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I’ve seen Daniel Sloss 3 times now…and its absolutely crazy the talent and confidence he has at only 17. Despite the age he still manages to use his own life experience of things like school and m**tur**t really effectively, with really clever material. You’d hate him if he wasnt so likeable.

from www.scottishcomedyforum.com

Revelling in a mix of the good, the

bad and the ugly

 

 

By TOM MAXWELL

 

Red Raw ***
The Stand

AS compere Scot Agnew warned the audience at The Stand last night, Red Raw can be a mixed bag. More specifically, he compared the evening to a bag of Revels. “There’s lots of variety and you won’t like everything,” he said.

Fortunately, the show turned out to be more toffee than coffee.

Things didn’t get off to the best of starts, however. Aberdeen’s Phil Gedus was suffering from nerves, and the small amount of laughter seemed to be of the sympathetic variety.

Jane Walker was a slight improvement. Although she managed to raise a few laughs by poking fun at her own appearance, she would benefit from more original material.

Just when it looked like the evening was going to fall flat, Martin Bearne took to the stage to bring things to life.

Bearne’s material was well thought out and featured a string of killer one-liners.

If Bearne’s appearance was a high point, then Colin Simpson restored the balance. In five minutes, he discussed sex, masturbation and bestiality. He should remember that, while people will accept lowbrow stand-up, it helps if it’s funny.

Next on stage was a man with considerable comic pedigree, albeit mostly as a writer and producer. Phil Differ, has worked on Only an Excuse and Scotch and Wry. His set went down well, the audience revelling in his grievances with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

The first act following a brief interval was Fred Spanner, who began his set with a bizarre tale about a Big Issue seller. Aside from a few cringe-worthy puns, it was a promising display.

It’s often said that you should stick to what you know. Daniel Sloss finds it easy to talk about the anguish of exam revision and puberty because he’s still at high school. The 17-year-old from Fife showed confidence beyond his years and put several of the supposedly more mature comedians to shame.

One such comedian was Wendy Ivers. If only the crowd had been as interested in her bowel movements as she was, then the Aberdeen comic might have got a few more laughs.

Gordon Alexander had been called on at the last minute. The Yorkshireman’s deadpan comments about Barry Scott from the Cillit Bang adverts were reasonably amusing, but his jokes about abortion went far beyond the realms of good taste.

It was then left to headline act Kevin Bridges to ensure everyone went home happy. With hilarious observations about everything from failed terrorist attacks to drunken woodwork teachers, the Glaswegian demonstrated why he’s one of the hottest properties on the Scottish stand-up scene.

The full article contains 448 words and appears in Edinburgh Evening News newspaper.

Last Updated: 11 March 2008 8:47 AM

But even better were the comments from the actual audience members:

-    24 year old student – “The young guy was really funny”

-    50 year old manager – “I particularly thought the young lad was good”

-    21 year old student – ” The compere and the young guy were really good”