Edinburgh festival - www.edfringe.com

I'm going to go and spy on Monaghan

 

Yasss!

 

You try staying in Edinburgh it's a * to get around the city during August.

 

I love the fringe. My daughter is performing this year again too.

Great day out

 

And * the locals

That accent ffs!!!

 

Been at this all day with the Mrs. Been to see 4 shows so far and currently queuing to see Reginald D Hunter at half 10. Been a great day and even caught an exhibition about the refugees at Calais. Heart rendering stuff.

The shows we saw earlier in the day were more play/theatre type shows so I'm looking forward to tonight's comedy.

Saw 'The Last of their generation', '100 ways to say love', 'A girl and a gun' and 'The Shape of Pain'. All were good, but the shape of pain was the best so far. Would recommend them to anyone who's going.

 

I'll bear this in mind.

 

Reg D. Hunter was quality.

 

Yes would love to him live

 

2nd time I've seen him and he was top notch. I'll hopefully get back up for a few more shows.

 

Went to the Stand last night for the Best of Scottish. It was really good.

 

I have been going to the Fringe for around 25 years . But because it's so big , it can be a bit hit or miss . I feel really sad/hard done by because Fringe Sunday doesn't happen any more . Also the big festival parade has been scrapped too . The price of digs is far too high for lots of normal punters . It would be great if there was a free/really cheap campsite in a central location . The financial benefits of all the festivals in Edinburgh must generate some amount of cash for the city ( and Scotland as a whole ) . I'm going a week on Monday for 3 nights . My tip for any newcomer to the Fringe is this ; go to Mervyn Stutter's Pick Of The Fringe , it lasts 90 minutes and will showcase 6/7 shows from a variety of genres . I'm looking forward to " Some Men All Biscuit " , it's comedians singing Half Man Half Biscuit songs , backed by a band . It's free entry , with a collection for the Red Cross on the way out . That will be after watching Celtic's away euro tie in a boozer . Roll on the holidays !

 

Jerry Sadowitz Edinburgh fringe standup show axed due to complaints

The Scottish comedian Jerry Sadowitz has had his Edinburgh fringe show cancelled by the venue after complaints from staff and audience members.

Sadowitz played just one night, on Friday, before the Pleasance banned him from performing again. His show was entitled Jerry Sadowitz: Not for Anyone and carried a warning that it contained “strong language and themes some may find distressing”.

Yesterday Sadowitz tweeted: “Did a show last night, 75 mins, thought it went well. Didn’t see any walkouts. Today I’m told my show’s been cancelled. Great stuff. I’m truly sorry for everyone who travelled to see the show tonight.”

It was claimed that he had used a racist term and exposed his * to an audience member.

Sadowitz, 60, came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s with a mixture of magic and edgy – often deliberately offensive – standup comedy.

The Pleasance’s director, Anthony Alderson, said: “The Pleasance is a venue that champions freedom of speech and we do not censor comedians’ material.

“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.

“This type of material has no place on the festival and the Pleasance will not be presenting his second and final show.”

Sadowitz has had a chequered career. He was famously knocked unconscious on stage by an outraged audience member in Montreal in 1991 after insulting French Canadians.

The comedian and writer Viv Groskop tweeted in response: “If the cancelling of Jerry Sadowitz’s Edinburgh show is about nudity, then loads of other shows should get cancelled too … If it’s about content … then let grown adults Google acts before they buy tickets. It’s not difficult.”

 

Surely those going to see Jerry Sadowitz know what he's like? Isn't that the point of going to see him?

 

Statement from Jerry

 

I think it is the staff who complained. I think I'd like to hear the context of the words that it has been said was used. If it was a Chubby Brown style punching down at minorities then I'd have no issue with the cancellation. Brown is lowest common demoninator humour, Sadowitz is very dark humour, where you often laugh at him rather than with. I'm not a fan but I understand the difference.
Apparently he whipped his lad out which may have been an issue.

 

He always gets his * out - it says it on the flyer ffs

The people who complained and the statement and decision from the comedy club are equally pathetic.

 

The statement is pathetic I'll agree but I didn't know he always gets his * out.