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Fringe Benefits Unpleasance
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Championing free speech and differing views by shutting stuff down.
What kind of roaster buys tickets for a show of this type then gets offended?
As to the venue, spineless, pompous and in any event, not all that.
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What kind of roaster buys tickets for a show of this type then gets offended?
As to the venue, spineless, pompous and in any event, not all that.
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Sadowisz has been gigging the Edinburgh Fringe for 30 years, it is a bit late for this major venue to only just cooton on to the fact that he is very unPC.
But I suppose it is their venue, so they can cancel him if they want to.
All the publicity will mean that wherever the gig is relocated to, it will be a sell out.
I saw his act about 30 years ago and he was very offensive and very funny. And a good magician.
But I suppose it is their venue, so they can cancel him if they want to.
All the publicity will mean that wherever the gig is relocated to, it will be a sell out.
I saw his act about 30 years ago and he was very offensive and very funny. And a good magician.
//"While we acknowledge that Jerry Sadowitz has often been controversial, the material presented at his first show is not acceptable and does not align with our values. //
Apart from being told he presents an 'aggressive stand-up performance' (what's dat den?), I've no idea what his act involves so I think we should be told what their values are and how they are offended.
Apart from being told he presents an 'aggressive stand-up performance' (what's dat den?), I've no idea what his act involves so I think we should be told what their values are and how they are offended.
‘There have been serious allegations of child abuse in Cleveland. To my mind there is only one way to find out whether this is true or not and that’s to . . . CALL IN JIMMY SAVILE! You can’t afford to f*** about! Bring in an expert! Am I right? A friend of mine reckons Jimmy Savile is a paedophile. Rubbish — he’s a child-bender! That’s why he does all the f****** charity work: it’s to gain public sympathy for when his f****** case comes up.’
Sadowitz, waaaay back in 1987. Perhaps he merits listening to.
Sadowitz, waaaay back in 1987. Perhaps he merits listening to.
some more comment from the venue
the Pleasance said: “Due to numerous complaints, we became immediately aware of content that was considered, among other things, extreme in its racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny. We will not associate with content which attacks people’s dignity, and the language used on stage was, in our view, completely unacceptable.
“A large number of people walked out of Jerry Sadowitz’s show as they felt uncomfortable and unsafe to remain in the venue. We have received an unprecedented number of complaints that could not be ignored and we had a duty to respond. The subsequent abuse directed to our teams is also equally unacceptable.”
the Pleasance said: “Due to numerous complaints, we became immediately aware of content that was considered, among other things, extreme in its racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny. We will not associate with content which attacks people’s dignity, and the language used on stage was, in our view, completely unacceptable.
“A large number of people walked out of Jerry Sadowitz’s show as they felt uncomfortable and unsafe to remain in the venue. We have received an unprecedented number of complaints that could not be ignored and we had a duty to respond. The subsequent abuse directed to our teams is also equally unacceptable.”
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