Review: Jerry Sadowitz - Newcastle Tyne Theatre

Jery Sadowitz may be the bete noire of alternative comedy but there is no way you can ignore him.
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Jerry Sadowitz

The self-confessed psychopath, comedian-cum-magician opened his show at the Tyne Theatre with a non-stop tirade against politicians, young people, the disabled and muslims among others that left the audience breathless with shock and laughter.

But you can’t say Sadowitz is prejudice - he hates everyone equally!

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The sheer pace and ferociousness of Sadowitz’s delivery means it can be hard to keep up with him - another joke rattles past as you are still laughing from the last one.

Sadowitz is now 55 but age has certainly not mellowed him - in fact he seems blacker and full of bile than ever.

Sadowitz wore several hats throughout the show, including a Nazi cap with the word ‘Gestapo’ on the front, and a Chinese conical hat.

The comedian explained he tells his most offensive jokes wearing different hats so that his critics can excuse his abusive outbursts as ‘character performance’.

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He is also well known for his sleight of hand magic, but it was kept to a brief spot at the end of the show.

Sadowitz joked that he includes a small amount of magic in his set so as to trick venues into thinking he’s performing a magic show with a smattering of light comedy.

He remains the last great alterative British comedian, not for the faint-hearted. Long may he reign.

- Ian Monaghan