Ismo Leikola

"ISMO" redirects here. For other uses, see ISMO (disambiguation).

Ismo Leikola
Leikola at the Laugh Factory 2014
Born
Ismo Mikael Leikola

(1979-01-22) 22 January 1979 (age 45)
Jyväskylä, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Other namesISMO
OccupationComedian
Years active2002–present
Websitewww.ismo.fun

Ismo Mikael Leikola (born 22 January 1979), sometimes known professionally as ISMO, is a Finnish comedian, musician, author, screenwriter, and YouTuber.[1] Leikola made his United States debut in 2014, when he won "The Funniest Person in the World" competition organized by the comedy club Laugh Factory.[2] In 2015, he made comedy series ISMO for Finnish television and moved to the United States. He gained more recognition after his appearance on the Conan talk show in 2018 and has since toured internationally. He has a YouTube channel with over 391,000 subscribers.[3]

  1. ^ "Ismo Leikola rullaa vessapaperia CCR:n hittibiisin tahtiin – jenkit ylistävät: "Universumin paras video, Grammy tulossa..."". iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference HS20141027 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "ISMO". Retrieved 24 January 2024 – via YouTube.