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, and first performed standup comedy at age 23 at a gay bar in Vancouver.

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. The HuffPost praised the video's "brilliant" lines including "Ugh! That's so straight!" and ran a second piece when Spaulding released a followup video. 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. Lola magazine described Spaulding as "one of Berlin's iconic personalities".

Spaulding's 2023 video "Birthday & New Beginnings After Gastric Sleeve Surgery!" marked his foray into working as a health and wellness content creator.

Spaulding performed his one-man show "Power Gay" at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe's Just the Tonic at the Caves, in Europe and Tel Aviv, and at New York City's Redeye.

Politics

In late 2023, Spaulding gained attention for his pro-Israel activism, when his video about the October 7 attacks gained over 9 million views on social media.

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.

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