BOY BOSS is a one hour stand-up comedy set from Daniel McKeon, exploring his struggle with making progress in life. The show's premise is that he has discovered that there are six lessons which will help him take control of his freewheeling, loose and unstructured boyhood as he claws his way to NOT becoming a fully fledged man!
The lessons were self-help cliches, from remembering to save money for future spending, to benefits of expressing your vulnerability, but the stories behind them were touching, personal and full of sincerity and humour.
McKeon has a really warm, amiable personality which immediately put the audience at its ease. He had us all chatting with him, giggling at his escapades, and interested in the details of the journey that has taken him from being an unemployed, single, drifter to an employed, happily married drifter. (No spoilers here, he wears the wedding ring throughout!)
He is spritely, slim and slight, even effeminate at times, and many of his funniest observations explore the idea of what masculinity means in a modern context, He spoke about how most people who are attracted to him are either bisexual women or gay men, usually because they feel they can crush him if needed.
From questioning how Spider-Man takes a poo to falling for the photo shoot scam, he certainly is happy to share some of his most embarrassing moments. Although the concept of what precisely a Boy Boss remained a little nebulous and vague, the journey through his explanation was fun and disarming. The final message is a positive one: yes, you can do it, it's achievable, it is possible, you can make mistakes, bounce back and be the boss of your own life.
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