Dave Losso is an American

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...

, writer, and comic-book artist from

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now living in

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. Losso's 2021

Stand Up! Records Stand Up! Records is an American independent comedy record label founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Grammy-winning producer Dan Schlissel. It has been called "the country's most respected indie comedy label." Stand Up! has released more than 2 ...

album and video ''A Careless Whisper of a Man'' reached No. 2 on the iTunes comedy chart and No. 4 on Amazon's chart.

Early life

Losso was born and raised in the south side of

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Career

Stand-up comedy

Losso began performing stand-up in 2012. ''Savage Henry Magazine'' called him a "joke machine". 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." While living in Denver in 2016, Losso started a new edition of ''We Still Like You''. He has toured widely across the U.S., and has performed at the

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, Orlando Indie Comedy Festival, Hell Yes Fest, Savage Henry Comedy Festival, Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, Beast Village Comedy Festival, Cream City Comedy Festival, 10,000 Laughs Comedy Festival, and the Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival. In 2016, he appeared in the

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series ''

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''.

Albums

Losso's album and video ''A Careless Whisper of a Man'' was released July 16, 2021, on

. It reached No. 2 on the iTunes comedy chart and No. 4 on Amazon's chart. 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."

Other work

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

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spoof he wrote and drew, and superhero thriller ''Kill The Wonderhawks'', released in 2011 by

Less Than Jake Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, formed in 1992. The band consists of Chris DeMakes (guitars, vocals), Roger Lima (bass, vocals), Buddy Schaub (trombone), Peter "JR" Wasilewski (saxophone) and Matt Yonker ...

drummer

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's imprint Paper + Plastick, which Losso wrote and co-created with artist Aaron Pittman. His visual art has appeared in the touring art show Thirty Three Point Three and concert posters for bands and comedians including

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, Tig Notaro and The Sklar Brothers. His comedic writing has been published in ''Savage Henry Magazine'', ''Zaftig'', and ''The Whiskey Journal''. 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.

Discography

*Dave Losso, ''A Careless Whisper of a Man'' (

, 2021)

Podcast appearances

''Podcast! Podcast! Podcast!'', "Dave Losso & Sam Tallent" (October 21, 2015)

''Empty Girlfriend'', "Episode 55: EG @ Hell Yes Fest" (November 9, 2015)

''These Things Matter'', "Episode 189: ''Jaws''" (February 16, 2016)

''We Still Like You'', "It's Not We Still Like You, It's Me" (February 7, 2017)

''My Violet Tendencies: The Matt Knicks Show'', "Episode 6: Dave Losso (Stand Up Comic)" (March 9, 2018)

''The Grit City Podcast'', "Episode 181: Comedian - Dave Losso" (August 23, 2021)

References

External links

Official Dave Losso websiteDave Losso at Stand Up! Records website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Losso, Dave American stand-up comedians Living people Comedians from Chicago American male comedians 21st-century American comedians Stand Up! Records artists Year of birth missing (living people)