Referencing comics that have addressed sexual assault from a first-hand perspective like Hannah Gadsby in Nanette and Richard Gadd in Monkey See, Monkey Do, he explains, “it’s not my place to lead the but I want to add my voice into it, men have to step up.” There’s nothing more women can do to not be sexually assaulted.”
“I’ve always thought I’m not part of the problem, but that’s not how problems are solved. Sloss reveals how a close friend encouraged him to write about her experience of sexual assault after the pair found humour during the grieving process," we've cried about it, we've laughed about it.you're allowed to do both during trauma." His latest stand up show delivers the same mixture of sharp-witted humour and necessary shock factor that he has become known for, as he addresses the difficult issue of sexual assault.
"I need to get the audience to trust me before I get into the darker subjects, so that they know that I know what I’m doing." His well-crafted comedic narrative encourages the audience to laugh with him at uncomfortable situations, “I’ve always said I don’t think any topic in the world is off limits for comedy,” he says. “I need to get the audience to trust me before I get into the darker subjects, so that they know that I know what I’m doing,” he assures. Joking that his agent urges him to “drop the fucking sad bit”, his show Dark serves a sucker punch to the audience half way through with a tragic revelation, yet manages to seamlessly get the audience laughing within minutes. Not one to play it safe, Sloss challenges the audience with heavy subject matter, managing to carve hilarious anecdotes from tragedy whether it is finding humour in death in Dark, detailing his toxic relationship in Jigsaw, or a close friend’s sexual assault in X. You go to a comedian’s show and sit there and think, ‘is this about me?’, that’s all being offended is.” there is a level of narcissism to being offended by comedy that I am jealous of.
“I don’t enjoy truly offending anyone, I’m still growing and learning.
“My intention is never to offend…you’re choosing to be offended.” “I understand my comedy isn’t for everyone, I would never want to be a comedian that appealed to everyone,” admits the Scottish comedian.ĭescribing his sense of humour as a “darkness”, Sloss often questions offensive comedy in his stand up.
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