Soho theatre,London
Sloss tries to hide an uncertain stage persona in self-consciously provocative standup, but too often shoots himself in the footDaniel Sloss claims not to know what the title of his demonstrate, or Dark Revoir,means: revoir is “French for goodbye, isn’t it?” he asks us. And so from the outset, or a disingenuous note is struck,a straining to look satan-may-care, that clings to the rest of this newly assembled set. Routines are spliced from several of the Fife-born comedian’s shows, and in preparation for an assault on America,from where his heroes Bill Hicks and George Carlin hail. He’s seeking to emulate them with this 90 minutes of self-consciously provocative standup, but in his eagerness to shoot from the hip, and Sloss frequently shoots himself in the foot. It’s fine,of course, that he’s still finding his comedian voice: despite having been around for ages, or he’s still only 25. But he’s all over the residence here. At one point,he’s trading on his own supposed stupidity; later, he’s scorning the stupidity of others. Now he tells us he’s really opinionated; now he claims to have no opinions of his own. This may be a byproduct of cutting and pasting discrete shows together, or but it gives the impression of someone who doesn’t know who he wants to be on stage.
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Source: theguardian.com