How To Do Everything with Tommy Dassalo

Two masters in the art of holding court, SAM TAUNTON and TIM HEWITT join me this week for a loose, riff-heavy chat about how I can improve the homework that I ask the guests to do, high school debating teams, Sam and I sharing a bed in Noosa, Tim's Uber driver being pranked by the youth and a tantalising piece of comedy gossip that I've heard recently. How To Do Everything is on Patreon! Sign up n...

The host of The Friend Request podcast CHLOE MADDREN welcomes me in to her pillow fort for a delightful catch-up about being late, hearing your mum fart, stealing your parents car as a teenager for a rooting appointment, and how to PROPERLY watch television!  How To Do Everything is now on Patreon! Sign up now at Patreon.com/HowToDoEverything for as little as $5 a month and get weekly bonus m...

If there's anyone who's come close to literally doing EVERYTHING it's DES BISHOP . He's made television shows about working various minimum wage jobs, learning Irish and performing stand-up comedy in Chinese. Where does this innate ability to fit in come from? What are the challenges of appearing on a dating show in China? And which Australian radio host REFUSES to wear shoes? We answer all of the...

GORDI has a fantastic new record out soon; she's flat out with press and touring and yet she still found the time to promptly and thoroughly fill out The Survey. We chat about her background in medicine and how she's had to utilise it in order to help out an audience member mid-show, living her life at a frantic pace from a young age, having to prepare a turkey lunch for seventy people on very, ve...

Another sampling of scintillating bonus episodes has escaped from behind the paywall, this month featuring highlights from Lizzy Hoo, Brett Blake & Nick Capper, Andrew Levins & Gen Fricker and Justin Hamilton! To get the full episodes (hours of extra content!) and support the show, head over and sign up: Patreon.com/HowToDoEverything  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Hours after having a Snickers induced psychosis, I’m joined by JUSTIN HAMILTON in my hotel room! We pick apart our two decades of shared history: from me wreaking havoc at the Bourne Ultimatum premiere, Hammo making me lose my mind in the back of a taxi, and the hours and hours we spent playing poker with other comedians. We also finally hear the other side of the story of Hammo getting a mas...

SASHI PERERA joins me today. She's been killing it all over the place: nominated for Best Newcomer, appearing on Have You Been Paying Attention and selling out shows all around the world. I didn't really know her until recently when we shared a venue together at the Comedy Festival which, as we discover, is a lot like being in a long distance relationship. We discuss my Air BnB travel hack, Sashi'...

I’m long overdue to have my beautiful boys BRETT BLAKE and NICK CAPPER on the podcast so I figured why not get ‘em in here together for a big catch-up over a couple of beers.  We chat about having a perfect day on the weed edibles, learning to drive on a farm, the mortifying audition tapes of us that exist in a warehouse somewhere and how Brett and I narrowly avoided getting bashed in a McDon...

This week I'm joined by LIZZY HOO ! She's hosted the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and appeared on Have You Been Paying Attention? among many, many other things. How many of these achievements were on her personal Bingo Card that she keeps every year? We chat about drafting difficult texts and e-mails in the notes app as a form of therapy, rewarding the small victories, nostalgia co...

A little tasting plate of some of the banger bonus episodes that are available right now over on Patreon, featuring highlights from Dilruk Jayasinha, Nina Oyama, Dave Thornton, Zan Rowe and Josh Earl. To get the full episodes (roughly two and a half hours worth of content!) and support the show, head over and sign up: Patreon.com/HowToDoEverything   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

SONNY DAY is one half of We Buy Your Kids - a design duo who've made incredible posters for the likes of Jack White, Youth Group, Laneway Festival, as well as tonnes of movie and video game posters for Mondo. As a painter, he's had solo exhibitions around the world and painted murals for Paramount House in Sydney to pluck just a couple of credits from his amazing CV. I'm very fortunate to call him...

Who better to 'explore the neigbourhood' with than Deadloch's NINA OYAMA !? Nina takes umbrage with The Survey, we chat about predictability and being a photocopy of a photocopy in comedy as well as hearing all about Nina's adventures organising the dance for an Indian wedding and Tommy wants to know how to get booked on a cooking show. How To Do Everything is now on Patreon! Sign up now at Patreo...

My old pal DAVE THORNTON joins me this week! Dave's such a knowledgeable guy about so many things so of course I couldn't resist wasting his time by talking about him about the Sonic The Hedgehog movie. We learn about how Dave's juvenile streak is really striking a chord with his children, his obsessive love of basketball and how it developed at a young age, and his failed attempts at mindfulness...

As the host of ABC's Take Five ZAN ROWE has interviewed hundreds of people and is so beloved as a conversationalist that just before this episode, she was giving a talk in the building where I record about how to be a good interviewer. No pressure! We chat about how Zan taunted me online about the fact that she was watching Jamiroquai in Adelaide and I wasn't, we learn what makes for a good intern...

Head chef and owner of the legendary restaurant Attica, and author of the book ‘Uses For Obsession’ BEN SHEWRY joins me to chat about being humbled by Yo La Tengo, harnessing the positivity that can come from shame, learning how to fix pinball machines and the time some Wall Street bankers landed a helicopter at his restaurant without permission. Plus he pitches me a comedy show idea and I pi...

After gigging with her in Sydney a while back, I knew that JESS FUCHS would be a great chat for this show and so I bestowed upon her the grand honour of christening my new recording space. Jess prides herself on her ability to connect with and accurately read anyone she meets. I'm not sure if I'm good at connecting with people or, as in the case of a recent encounter after a gig, I connect a littl...

The almighty DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 are about to hit Australia, playing their beloved debut album "You're A Woman, I'm A Machine" in full. They're one of my all-time favourite bands and so I'm thrilled to have vocalist and drummer SEBASTIEN GRAINGER join me on the show this week. We chat about how his self-critical appraisal of his own performances has softened over time, my failed attempt in 2011...

In spite of her self-confessed terrible sense of direction, MELANIE BRACEWELL found her way to the studio and joins us this week to chat about how her meteoric rise through the ranks of Australian comedy wouldn't have been possible without scaling the most dangerous peak of all: Cringe Mountain. Tommy's been offered a free meal and feels too scared to chase it up, all while Mel has had someone sta...

DJ, Toy Collector, Travel Vlogger, Author, Chef and now: Guest On This Podcast, it's ANDREW LEVINS! How does he find the time to have so many strings to his bow and still hyperfixate on hobbies like old duck comic books? What's the secret to stressing less? How does he maintain such a positive attitude to parenting? Tonnes of wisdom in this episode plus a detailed recounting of our adventures toge...

Thirteen episodes in and we're finally having a discussion about Fasta Pasta, thanks to URVI MAJUMDAR! After each saying an interesting thing about ourselves we get stuck into Urvi's desire to be able to banter with the boys, her teenage punishment for being caught out in a very involved lie, and her speciality subject of reading tarot and birth charts! Plus, Tommy's been schooled in the art of le...

JOHN SAFRAN has a new book and live tour called 'Squat', all about how he broke into Kanye West's mansion. We chat about the allure of abandoned properties, the timeline of John shaving his head, how he ended up with a free billboard PLUS Tommy's been working on a project that he needs John's advice for! John's book 'Squat' is available now and his live dates are on sale at https://comedy.com.au/t...

Australia's First Attractive Comedian ELOUISE EFTOS is here to help Tommy with one of the most pressing issues in his life: not having the blue tick on Instagram. She's making waves around the country with her incredibly confident brand of comedy but how much of that persona is Elouise able to carry into her personal life? We also dig into her IMDB profile, what her family thinks of her comedy, an...

The Great Man PAUL F. TOMPKINS! A podcast guest so good, he can make even the topic of packing up leftovers funny and insightful. We bond over our mutual appreciation of men's fashion, our shared lack of geographical knowledge, and our recent forays into re-learning languages that we studied at school. We also reminisce about the good old days of spending literally every cent in your bank account...

As a previous winner of Taskmaster, DANIELLE WALKER has proven that she knows how to do TONNES of different stuff. But how will her problem solving skills fare against her toughest challenge yet: Tommy getting lost in the bush on a 39 degree day. We also have some great ideas for how to make musical theatre more exciting, we explore Danielle's recent project of making a palace for her dog, and we...

It's another one of our famous Hotel Room episodes with the wonderful GEN FRICKER! We spent ages in the hotel lobby captivated by our view of a business man and an escort, so Gen reveals the secrets to people watching in public. We also compare experiences from our recent trips to Vietnam including Gen attending a dodgy pool hall and Tommy getting abused by a pizza man. Plus we reveal how close th...