Dave Losso Explained

Dave Losso
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Occupation:Stand-up comedian
Years Active:2012-present

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[1] and No. 4 on Amazon's chart.[2]

Early life

Losso was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois.[3]

Career

Stand-up comedy

Losso began performing stand-up in 2012. Savage Henry Magazine called him a "joke machine".[4]

In Chicago, he was a co-founder and co-host of the Yeah Buddy Awesome Time Comedy Show, co-host of Best Night Ever, and a frequent performer at longrunning show and podcast We Still Like You; Best Night Ever producer Sam Ash McHale called him "one of the funniest comics in Chicago."[5]

While living in Denver in 2016, Losso started a new edition of We Still Like You.[6] [7] He has toured widely across the U.S.,[4] and has performed at the High Plains Comedy Festival,[8] Orlando Indie Comedy Festival,[9] Hell Yes Fest, Savage Henry Comedy Festival,[10] Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival,[11] Beast Village Comedy Festival,[12] Cream City Comedy Festival,[13] [14] 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival,[15] [16] and the Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival.[17]

In 2016, he appeared in the SeeSo series Hidden America with Jonah Ray.[18]

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[1] and No. 4 on Amazon's chart.[2] 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."[19]

Other work

Losso's work in comic books includes 2010's The Great Sandwich Detective, an all-ages Sherlock Holmes spoof he wrote and drew,[3] [4] [20] [21] [22] and superhero thriller Kill The Wonderhawks, released in 2011 by Less Than Jake drummer Vinnie Fiorello's imprint Paper + Plastick, which Losso wrote and co-created with artist Aaron Pittman.[23] His visual art has appeared in the touring art show Thirty Three Point Three and concert posters for bands and comedians including The Number 12 Looks Like You, Tig Notaro and The Sklar Brothers.[24] [25] [26] [27]

His comedic writing has been published in Savage Henry Magazine,[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] Zaftig,[33] and The Whiskey Journal.[34]

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.

Personal life

Losso now lives in Seattle. Losso met his wife, comedian Jessica Hong, at a comedy festival in New Orleans in 2015. They have a daughter.[35]

Discography

Podcast appearances

  • Podcast! Podcast! Podcast!, "Dave Losso & Sam Tallent" (October 21, 2015)[36]
  • Empty Girlfriend, "Episode 55: EG @ Hell Yes Fest" (November 9, 2015)[37]
  • These Things Matter, "Episode 189: Jaws" (February 16, 2016)[38]
  • We Still Like You, "It's Not We Still Like You, It's Me" (February 7, 2017)[39]
  • My Violet Tendencies: The Matt Knicks Show, "Episode 6: Dave Losso (Stand Up Comic)" (March 9, 2018)[40]
  • The Grit City Podcast, "Episode 181: Comedian - Dave Losso" (August 23, 2021)[41]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Stand Up! Records . 2021-07-16 . . Facebook. 2021-07-16.
    2. Web site: Stand Up! Records . 2021-07-20 . . Facebook. 2021-07-20.
    3. Web site: Dave Losso, Comic Book Artist, Profile . Lu . Angela Shawn-Chi . March 14, 2011 . Vimeo . 2021-11-01.
    4. Losso . Dave . 2017-08-09 . Fireworks, Skateboards, and Wisconsin Dells: The Dave Losso Interview . Savage Henry Magazine . . 2021-11-01 . 81 . 43–44.
    5. News: 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 . . 2021-11-01 .
    6. News: Graham . Byron . 2016-09-01 . The Ten Best Comedy Events in Denver in September . . . 2021-11-01 .
    7. News: Leonard . Jason . 2016-07-21 . A16 . Well-known local bar is closing its doors . . . 2021-11-01 .
    8. Web site: About . 2016 . High Plains Comedy Festival . 2021-11-01.
    9. McCollum . Thaddeus . September 30, 2015 . Sneak Attack: Four Night Stand . . . 2021-11-01.
    10. 2017-10-05 . Savage Henry Comedy Festival . North Coast Journal . . 2021-11-01.
    11. News: Borcherts . Julia . March 19, 2014 . Geek Week: A Field guide to the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival . . . 2021-11-01 . 28.
    12. News: 2014-10-15 . Beast Village Comedy Festival . . . 2021-11-01 . JU36 .
    13. News: Maas . Tyler . May 9, 2017 . Here’s the 2017 Cream City Comedy Festival lineup . Milwaukee Record . 2021-11-01 .
    14. Web site: 2017 CCCF . 2017 . Cream City Comedy Festival . 2021-11-01.
    15. News: Lobell . Kylie Ora . 2018-08-16 . A Comprehensive Guide to Comedy Festivals in the U.S. and Around the Globe . . . 2021-07-22 .
    16. News: Strait . Patrick . October 18, 2017 . Surly Darkness Day mixes beer and metal . . .
    17. News: Hancock . Amanda . May 25, 2017 . Festival mixes comedy and music . . . 1B .
    18. News: Moore . Arianna . 2017-07-15 . Dave Losso & Jason Melton Comedy Tour . . . 2021-11-01 .
    19. Web site: Dave Losso – Careless Whisper of a Man . Lanoie . Richard . July 31, 2021 . The Serious Comedy Site . 2021-10-18.
    20. Web site: The Comic Vault Opens Third Floor Hide-Away in The Loop . Hatch . Jared . 2011-04-04 . Racked Chicago . 2021-11-01.
    21. Web site: It's Zombies! And Go-Go! . Luger . Kara . 2010-10-13 . . 2021-11-01.
    22. Web site: Dave Losso "The Great Sandwich Detective" Interview . Lanyon-LeSage . Amanda . 2010-08-29 . YouTube . 2021-11-01.
    23. Web site: PAPER + PLASTICK Releasing Dave Losso’s Kill the Wonderhawks . 2011-05-06 . Geekscape . 2021-11-01.
    24. Web site: 07: Dave Losso . Thirty Three Point Three . 2021-11-01.
    25. News: Parker . Melody . 2011-01-09 . Artists reinterpret famous vinyl album covers for '33.3 Art Show' . . . 2021-11-01 . F6.
    26. News: 2011-01-05 . Cup of Joe to host six-week art show . . . 2021-11-01 . A7 .
    27. Web site: Dave Losso . Stand Up! Records . 2021-11-01.
    28. Losso . Dave . 2021-08-11 . How Leprechauns Celebrate Other Holidays . Savage Henry Magazine . . 2021-11-01 . 95 . 33.
    29. Losso . Dave . 2021-08-11 . Top 5 Urban Farming Pests . Savage Henry Magazine . . 2021-11-01 . 83 . 73.
    30. Losso . Dave . 2021-08-11 . Citizens of Flavor Town . Savage Henry Magazine . . 2021-11-01 . 94 . 10.
    31. Losso . Dave . 2021-08-11 . YELP! Review of the Last Supper . Savage Henry Magazine . . 2021-11-01 . 96 . 13.
    32. Losso . Dave . 2021-08-11 . Chicago Deep Dish vs. A Plate of Knives . Savage Henry Magazine . . 2021-11-01 . 96 . 61.
    33. Losso . Dave . December 2013 . The Fire Chief's Granddaughter . 10–12 . Zaftig . . 2021-11-01.
    34. News: Owen . Brent . 2015-09-05 . Dave Losso and Alex Kumin Blow in from The Windy City . . . 2021-11-01 .
    35. Jessica Hong!!! . Parental Advisory with Lia Berman . Lia Berman . June 17, 2019 . 2021-11-01 .
    36. Dave Losso & Sam Tallent . Podcast! Podcast! Podcast! . October 21, 2015 . 2021-11-01 .
    37. Episode 55: EG @ Hell Yes Fest . Empty Girlfriend . November 9, 2015 . 2021-11-01 .
    38. Ep. 189 - Jaws w/ Dave Losso . These Things Matter . Kevin O'Brien, Taylor Gonda . February 16, 2016 . 2021-11-01 .
    39. It's Not We Still Like You, It's Me . We Still Like You . February 7, 2017 . 2021-11-01 .
    40. Episode 6: Dave Losso (Stand Up Comic) . My Violet Tendencies: The Matt Knicks Show . Matt Knicks . March 9, 2018 . 2021-11-01 .
    41. Episode 181: Comedian - Dave Losso . The Grit City Podcast . August 23, 2021 . 2021-11-01 .