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The shows that might raise heckles during the Edinburgh Festivals

EVERY Edinburgh festival season has at least one cause célèbre. Which is exactly as it should be.

The National (Scotland)

‘Our red line is: are they funny?’: free speech comedy clubs and the battle over onstage offence

Graham Linehan and Dapper Laughs walk into a club ... It sounds like the setup to a bad joke, yet platforming comics who may cause offence is a winning formula. But can a night run by a GB News host claim to be anti-establishment?

The Guardian - UK

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

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Jerry Sadowitz has second show cancelled following Fringe controversy

COMEDIAN Jerry Sadowitz has had another show cancelled following the row over his performance at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The National (Scotland)

How to say the unsayable: the comics tackling anti-‘woke’ trolling

While debates about cancel culture rage on at Edinburgh, a trio of performers are critiquing ‘edgelord’ humour, while still remembering to be funny

The Guardian - UK

Controversial comedian Jerry Sadowitz set to bring show to Stirling this autumn

Show which caused freedom of speech row is to go ahead at Albert Halls in October.

Daily Record

Tam Cowan: Thanks to my gut I've seen Jerry Sadowitz's fake bits more than my own

Our columnist says the audience at the Pleasance show were well warned of the X-certificate content.

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Comedian's Lanarkshire show WILL go ahead despite being cancelled at Fringe amid claims of racism and flashing

Jerry Sadowitz is due to play at Hamilton Town House on October 7

Daily Record

Jerry Sadowitz doing voiceover work at Fringe following show cancellation

JERRY Sadowitz is back doing voiceover work at the Edinburgh Fringe following the cancellation of his show at The Pleasance Theatre.

The National (Scotland)

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

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

The Guardian - UK

Jerry Sadowitz hits back at Edinburgh Fringe after his show is pulled over racism claims

Controversial Scottish comic Jerry Sadowitz hit back at venue staff and audience members who he says didn't take the time to listen to his material before being offended by it

Daily Mirror

'It’s an asset for my comedy:' The Scots comic talking about blindness in his new show

SCOTTISH comedian Jamie MacDonald says he is using his blindness as an “asset” in his run at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.

The National (Scotland)

Angry Jerry Sadowitz pulled from Edinburgh Fringe lineup for ‘extreme’ racism, sexism

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz does not approve of a Scottish venue’s decision to remove him from the Edinburgh Fringe festival lineup amid allegations of “extreme” racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny.

Los Angeles Times

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

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow comic Jerry Sadowitz hits back at Fringe venue's 'anger and bile' amid axed show

The comedian urged those who do not enjoy his work to 'just stay at home' and 'stick to Carry On films' after admitting he 'got his d**k out' on stage at the Pleasance over the weekend.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Fringe comedian defends exposing himself on stage as show is cancelled

Jerry Sadowitz claimed exposing himself was for the purpose of the comedy that followed, after his Fringe show was cancelled when organisers received an 'unprecedented' level of complaints.

Wales Online

Jerry Sadowitz hits back at Edinburgh Fringe venue following racism claims

'My act is now being cheapened and simplified as unsafe, homophobic, misogynistic and racist'

The Independent UK

Comedian Jerry Sadowitz hits back at Edinburgh Fringe venue over racism claims

His show at the Pleasance theatre was cancelled after it received a number of complaints.

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Glasgow Live

Glasgow comic Jerry Sadowitz' Fringe show sparked 'unprecedented number of complaints'

The 60-year-old's performance of 'Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone' was cancelled 'with immediate effect' over the weekend at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was his seond and final show.

Daily Record

Jerry Sadowitz branded 'abhorrent' by Scottish Tories after comedian allegedly called Rishi Sunak 'a p***'

It’s claimed Glasgow comic Sadowitz referred to Sunak as a 'p***' in a gag during a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe on Friday.

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Salman Rushdie’s attacker was fighting an ancient war. So are those calling it a ‘free speech’ crisis

This isn’t a resurgence of violent Islamism. No, it’s just another screwed-up young American man, the figure of our age.

The National (Scotland)

Celebrities jump to the defence of Jerry Sadowitz after Fringe show cancellation

CELEBRITIES are criticising the decision by a Scottish theatre to cancel the comedian Jerry Sadowitz’s remaining shows at the Edinburgh Fringe…

The Guardian - UK

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

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

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Pleasance theatre doubles down on cancelling Jerry Sadowitz show

The Pleasance said that they are an inclusive venue and that they were left with no choice but to cancel Sadowitz's second show due to the volume of complaints they had received.

The Independent UK

Pleasance Theatre says Jerry Sadowitz gig was cancelled after ‘unprecedented number of complaints’

‘We became immediately aware of content that was considered, among other things, extreme in its racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny’

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