There I was again, in a queue waiting to see Jerry Sadowitz, billed as Britains most offensive comic on posters outside. My friend and I waited patiently in the cold whilst I took time to admire a Vauxhall Astra much like mine parked across from the venue, which this time was Just The Tonic again but in its new home just around from the Cornerhouse in Nottingham. There was a slight technical hitch before going in, some PA problem but the staff kept us informed and we were inside and seated pretty quickly all said and done. Pint in hand, seat near the back I waited and before long and after an announcement of 'No flash photography, please turn mobiles off and can all Jews go to the showers' he was there before me - and on a mission to shock and offend on a James Bond villain style scale.
Jerry Sadowitz is an artisan verbal assassin, his blitzkrieg style delivery is rapacious on the senses, he literally takes no prisoners. He cuts through taboo subjects in laconic style, he says what he means and means what he says, that's his approach, and for me it totally works. I blogged about Jerry Sadowitz some time ago but this time around he certainly had more rancour to his rants. I suspect he was on stage for about an hour and half and he seemed to have a renewed vigour about him since the last time I saw him. This time there was very little magic and more malevolence to his vitriolic assaults on various groups, factions and individuals.
But let's examine things more closely, is Mr Sadowitz being nasty for the sake of it or really just having the balls to say what a lot of people think? It's not just that, if you listen to things he says instead of laughing at the obvious words that stick out then you realise he isn't always bigging up the bad guys. When he mentioned child sex he questioned why would people do it as kids aren't at all sexual but most of the audience are laughing at key words and not sentance content or subtle points. There's no denying Sadowitz does intend to shock but much of what he says is often relevant and indeed current. As I mentioned earlier, he says what we often think but makes clever points about monkeys being more intelligent than men in some respects and in other points he clearly identifies mankinds baser urges.
I left the gig wanting more, much more but then he fascinates me because he's such a clandestine character, I'd love to know the real Sadowitz and what he really thinks on issues but then the obvious answer is he has just told me and hundreds of others on stage. He ended the sensual onslaught of a show by showing how versatile he is being able to comment on any subject with his usual caustic irony then has a pasqinade pop at American sit com-comic Seinfeld (and rightly so).
We drive home and my neck and sides actually ache from laughing. I'm trying to remember his act as much as I can but some is already slipping away because of the pace of it all. Later I'm buzzing whilst sat at home reflecting because recently I've been fairly quiet and Mr Sadowitz has unwittingly made me realise I've lost that bit of edge I once had at times. The next day people mention it on twitter, Sadowitz fans totally get the man, the stupid few who didn't absorb the posters warnings or consider things like I have above - don't.
Comedy therapy? Who knows but what I do know is I'll never tire of seeing him. Come back to Nottingham soon!
Jerry Sadowitz is an artisan verbal assassin, his blitzkrieg style delivery is rapacious on the senses, he literally takes no prisoners. He cuts through taboo subjects in laconic style, he says what he means and means what he says, that's his approach, and for me it totally works. I blogged about Jerry Sadowitz some time ago but this time around he certainly had more rancour to his rants. I suspect he was on stage for about an hour and half and he seemed to have a renewed vigour about him since the last time I saw him. This time there was very little magic and more malevolence to his vitriolic assaults on various groups, factions and individuals.
But let's examine things more closely, is Mr Sadowitz being nasty for the sake of it or really just having the balls to say what a lot of people think? It's not just that, if you listen to things he says instead of laughing at the obvious words that stick out then you realise he isn't always bigging up the bad guys. When he mentioned child sex he questioned why would people do it as kids aren't at all sexual but most of the audience are laughing at key words and not sentance content or subtle points. There's no denying Sadowitz does intend to shock but much of what he says is often relevant and indeed current. As I mentioned earlier, he says what we often think but makes clever points about monkeys being more intelligent than men in some respects and in other points he clearly identifies mankinds baser urges.
I left the gig wanting more, much more but then he fascinates me because he's such a clandestine character, I'd love to know the real Sadowitz and what he really thinks on issues but then the obvious answer is he has just told me and hundreds of others on stage. He ended the sensual onslaught of a show by showing how versatile he is being able to comment on any subject with his usual caustic irony then has a pasqinade pop at American sit com-comic Seinfeld (and rightly so).
We drive home and my neck and sides actually ache from laughing. I'm trying to remember his act as much as I can but some is already slipping away because of the pace of it all. Later I'm buzzing whilst sat at home reflecting because recently I've been fairly quiet and Mr Sadowitz has unwittingly made me realise I've lost that bit of edge I once had at times. The next day people mention it on twitter, Sadowitz fans totally get the man, the stupid few who didn't absorb the posters warnings or consider things like I have above - don't.
Comedy therapy? Who knows but what I do know is I'll never tire of seeing him. Come back to Nottingham soon!
No comments:
Post a Comment