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title: "Ismo Leikola: Stand-Up Comedian, TV Roles | D.O.C."
description: "Ismo Leikola, who performs as ISMO, is a Finnish stand-up comedian, born in Jyväskylä in 1979. Next shows, screen credits and sources on D.O.C."
url: https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ismo-leikola.html
updated: 2026-11-13
---

Stand-up comedian

# Ismo Leikola

Also known as ISMO

## Who Ismo Leikola is

Ismo Leikola, who performs as ISMO, is a Finnish stand-up comedian, born in Jyväskylä in 1979. He debuted in stand-up in 2002 and made his United States debut in 2014 by winning the Laugh Factory's Funniest Person in the World competition, followed by a United States tour. He has since toured internationally, is a regular at clubs in Los Angeles including the Laugh Factory and the Comedy & Magic Club, and has played the Edinburgh Fringe, Just for Laughs in 2017, the [Melbourne International Comedy Festival](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/melbourne-international-comedy-festival.html) and the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. His 2018 appearance on Conan produced the show's most-watched stand-up clip, and he made the Finnish television comedy series ISMO in 2015.

## Follow their dates

Put them in your D.O.C., your twelve, and the free D.O.C. letter brings their new dates, episodes and videos each week.

Saw them live? [Make a card →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/share-my-doc.html#live)

## Ismo Leikola online

[Official site ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/) [Instagram ↗](https://www.instagram.com/ismocomedy/) [X ↗](https://x.com/ISMOcomedy) [YouTube ↗](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4j8NlovuYeIUnEJ0_q5yYg) [TikTok ↗](https://www.tiktok.com/@ismocomedy) [Facebook ↗](https://www.facebook.com/ISMOcomedy) [Spotify ↗](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0i3WXZgKzpK0jxjqnEkESz)

## At a glance

**Born**

1979

**From**

Jyväskylä

**On screen**

ISMO and Conan

**Official site**

[ismo.fun ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/)

**Newest video**

[ISMO | Do NOT Nag ISMO! ↗](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSPf5kUrLyQ), 12 November 2026

## Is Ismo Leikola on tour?

**No upcoming dates on record** No upcoming dates are on record right now. That doesn't mean they have stopped touring; their own site is the place to look for new dates: [ismo.fun ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/).

Last checked 13 November 2026.

### Are they coming to my town?

No dates are on record right now (checked 13 November 2026), so no town is confirmed yet. Follow them and your town to hear when one is booked.

### Want them in your town?

Name your town and how many of you would come: the towns fans ask for show here, with how many asked.

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. [Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-calendar.html) [Build a night out around their show →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/build-my-comedy-night.html)

## Specials, shows and podcasts

### On screen

- **ISMO**
- **Conan**

## Questions and answers

### Where is Ismo Leikola performing next?

No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: [ismo.fun ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/).

### What TV shows and films are they in?

ISMO and Conan.

### Where are they from?

Born in Jyväskylä.

### What is their official website?

[ismo.fun ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/).

### How old are they?

They were born in 1979, so they turn 47 in 2026.

## Is this you?

This page can be your website, free. Send your bio in your own words, your links, your clips, who books you, a line said about you and your weekly show, and they go on this page beside the dates D.O.C. already keeps. Fans follow you here and get your news in the D.O.C. letter.

Your short address, for your bio: **disciplesofcomedy.com/ismo-leikola**

[Make this page yours →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-profile.html) [Your dates on your own site](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/tour-dates-widget.html) [Your show on a poster](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedy-show-flyer-maker.html)

## The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

[Their SUCDb record →](https://disciplesofcomedy.com/comedian-ismo-leikola.html) [Their own site ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/)

### Sources

- [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismo_Leikola) Stand-up debut 2002; Funniest Person in the World 2014; United States tour 2015; Conan 2018; Los Angeles clubs; Edinburgh Fringe, Just for Laughs 2017,…
- [Wikidata · wikidata.org ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137997) born 1979; Jyväskylä
- [Official site ↗](https://www.ismo.fun/) their own site

Updated 13 November 2026 · the record checked 12 November 2026