Jerry Sadowitz

Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone review – an evening of incessant offence

After his show was pulled from the Edinburgh fringe, the comic continues his efforts to outrage, resulting in deep discomfort as well as bleak brilliance

Brian Logan

16, Nov, 2022 @6:17 PM

Jerry Sadowitz on his Edinburgh ban: ‘Cancel culture isn’t a culture. It’s a diktat that’s been imposed on us’

When his show was pulled this summer over reports of nudity, sexism and racism, it caused a furore. In his first major interview since, the comedian explains why he will never tone down his splenetic act

Brian Logan

18, Oct, 2022 @3:22 PM

Jerry Sadowitz and the shifting boundaries of free speech | Letters

Letters: Readers on freedom of expression and hate speech, following the cancellation of the comedian’s Edinburgh fringe show

Letters

17, Aug, 2022 @4:57 PM

Who went too far: Jerry Sadowitz or those who cancelled his Edinburgh fringe show? | Brian Logan

Questions of free speech offer no simple answers, but it’s clear that this is a watershed moment in comedy, says Guardian comedy critic Brian Logan

Brian Logan

16, Aug, 2022 @9:25 AM

Jerry Sadowitz hits back after show cancelled: ‘My act is being cheapened’

Comedian says his show ‘is what it is, for those who enjoy it,’ after complaints at Edinburgh fringe

Mark Brown

15, Aug, 2022 @1:28 PM

Jerry Sadowitz show cancelled over ‘extreme racism, homophobia and misogyny’

Some comedians at Edinburgh fringe express concern after promoter pulls Sadowitz’s second performance

Mark Brown

14, Aug, 2022 @4:01 PM

Jerry Sadowitz Edinburgh fringe standup show axed due to complaints

Pleasance theatre cancels Scottish comic, saying his material ‘does not align with our values’

Gareth Rubin

13, Aug, 2022 @9:16 PM

Penn & Teller's smug shtick and Sadowitz's twisted tricks: magicians conjuring with comedy

The American duo’s slick act shimmers with Vegas-style glitz, while the Scottish standup’s sleight of hand is as flabbergasting as his vicious jokes

Brian Logan

28, Jun, 2017 @10:43 AM

Simon Munnery: ‘I laughed so hard I fell off the toilet’

From Brass Eye to his homemade lightbulb suit, the comedian reveals the things that make him chuckle

Rachel Aroesti

22, Jul, 2016 @11:00 AM

This week’s new live comedy

Aisling Bea | Jerry Sadowitz | Slapstick Festival

James Kettle

16, Jan, 2015 @12:00 PM

Jerry Sadowitz: my fight for my friend

Comic Jerry Sadowitz denounced Jimmy Savile years before he was exposed. Now, writes Brian Logan, he's asking why the death of his friend Mark Blanco has never been properly investigated

Brian Logan

08, Jan, 2014 @7:00 AM