Cancelled comic Jerry Sadowitz set for Edinburgh Fringe return

The controversial comedian and magician Jerry Sadowitz is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe, despite having the second of two 2022 shows cancelled following complaints.

Sadowitz has been booked for a three-night run at The Queen's Hall for this year's Fringe.

The show in August is being billed as 'Jerry Sadowitz …proudly presents Last Year's Show' and is being promoted by Regular Music.

The flyer advertising the show warns that it is "offensive to everyone".

Last year's show at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre was cancelled by promoters the Pleasance after what it claimed was an "unprecedented number of complaints".

The Pleasance said the show was "extreme in its racism, sexism, homophobia and misogyny".

Sadowitz, however, said his act contained "a lot of silly, exaggerated irony and nonsense, real fake and exaggerated anger and bile… for the purpose of the funny line which follows it".

He added: "The show is what it is, for those who enjoy it. The rest of you… please stick to Carry On films."