Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Comedian ISMO: Comedy, Wordplay, and Rally Driving Adventures
Feb 8, 2026
32:23
Johnny Mack interviews the Finnish comedian ISMO, who is known for his witty wordplay and observations on the English language.
ISMO is set to perform at the Just for Laughs Vancouver festival as part of his Perseverance Tour.
The discussion reveals ISMO's back injury from a dune buggy accident, his unexpected talent in rally driving competitions in Finland, and his unique approach to comedy. ISMO shares insights into maintaining a social media presence, writing jokes in both Finnish and English, and his evolving goals in the comedy world, which include innovative content creation and avoiding traditional pitch processes for studios.
00:51 Meet ISMO: Comedian and Rally Driver
02:38 Rally Driving in Finland
06:15 Opening for Ralphie May and Social Media Insights
11:53 The Art of Comedy and Wordplay
16:47 Language Switching: Thinking in English vs. Finnish
18:39 Translating Jokes Between Languages
22:50 Performing in Different Venues
24:57 Exploring Music and Comedy
28:34 Future Goals and Experimentation
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ISMO is set to perform at the Just for Laughs Vancouver festival as part of his Perseverance Tour.
The discussion reveals ISMO's back injury from a dune buggy accident, his unexpected talent in rally driving competitions in Finland, and his unique approach to comedy. ISMO shares insights into maintaining a social media presence, writing jokes in both Finnish and English, and his evolving goals in the comedy world, which include innovative content creation and avoiding traditional pitch processes for studios.
00:51 Meet ISMO: Comedian and Rally Driver
02:38 Rally Driving in Finland
06:15 Opening for Ralphie May and Social Media Insights
11:53 The Art of Comedy and Wordplay
16:47 Language Switching: Thinking in English vs. Finnish
18:39 Translating Jokes Between Languages
22:50 Performing in Different Venues
24:57 Exploring Music and Comedy
28:34 Future Goals and Experimentation
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry--4522158/support.
Daily Comedy News is the number one comedy news podcast, delivering daily coverage of standup comedy, late night television, comedy specials, tours, and the business of comedy.
COMEDY SURVIVOR in the facebook group.
Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com
For Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening. $4.99/month
John's Substack about media is free.
This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.