Daniel Sloss’ Can’t is a brilliant show that will have you crying tears of laughter while also making you think about the different controversies that divide our world.

Scottish comedy’s prodigal bad son is surely holding nothing back. This show [CAN’T] is a brilliant statement of the validity and necessity of Sloss’s kind of comedy. It will be a really once in career moment to see Sloss in a relatively intimate theatre before he inevitably moves to playing stadiums. His shows are not only hilarious, but they’re smart, and have something to say. He’s a force who is not only a joke sledgehammer, but he’s also a sweetheart.

Can’t, the riveting 90-minute-set that Daniel Sloss is currently touring, [comes] armed with a breathless energy, unending curse words, frequent wisecracks, and facial contortions – an act that digged deeper — way more than his previous work — into an ask for vulnerability and empathy…the signature edginess of his material accommodated a refreshing degree of introspection… If his earlier specials (Dark, Jigsaw) displayed his fascination toward positing comedy as coping mechanism, Sloss seems more inclined here to harness it as power — the power to make the lines between offense and provocation distinct as well as redundant.

It was a joy to see such a visceral performance; one that denoted insult bombs like it was the Blitz but still managed to be deeply sentimental. It is as if Sloss has the circus skills of a funambulist, straddling the tightrope between darkness and light while delving into life, relationships and human suffering but never managing to lose his balance… We winced, laughed, squirmed and dug our heads into our hands as he crossed the line, crossed it again and crossed it once more. Still, somehow, this Scotsman’s narrative delivery and innate sensitivity seemingly got him off scot-free.

At 27, Scotland’s Daniel Sloss has, incredibly, now racked up his tenth Fringe outing. Tackling taboos (death, grooming) has become his forte and this latest continues the trend. “X” is a stunner of a show.

Simply world class… hilarious… An endearingly unabashed blend of arrogance, awkwardness and self-effacing anecdotes delivered with precision timing, perfectly-placed silence and (the) unfettered confidence… Nothing is off limits… Sloss skilfully weaves sensitive subject matter into a hilarious tapestry of politically incorrect and sexually inappropriate zingers… his humour intelligently and ironically calling out the hypocrisy of human nature.

Dirty, sweet and clever

Dark and mocking humour with a sting… a welcome hour of deliciously dark stand-up

Hilarious…There is something effortlessly charming about Daniel Sloss… Devastatingly intelligent… he makes you think about yourself and your relationships, and then side-swipes you with a brilliant gag. While you will come away thinking about your life choices, you will also come away with sore ribs from laughing… Sloss is a festival highlight. See him.

Charming, self-deprecating and genuinely funny

Brilliant… a master craftsman… Sloss works best by creating moments of near unbearable tension and then puncturing them with a welcome but unexpectedly sharp barb. To be this good at 27 is a rare thing, and if Sloss can continue to evolve his material in intriguing and novel ways, he could become one of the greats.

Brilliantly dark

Nothing short of hysterical… Stunning

Dazzling wit

Irreverent wit and devastating… An intelligent, razor sharp performer

Stunningly poignant… finely honed skill… deeply dark comedic style… more than a little bit evil… Sloss proves you don’t need a university education to know how to do your research and construct an intelligent argument. In fact, he is brilliantly skilled at doing just that and making it achingly funny at the same time.