Ismo Leikola is one of the most popular and richest Comedian who was born on January 22, 1979 in Jyvaskyla, Jyväskylä, Finland. Both he and Matt Knudsen have performed at the legendary comedy club the Laugh Factory.
In 2002, Leikola started his comedy career in Finland. He wrote and starred in two seasons of his own sitcom, ISMO. He filmed three DVD specials from 2008 to 2016, and he has sold out numerous concert halls and theatres across the UK and Finland. He has been gaining attention at the biggest comedy festivals around the world, including Just for Laughs in Montreal, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. In 2018, he debuted his one-man show “Words Apart” at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Six times winner of the Audience Favourite Comedian Award at the largest annual stand-up festival in Finland. Best Newcomer 2003.
His brother, Kai, is a well known musician and member of the band Soulfallen.
Not only does he perform live, but he has released several DVDs of his shows and has YouTube channels in both English and Finnish of his joke sets.
Ismo Leikola, sometimes just ISMO, (born 22 January 1979 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish stand-up comedian.
