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x daniel sloss review

it's interesting to see daniel sloss' rise in popularity- much of which is well deserves as he is really a comic who does push himself to create new and interesting material (much like what he mentions in his netflix special: jigsaw), but at some points, straddles the line of a more telling "wake up call" in terms of raising awareness for broader social issues and personal philosophies. i haven't quite cracked the code for daniel sloss' success - is it the fact that he makes borderline offensive jokes in a easy to understand palatable joke (like a very discount version of frankie boyle, who initially helped him along for his first gigs) or that he simply says what everyone else is probably secretly subconsciously thinking and lets them know that: yes, you are thinking this and yes, this is your only friend who has half a brain (but a fully extensive and flashy vocabulary thanks to both parents with PhDs) telling you to get out of that subpar relationship. ...