April 17, 2023 • 6 mins
Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss is in town for the Perth Comedy Festival, he told Clairsy & Lisa why his new show “Can’t” is trying to break political correctness in comedy.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Daniel Swass is going to be in town next week
with his show Can't at the Riverside Theater April twenty
six and twenty seven, is part of the Comedy Festival,
and he's joining us now.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning, Daniel morning. How are you very very well? Now?
Speaker 1 (00:17):
The show Can't? How does the title come about? Tell
us about the show in a nutshell?
Speaker 3 (00:25):
The show? I mean, it's you know, I just explored
the idea about whether you can or can't say anything
in comedy anymore, because.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
People say that people get more sensitive.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
And it's not that you can't say anything anymore, there's
certain things you can't do. You certainly couldn't call a
show a swear word, because that would be you've been't
be able to you know, put a swear word on
the poster. Yeah, get radio hosts to say a swear
word outline. But what you could do is name a
show something that sounds very similar to uswear word, and
(00:58):
go to a particular part of the world where people
might mispronounce that word. And every time you do morning
radio it's the greatest time of your life.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
There are this sounds tightly up my alley, this show.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
There are people Daniel these days who have a big
problem with dark comedy.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
I am not one of them. I think I do believe.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
How are we supposed to talk about tougher subjects if
not like that?
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Well? Yeah, yeah, I think it's very important to be
able to deal with it in that way. But I
also think it's very important to acknowledge the reason comedy
works is because most people hate it, right. It's a
very unpopular art form, like only like ten percent of
any population watches it, And that's important. The things I
say wouldn't be funny if we thought everyone who walks
down the street would enjoy it. That's not fun that's
(01:45):
not taboot, like we need these people.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, that's that's measuring.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
Has it changed a lot bit? Because you were really
young when you started and you got that solo show
on the West End, won't you? Has it changed the
hell of a lot in that time?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Well, I mean I've only started saying worse and worse things.
So you know, when I was younger. When I was younger,
there was nowhere in the I was nowhere near saying
the horrific stuff I'm saying nowadays on stage.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
So I don't know.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Whether I'm just away with more whether I'm just all listening,
but no, man.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
It's just that don't tip me kind of mentality.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
I think you've done a couple of Netflix specials. How
did those conversations with Netflix go? What did they expect
from a show? Did you get free?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Ryan?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I mean I had the conversations I think really went
along the links with me just being on my knees
and begging them for a Netflix special eventually caving it
and being like, okay, they were kind enough to give
me them, and it was back in two thousand and eighteen,
so I gave them two and then they just sort of,
you know, you just trust them to put out on
(02:53):
the algorithm and they were like, hey, things might change,
things might nom we'll see, and then like, I mean,
up for me, overnight things changed. It was a different,
you know thing to wake up to the next day.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
And yeah, things can change quickly. Man, it's been twenty
one years since I had a one year old. There's
a lot of content for you, isn't it with a
one year old in your world?
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Well, I mean yeah, but it's how much do you
want to do? Like, Man, I've loved comedy since I
was very young, and I always remember watching like my
favorite comedians become parents, and like they always just began
to like like suck at.
Speaker 6 (03:23):
That point, Like no, no, not become a terrible comedian,
but like you know, they used to punch up, and
they used to challenge the system, and they used to
challenge the audience and then like one day they just
come on stations start talking about their kids.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Like for me, I always felt like watching professional soccer
players go to play in America, like you know, your
your career is over, Yeah, but no respects what you're
doing anymore anyone kids, because and now I'm doing and
now work. It's worth the jokes about kids.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
So how are some of those comedians prey kids that
you are really lying yourself?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Oh, I mean when I was growing up, I was
a massive fan of Burn. My parents my father maybe
watched Bill Heix from a very young age, and I
didn't understand the jokes, but I understood that there was
a man on stage and he was swearing yeah that
was And I was like, oh, that looks like a
very cool job. I'll definitely try and end up doing
(04:21):
whatever that is. And then when I got older, you know,
I like, I like Bill Barr. I like George Carlin,
I like I like both barn them. I like a
lot of Bozzie comedians. I like Jim Jeffrey's. I like
Nick Cody and Rhys Nicholson and Anti Donna. I'm a
big comedy fan. I watch a lot.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
There's a lot of wrong chown in there. I like it.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Yeah, a lot wrong.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
You've toured more than fifty countries. Are there any countries
that are less welcoming, shall we say, of your humor
than others?
Speaker 7 (04:52):
Well?
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Yeah, I mean yeah, certainly in countries where canceled culture
actually exists. You know, like I did say where, but
I wat I can go on stage tomorrow say wherever
I want about your government and nothing will happen to me.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (05:06):
I've been to India, I've been to Singapore, I've been
to Russia. I've been to places where they're like, if
you say anything, yeah, not only are you canceled, you're
You're like you will be disappeared.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
The airport.
Speaker 8 (05:24):
I'm like, we were in India about three weeks ago
and they were very openly or they were like, not
only could you not criticize the government, you cannot say that,
you cannot criticize the government.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Okay, good, Yeah, you.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Get people over here bit like, oh, I've been yelled
out online. It's canceled culture god mud, Shut up your wife.
It's just you're just getting feedback. You're not being canceled.
You're just getting yelled at, buddy, that's all that's happening.
Speaker 8 (05:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Well, we look forward to having you in town next week.
But twenty six and twenty seven Evan as part of
the Perth Comedy Festival at the Riverside Theater with Can't
Daniel Slas.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Thank you for joining us, Thanks Daniel, thank you for
having me.
Daniel Swass is going to be in town next week
with his show Can't at the Riverside Theater April twenty
six and twenty seven, is part of the Comedy Festival,
and he's joining us now.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning, Daniel morning. How are you very very well? Now?
Speaker 1 (00:17):
The show Can't? How does the title come about? Tell
us about the show in a nutshell?
Speaker 3 (00:25):
The show? I mean, it's you know, I just explored
the idea about whether you can or can't say anything
in comedy anymore, because.
Speaker 4 (00:34):
People say that people get more sensitive.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
And it's not that you can't say anything anymore, there's
certain things you can't do. You certainly couldn't call a
show a swear word, because that would be you've been't
be able to you know, put a swear word on
the poster. Yeah, get radio hosts to say a swear
word outline. But what you could do is name a
show something that sounds very similar to uswear word, and
(00:58):
go to a particular part of the world where people
might mispronounce that word. And every time you do morning
radio it's the greatest time of your life.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
There are this sounds tightly up my alley, this show.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
There are people Daniel these days who have a big
problem with dark comedy.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
I am not one of them. I think I do believe.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
How are we supposed to talk about tougher subjects if
not like that?
Speaker 3 (01:22):
Well? Yeah, yeah, I think it's very important to be
able to deal with it in that way. But I
also think it's very important to acknowledge the reason comedy
works is because most people hate it, right. It's a
very unpopular art form, like only like ten percent of
any population watches it, And that's important. The things I
say wouldn't be funny if we thought everyone who walks
down the street would enjoy it. That's not fun that's
(01:45):
not taboot, like we need these people.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah, that's that's measuring.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
Has it changed a lot bit? Because you were really
young when you started and you got that solo show
on the West End, won't you? Has it changed the
hell of a lot in that time?
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Well, I mean I've only started saying worse and worse things.
So you know, when I was younger. When I was younger,
there was nowhere in the I was nowhere near saying
the horrific stuff I'm saying nowadays on stage.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
So I don't know.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Whether I'm just away with more whether I'm just all listening,
but no, man.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
It's just that don't tip me kind of mentality.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
I think you've done a couple of Netflix specials. How
did those conversations with Netflix go? What did they expect
from a show? Did you get free?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Ryan?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
I mean I had the conversations I think really went
along the links with me just being on my knees
and begging them for a Netflix special eventually caving it
and being like, okay, they were kind enough to give
me them, and it was back in two thousand and eighteen,
so I gave them two and then they just sort of,
you know, you just trust them to put out on
(02:53):
the algorithm and they were like, hey, things might change,
things might nom we'll see, and then like, I mean,
up for me, overnight things changed. It was a different,
you know thing to wake up to the next day.
Speaker 5 (03:02):
And yeah, things can change quickly. Man, it's been twenty
one years since I had a one year old. There's
a lot of content for you, isn't it with a
one year old in your world?
Speaker 3 (03:11):
Well, I mean yeah, but it's how much do you
want to do? Like, Man, I've loved comedy since I
was very young, and I always remember watching like my
favorite comedians become parents, and like they always just began
to like like suck at.
Speaker 6 (03:23):
That point, Like no, no, not become a terrible comedian,
but like you know, they used to punch up, and
they used to challenge the system, and they used to
challenge the audience and then like one day they just
come on stations start talking about their kids.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Like for me, I always felt like watching professional soccer
players go to play in America, like you know, your
your career is over, Yeah, but no respects what you're
doing anymore anyone kids, because and now I'm doing and
now work. It's worth the jokes about kids.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
So how are some of those comedians prey kids that
you are really lying yourself?
Speaker 3 (04:01):
Oh, I mean when I was growing up, I was
a massive fan of Burn. My parents my father maybe
watched Bill Heix from a very young age, and I
didn't understand the jokes, but I understood that there was
a man on stage and he was swearing yeah that
was And I was like, oh, that looks like a
very cool job. I'll definitely try and end up doing
(04:21):
whatever that is. And then when I got older, you know,
I like, I like Bill Barr. I like George Carlin,
I like I like both barn them. I like a
lot of Bozzie comedians. I like Jim Jeffrey's. I like
Nick Cody and Rhys Nicholson and Anti Donna. I'm a
big comedy fan. I watch a lot.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
There's a lot of wrong chown in there. I like it.
Speaker 5 (04:42):
Yeah, a lot wrong.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
You've toured more than fifty countries. Are there any countries
that are less welcoming, shall we say, of your humor
than others?
Speaker 7 (04:52):
Well?
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Yeah, I mean yeah, certainly in countries where canceled culture
actually exists. You know, like I did say where, but
I wat I can go on stage tomorrow say wherever
I want about your government and nothing will happen to me.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (05:06):
I've been to India, I've been to Singapore, I've been
to Russia. I've been to places where they're like, if
you say anything, yeah, not only are you canceled, you're
You're like you will be disappeared.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
The airport.
Speaker 8 (05:24):
I'm like, we were in India about three weeks ago
and they were very openly or they were like, not
only could you not criticize the government, you cannot say that,
you cannot criticize the government.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Okay, good, Yeah, you.
Speaker 4 (05:40):
Get people over here bit like, oh, I've been yelled
out online. It's canceled culture god mud, Shut up your wife.
It's just you're just getting feedback. You're not being canceled.
You're just getting yelled at, buddy, that's all that's happening.
Speaker 8 (05:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
Well, we look forward to having you in town next week.
But twenty six and twenty seven Evan as part of
the Perth Comedy Festival at the Riverside Theater with Can't
Daniel Slas.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Thank you for joining us, Thanks Daniel, thank you for
having me.
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