Scottish comedian Daniel Sloss touches down at Steinmetz Hall inside the Dr. Phillips Center on Friday at 7 p.m., bringing his brand-new hour of stand-up called Bitter to Orlando as part of a sprawling international run. The show marks Sloss's 13th solo hour, and fellow comic Kai Humphries is also joining the bill as a special guest.
According to the Dr. Phillips Center, Bitter is billed as his brand-new 13th solo show, and the venue's listing notes Sloss's live tours have spanned 55 countries, including nine sold-out off-Broadway seasons in New York. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, however, describes the finished version of Bitter as currently touring 60 countries after being workshopped as a work-in-progress in 2025 — a discrepancy between the two listings that neither source reconciles. Either way, the scale of the production is substantial, and Orlando is just one stop on what the New York Comedy Festival calls his biggest-ever worldwide tour.
For those keeping score domestically, Variety reports Sloss is undertaking a 34-city North American tour in support of Bitter. As Orlando Weekly reported, Sloss is taking Bitter on an extensive theater run around the United States as part of that worldwide campaign.
Jigsaw and a History of Divorce-Adjacent Material
Bitter isn't Sloss's first trip through relationship wreckage onstage. Per the Dr. Phillips Center listing, his stand-up specials include Jigsaw and DARK on Netflix, along with X on HBO. The Edinburgh Fringe's own description of Bitter notes the new hour revisits the subject of break-ups, the same territory covered in his 2018 Netflix special Jigsaw — a show Sloss himself has described as responsible for a score of divorces, according to Orlando Weekly.
A four-star review in the Herald Scotland found that Sloss's best comedy has always drawn from his life rather than his opinions, and praised the way his provocation functions as a form of play rather than pure shock value. Orlando Weekly notes that Time Out has separately praised Sloss's new material as sharp, self-aware and unafraid to call out hypocrisy.
What to Expect at Steinmetz Hall
The Dr. Phillips Center's listing makes clear this is not a family-friendly outing: the venue recommends the performance for audiences 16 and older, citing adult themes and strong language throughout. Ticket holders also agree not to photograph, film, record or stream the show, per the venue's terms. The center's listing shows a post-show meet-and-greet VIP package for fans who want face time with Sloss after the set.
Steinmetz Hall sits at 445 S. Magnolia Ave. in downtown Orlando, inside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, according to Orlando Weekly. Orlando Weekly also reports ticket prices for the show ranging from $46 to $200. Sloss has built a reputation for selling out rooms wherever he lands; the Boston Globe notes he's sold out multiple shows at Boston's Wilbur Theatre over the years, a track record that suggests Orlando's one-night stop could draw a packed house of its own.
A Deep Catalog Behind the New Hour
Variety's reporting puts Bitter in context: Sloss has previously starred in six hour-long stand-up specials, including two for Netflix, one for HBO and three released exclusively on his own website. That body of work has built the audience now following him through a 34-city stretch of North America, with Steinmetz Hall representing the Orlando leg of a tour that, by multiple accounts, spans dozens of countries worldwide.
