Daniel-Ryan Spaulding
Canadian comedian
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Daniel-Ryan Spaulding is a Canadian comedian.
Early life and education
Spaulding was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in a suburb of Vancouver attending public schools that emphasized anti-bullying. He majored in theater at Queen's University at Kingston,[1] and first performed standup comedy at age 23 at a gay bar in Vancouver.[2]
Career
Spaulding's 2014 video "If Gay Guys Said the Stuff Straight People Say..." gained over 2 million views on YouTube, exposing microaggressions and straight privilege.[2] The HuffPost praised the video's "brilliant" lines including "Ugh! That's so straight!"[3] and ran a second piece when Spaulding released a followup video.[4] While living in Amsterdam, Spaulding created over 130 episodes of a video series called "It's Berlin" in which he delved into the psychology of Berliners.[5] Lola magazine described Spaulding as "one of Berlin's iconic personalities".[6]
Spaulding's 2023 video "Birthday & New Beginnings After Gastric Sleeve Surgery!" marked his foray into working as a health and wellness content creator.[5]
Spaulding performed his one-man show "Power Gay" at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe's Just the Tonic at the Caves,[7] in Europe and Tel Aviv,[8] and at New York City's Redeye.[9]
Politics
In late 2023, Spaulding gained attention for his pro-Israel activism,[10][11][12] when his video about the October 7 attacks gained over 9 million views on social media.[13][14]
Personal life
Spaulding lost over 200 pounds (91 kilograms) after achieving sobriety and having gastric sleeve surgery in 2022. He also underwent a hair transplant in Turkey.[5]