Imperfects joins me this week and I quite quickly find myself in a mini Imperfects episode. We chat about conflict and how to navigate it, which, believe it or not, I have some experience in! Ryan goes digging for answers and he gets them! We also talk about skimming self help books, being jealous of other peoples happiness and our shared interest in staging exhibitions. Chec...

There's nothing in the notes app but that's not going to stop Two of the Greats: CAMERON JAMES and TOM BALLARD! Cam and I have both given Tom very different feedback on his new Comedy Festival show, Cam's witnessed an unbelievable Barney at the Adelaide Fringe, the advertising roll-out for my show is not going as smoothly as I'd hoped, and Cam's had a run in with a personal trainer. Check out Tom'...

MILLIE HOLTEN (Descent, Longhead) and KATE DEHNERT (The Project, Tonight At The Museum) join me this week to discuss possible ways to get revenge on older brothers for their childhood bullying, Millie's very very specific way of playing The Sims, Kate's attempts at dating off the apps, the incredible power that Millie's straightened hair is capable of, and the most positive 7-11 cashier in Melbour...

DAMIAN CALLINAN has appeared across TV shows, Comedy Festivals, radio, and is one of the few comedians in Australia to have made their own film. We chat about his latest project: travelling to small towns, meeting the locals, and putting on a show for them about the town. We also get into his experience of making his film The Merger, touring it around to European countries and being introduced to...

Fresh from the Adelaide Fringe, I'm joined by NICK CODY & LIZZY HOO! Lizzy's seen an unbelievable magic show as I'm starting to think about possible "entertainment" at my wedding. We also dive in to Cody's phobia on rides and my brutal spot at a Powerpoint-based comedy show. PLUS Lizzy's 2026 bingo card, her post gig DM's and Shrek burlesque! Check out Lizzy Hoo and Nick Cody on tour around Au...

I'm back from Adelaide and joined by JORDAN BARR and BEN SEARLE! I've been trying to look cool in front of young people in Perth, we're reminiscing about making homemade explosives in our youth as well as inventing games, trying to stay up to date with current lingo, and I've failed at booking in a fertility appointment! How To Do Everything is on Patreon! Sign up now at Patreon.com/HowToDoEveryth...

My great pals DILRUK JAYASINHA and DAVE THORNTON join me as I'm licking my wounds after a very stressful week at the Perth Fringe! We chat about the benefits of being a burlesque performer, the ending of Ace Ventura, peaking in high school, Dil's attempts at smuggling booze into the races and how to charm security guards. FUN WITH MATES! Come and see me in Adelaide THIS WEEKEND - February 20 &...

DAMIEN POWER and JOSH EARL are my guests this week! We chat a bit about Damo's demeanour on podcasts, his advice for eating healthily and then in a first for the podcast, I've invited a listener to come on and give us some expert advice: Trent from boutique management group Slut Industries fills us on the shows that he's producing for the upcoming Festival season, his advice for all three of us to...

The two bozos behind the podcast Hey Fam!, ANDREW LEVINS and ANGUS TRUSKETT join me in my hotel room this week for a few beers and a podcast, emphasis on the 'beers'. It's a loose, boozy, messy catch up where we spend way too long calling back to an incredibly crass meme. Along the way we chat about our own personal Subway Takes, Angus Looper-ing himself, the incredibly cool day that Levins had be...

This week I've dragged my podcast suite into the Sydney Opera House for a very special chat with ALEXIS TAYLOR from HOT CHIP before their soundcheck and performance in the Concert Hall. We chat about being present on stage, what Alexis is thinking about when he plays Boy From School, experimenting with new methods of playing the guitar, the perfect comedians to open for Hot Chip on tour, and the q...

We're back for another year with a BUMPER episode to kick off 2026! CAMERON JAMES, DANIELLE WALKER and NIKKI BRITTON join me to chat about Hanson, aliens, bigfoots, leprechauns, family medical dramas and SO much more! How To Do Everything is on Patreon! Sign up now at Patreon.com/HowToDoEverything for as little as $5 a month and get weekly bonus mini episodes! Check out Tommy's short travel docume...