1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: Daniel Swass is going to be in town next week 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: with his show Can't at the Riverside Theater April twenty 3 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: six and twenty seven, is part of the Comedy Festival, 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: and he's joining us now. 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 2: Good morning, Daniel morning. How are you very very well? Now? 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: The show Can't? How does the title come about? Tell 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: us about the show in a nutshell? 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 3: The show? I mean, it's you know, I just explored 9 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 3: the idea about whether you can or can't say anything 10 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 3: in comedy anymore, because. 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 4: People say that people get more sensitive. 12 00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 3: And it's not that you can't say anything anymore, there's 13 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 3: certain things you can't do. You certainly couldn't call a 14 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 3: show a swear word, because that would be you've been't 15 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 3: be able to you know, put a swear word on 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 3: the poster. Yeah, get radio hosts to say a swear 17 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 3: word outline. But what you could do is name a 18 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 3: show something that sounds very similar to uswear word, and 19 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 3: go to a particular part of the world where people 20 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 3: might mispronounce that word. And every time you do morning 21 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 3: radio it's the greatest time of your life. 22 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: There are this sounds tightly up my alley, this show. 23 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: There are people Daniel these days who have a big 24 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: problem with dark comedy. 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 2: I am not one of them. I think I do believe. 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: How are we supposed to talk about tougher subjects if 27 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: not like that? 28 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 3: Well? Yeah, yeah, I think it's very important to be 29 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: able to deal with it in that way. But I 30 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: also think it's very important to acknowledge the reason comedy 31 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 3: works is because most people hate it, right. It's a 32 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 3: very unpopular art form, like only like ten percent of 33 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: any population watches it, And that's important. The things I 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 3: say wouldn't be funny if we thought everyone who walks 35 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 3: down the street would enjoy it. That's not fun that's 36 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 3: not taboot, like we need these people. 37 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's that's measuring. 38 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 5: Has it changed a lot bit? Because you were really 39 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 5: young when you started and you got that solo show 40 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 5: on the West End, won't you? Has it changed the 41 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 5: hell of a lot in that time? 42 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: Well, I mean I've only started saying worse and worse things. 43 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 3: So you know, when I was younger. When I was younger, 44 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 3: there was nowhere in the I was nowhere near saying 45 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,360 Speaker 3: the horrific stuff I'm saying nowadays on stage. 46 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 2: So I don't know. 47 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 3: Whether I'm just away with more whether I'm just all listening, 48 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 3: but no, man. 49 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 2: It's just that don't tip me kind of mentality. 50 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: I think you've done a couple of Netflix specials. How 51 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: did those conversations with Netflix go? What did they expect 52 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: from a show? Did you get free? 53 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 2: Ryan? 54 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 3: I mean I had the conversations I think really went 55 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 3: along the links with me just being on my knees 56 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 3: and begging them for a Netflix special eventually caving it 57 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: and being like, okay, they were kind enough to give 58 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 3: me them, and it was back in two thousand and eighteen, 59 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: so I gave them two and then they just sort of, 60 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 3: you know, you just trust them to put out on 61 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: the algorithm and they were like, hey, things might change, 62 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 3: things might nom we'll see, and then like, I mean, 63 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: up for me, overnight things changed. It was a different, 64 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 3: you know thing to wake up to the next day. 65 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 5: And yeah, things can change quickly. Man, it's been twenty 66 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 5: one years since I had a one year old. There's 67 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 5: a lot of content for you, isn't it with a 68 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 5: one year old in your world? 69 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 3: Well, I mean yeah, but it's how much do you 70 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 3: want to do? Like, Man, I've loved comedy since I 71 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 3: was very young, and I always remember watching like my 72 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 3: favorite comedians become parents, and like they always just began 73 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: to like like suck at. 74 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 6: That point, Like no, no, not become a terrible comedian, 75 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 6: but like you know, they used to punch up, and 76 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 6: they used to challenge the system, and they used to 77 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 6: challenge the audience and then like one day they just 78 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 6: come on stations start talking about their kids. 79 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 3: Like for me, I always felt like watching professional soccer 80 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: players go to play in America, like you know, your 81 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: your career is over, Yeah, but no respects what you're 82 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 3: doing anymore anyone kids, because and now I'm doing and 83 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 3: now work. It's worth the jokes about kids. 84 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: So how are some of those comedians prey kids that 85 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: you are really lying yourself? 86 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 3: Oh, I mean when I was growing up, I was 87 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 3: a massive fan of Burn. My parents my father maybe 88 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 3: watched Bill Heix from a very young age, and I 89 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 3: didn't understand the jokes, but I understood that there was 90 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: a man on stage and he was swearing yeah that 91 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 3: was And I was like, oh, that looks like a 92 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 3: very cool job. I'll definitely try and end up doing 93 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 3: whatever that is. And then when I got older, you know, 94 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 3: I like, I like Bill Barr. I like George Carlin, 95 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: I like I like both barn them. I like a 96 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 3: lot of Bozzie comedians. I like Jim Jeffrey's. I like 97 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: Nick Cody and Rhys Nicholson and Anti Donna. I'm a 98 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 3: big comedy fan. I watch a lot. 99 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: There's a lot of wrong chown in there. I like it. 100 00:04:42,279 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 5: Yeah, a lot wrong. 101 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: You've toured more than fifty countries. Are there any countries 102 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: that are less welcoming, shall we say, of your humor 103 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: than others? 104 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 7: Well? 105 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean yeah, certainly in countries where canceled culture 106 00:04:56,240 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 3: actually exists. You know, like I did say where, but 107 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 3: I wat I can go on stage tomorrow say wherever 108 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 3: I want about your government and nothing will happen to me. 109 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. 110 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 7: I've been to India, I've been to Singapore, I've been 111 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 7: to Russia. I've been to places where they're like, if 112 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 7: you say anything, yeah, not only are you canceled, you're 113 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 7: You're like you will be disappeared. 114 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 2: The airport. 115 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 8: I'm like, we were in India about three weeks ago 116 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 8: and they were very openly or they were like, not 117 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 8: only could you not criticize the government, you cannot say that, 118 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 8: you cannot criticize the government. 119 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 2: Okay, good, Yeah, you. 120 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 4: Get people over here bit like, oh, I've been yelled 121 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 4: out online. It's canceled culture god mud, Shut up your wife. 122 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 4: It's just you're just getting feedback. You're not being canceled. 123 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 4: You're just getting yelled at, buddy, that's all that's happening. 124 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 8: Yeah. 125 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: Well, we look forward to having you in town next week. 126 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: But twenty six and twenty seven Evan as part of 127 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: the Perth Comedy Festival at the Riverside Theater with Can't 128 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: Daniel Slas. 129 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 2: Thank you for joining us, Thanks Daniel, thank you for 130 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: having me.