Daniel Tosh performs at Rowan

A restless crowd filled the Eynon Ballroom on April 2, eagerly awaiting the comical styling of event headliner Daniel Tosh.

Tosh, an up-and-coming comedian with two Comedy Central specials and numerous television appearances under his belt, filled his act with both silly and offensive material, holding true to his politically-incorrect style.

“I’m not going to pretend that I won’t offend people tonight,” said Tosh to the audience.

His disclaimer held up; Tosh managed to make fun of Octo-mom, the Snuggie, Michael Phelps, Mormons, African-Americans, rappers, the homeless, prostitutes, Victoria Beckham, suicide and himself all in one set.

Tosh did not grow up being the class clown that he embodies onstage. His delve into comedy came from a revelation after graduating from University of Central Florida with a degree in finance.

“My job is a complete joke,” Tosh said. “My dad worked so hard, and I’m just like ‘why not tell jokes for a s***load of money?’”

Tosh made his comedic network debut on “The Late Show with David Letterman” in 2001, a nervous experience that eventually matured him.

“I was pretending to be a comedian back then. I was unnecessarily nervous,” Tosh said. “I’m a lot better now; although I have worse sets on TV then I did back then.”

Rowan students in the audience for Tosh’s show on April 2 may disagree with him. Tosh is used to performing in college venues, having performed at more than 700 campuses to date. At Rowan, the laughter did not seem to break during his set.

“College is a little bit different than my normal shows, my references lay flat but I don’t care,” Tosh said. “It is usually their first time seeing stand-up so they don’t realize how to act sometimes or how to respond to things. They are used to people talking in front of them and not saying the most ridiculous and offensive things.”

Tosh’s success on college campuses, including his successful performance at Rowan, may be because of his ability to relate to younger generations.

“Sadly, it is because I am not mature like most f***ing adults,” said Tosh. “Maybe I would prefer to appeal to my generation, but they are apparently successful and don’t need my ridiculous views.”

Comedian Matt Fulchiron, opening act for Tosh, had some ridiculous views of his own. Fulchiron nonchalantly poked fun at himself with jokes such as, “I wanted to be a rapper, but I was born white.”

Fulchiron landed jokes that not only made the crowd laugh, but had the crowd repeating lines in the lobby after the show.

“You catch more flies with honey, but you catch more honeys by being fly,” said Fulchiron, pointing out to the audience that they would be using that line the next day.

Fulchiron’s laid-back style seemed to be the perfect contrast for Tosh’s in-your-face comedy.

Tosh admits that his style is influenced by other performers.

“Dakota Fanning plays a big role in a lot of my decisions. Not the newer, more sophisticated Dakota,” Tosh said. “But, I also have tons of comedy friends so I constantly have to deal with their ridiculousness. And then I try to steal from lesser comics.”

Tosh said that he will continue with his stand-up, while working on his currently untitled television show, which will air June 4 on Comedy Central.

As for the long term future, Tosh does not have concrete plans.

“I don’t know, probably less shows for more money. I’m not a person with a wallet with a piece of paper folded up in it that has my goals,” Tosh said.