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Dave Losso
Born1986 or 1987 (age 36–37)
Chicago, Illinois
OccupationStand-up comedian
Years active2012-present
Websitedavelosso.tumblr.com

Dave Losso is an American

stand-up comedian, writer, and comic-book artist from Chicago now living in Seattle
.

Losso's 2021 Stand Up! Records album and video A Careless Whisper of a Man reached No. 2 on the iTunes comedy chart[2] and No. 4 on Amazon's chart.[3]

Early life

Losso was born and raised in

Chicago, Illinois.[4]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Losso began performing stand-up in 2012. Savage Henry Magazine called him a "joke machine".[5]

In Chicago, he was a co-founder and co-host of the Yeah Buddy Awesome Time Comedy Show,[6] co-host of Best Night Ever,[7] and a frequent performer at longrunning show and podcast We Still Like You;[8][7] Best Night Ever producer Sam Ash McHale called him "one of the funniest comics in Chicago."[9]

While living in Denver in 2016, Losso started a new edition of We Still Like You.[10][11] He has toured widely across the U.S.,[5] and has performed at the High Plains Comedy Festival,[12] Orlando Indie Comedy Festival,[13] Hell Yes Fest,[7] Savage Henry Comedy Festival,[14] Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival,[15] Beast Village Comedy Festival,[1] Cream City Comedy Festival,[16][17] 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival,[18][19] and the Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival.[20]

In 2016, he appeared in the

SeeSo series Hidden America with Jonah Ray.[21]

Albums

Losso's album and video A Careless Whisper of a Man was released July 16, 2021, on Stand Up! Records. It reached No. 2 on the iTunes comedy chart[2] and No. 4 on Amazon's chart.[3] Reviewer Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site called it "an entertaining and fun stand-up comedy album," noting that "Losso does biographical and anecdotal/observational comedy in a laid-back way."[22]

Other work

Losso's work in comic books includes 2010's The Great Sandwich Detective, an all-ages

The Number 12 Looks Like You, Tig Notaro and The Sklar Brothers.[27][28][29][30]

His comedic writing has been published in Savage Henry Magazine,[31][32][33][34][35] Zaftig,[36] and The Whiskey Journal.[6]

In 2005, Losso was the vocalist for Chicago hardcore band Murder in E Minor. He credits the experience of touring in hardcore bands with preparing him for life as an indie road comic.[37][38]

Personal life

Losso now lives in Seattle.[38] Losso met his wife, comedian Jessica Hong, at a comedy festival in New Orleans in 2015. They have a daughter.[38][39]

Discography

Podcast appearances

  • Podcast! Podcast! Podcast!, "Dave Losso & Sam Tallent" (October 21, 2015)[40]
  • Empty Girlfriend, "Episode 55: EG @ Hell Yes Fest" (November 9, 2015)[7]
  • These Things Matter, "Episode 189: Jaws" (February 16, 2016)[41]
  • We Still Like You, "It's Not We Still Like You, It's Me" (February 7, 2017)[8]
  • My Violet Tendencies: The Matt Knicks Show, "Episode 6: Dave Losso (Stand Up Comic)" (March 9, 2018)[37]
  • The Grit City Podcast, "Episode 181: Comedian - Dave Losso" (August 23, 2021)[38]

    References

    1. ^ a b "Beast Village Comedy Festival". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. 2014-10-15. p. JU36. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    2. ^ a b "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
    3. ^ a b "Stand Up! Records". Facebook. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
    4. ^ a b Lu, Angela Shawn-Chi (March 14, 2011). "Dave Losso, Comic Book Artist, Profile". Vimeo. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    5. ^ a b c Losso, Dave (2017-08-09). "Fireworks, Skateboards, and Wisconsin Dells: The Dave Losso Interview". Savage Henry Magazine. No. 81. Arcata, California. pp. 43–44. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    6. ^ a b Owen, Brent (2015-09-05). "Dave Losso and Alex Kumin Blow in from The Windy City". Louisville. Louisville, Kentucky. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    7. ^ a b c d "Episode 55: EG @ Hell Yes Fest". Empty Girlfriend (Podcast). November 9, 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    8. ^ a b "It's Not We Still Like You, It's Me". We Still Like You (Podcast). February 7, 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    9. ^ Ring, Teme (April 1, 2017). "Comedians Defying Gravity: Best Night Ever's Sam McHale talks about the show's third anniversary and how to produce the best night ever". Chicago Now. Chicago. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    10. Denver, Colorado
      . Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    11. ^ Leonard, Jason (2016-07-21). "Well-known local bar is closing its doors". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. p. A16. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    12. ^ "About". High Plains Comedy Festival. 2016. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    13. ^ McCollum, Thaddeus (September 30, 2015). "Sneak Attack: Four Night Stand". Orlando Weekly. Orlando, Florida. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    14. ^ "Savage Henry Comedy Festival". North Coast Journal. Eureka, California. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    15. ^ Borcherts, Julia (March 19, 2014). "Geek Week: A Field guide to the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    16. ^ Maas, Tyler (May 9, 2017). "Here's the 2017 Cream City Comedy Festival lineup". Milwaukee Record. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    17. ^ "2017 CCCF". Cream City Comedy Festival. 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    18. ^ Lobell, Kylie Ora (2018-08-16). "A Comprehensive Guide to Comedy Festivals in the U.S. and Around the Globe". Vulture. New York City. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
    19. ^ Strait, Patrick (October 18, 2017). "Surly Darkness Day mixes beer and metal". City Pages. Minneapolis.
    20. ^ Hancock, Amanda (May 25, 2017). "Festival mixes comedy and music". Quad-City Times. Davenport, Iowa. p. 1B.
    21. ^ Moore, Arianna (2017-07-15). "Dave Losso & Jason Melton Comedy Tour". Mountain Xpress. Asheville, North Carolina. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    22. ^ Lanoie, Richard (July 31, 2021). "Dave Losso – Careless Whisper of a Man". The Serious Comedy Site. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
    23. ^ Hatch, Jared (2011-04-04). "The Comic Vault Opens Third Floor Hide-Away in The Loop". Racked Chicago. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    24. ^ Luger, Kara (2010-10-13). "It's Zombies! And Go-Go!". Gapers Block. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    25. ^ Lanyon-LeSage, Amanda (2010-08-29). "Dave Losso "The Great Sandwich Detective" Interview". YouTube. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    26. ^ "PAPER + PLASTICK Releasing Dave Losso's Kill the Wonderhawks". Geekscape. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    27. ^ "07: Dave Losso". Thirty Three Point Three. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    28. ^ Parker, Melody (2011-01-09). "Artists reinterpret famous vinyl album covers for '33.3 Art Show'". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. p. F6. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    29. ^ "Cup of Joe to host six-week art show". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. 2011-01-05. p. A7. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    30. ^ "Dave Losso". Stand Up! Records. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    31. ^ Losso, Dave (2021-08-11). "How Leprechauns Celebrate Other Holidays". Savage Henry Magazine. No. 95. Arcata, California. p. 33. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    32. ^ Losso, Dave (2021-08-11). "Top 5 Urban Farming Pests". Savage Henry Magazine. No. 83. Arcata, California. p. 73. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    33. ^ Losso, Dave (2021-08-11). "Citizens of Flavor Town". Savage Henry Magazine. No. 94. Arcata, California. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    34. ^ Losso, Dave (2021-08-11). "YELP! Review of the Last Supper". Savage Henry Magazine. No. 96. Arcata, California. p. 13. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    35. ^ Losso, Dave (2021-08-11). "Chicago Deep Dish vs. A Plate of Knives". Savage Henry Magazine. No. 96. Arcata, California. p. 61. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    36. Brooklyn, New York
      . pp. 10–12. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    37. ^ a b Matt Knicks (March 9, 2018). "Episode 6: Dave Losso (Stand Up Comic)". My Violet Tendencies: The Matt Knicks Show (Podcast). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    38. ^ a b c d "Episode 181: Comedian - Dave Losso". The Grit City Podcast (Podcast). August 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    39. ^ Lia Berman (June 17, 2019). "Jessica Hong!!!". Parental Advisory with Lia Berman (Podcast). Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    40. ^ "Dave Losso & Sam Tallent". Podcast! Podcast! Podcast! (Podcast). October 21, 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
    41. ^ Kevin O'Brien, Taylor Gonda (February 16, 2016). "Ep. 189 - Jaws w/ Dave Losso". These Things Matter (Podcast). Retrieved 2021-11-01.

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