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"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."
I wonder what he did or said that was so bad? Apart from getting his knob out obviously.
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I suspect a few people might have deliberately gone out of their way to be offended at him in order to get his gig pulled.
Welcome to the Soviet Union.
(I have no idea, I just invented something that anyone might find offensive. I agree that someone going to a Sadowitz show and then complaining like that has missed the point. Like going to an aquarium and moaning that it's just a bunch of fish. Well, yes.)
Sorry, being very pedantic but it's something that always niggles me for no rational reason! (I have no relatives named Saville or anything like that.)
And yes, anyone going to a Sadowitz show and finding his material offensive was clearly naive.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Any entertainment venue that can afford to do this to cover its arse against negative publicity has no need of subsidy from the tax payer.
Do you have to let anyone who wants to rant at you into your house to do it?
Harassment is a different kettle of fish than listening to some old twat spouting shite on a stage, and so is letting someone into your house to rant at you. What I'm saying is that free speech is just that - free. Not restricted. Not, "Well, you can have free-speech, but you can't mention this, this, this and this." In that case, it's not free speech, is it?
Oh, and libel is written. I think "slander" is the word you're looking for.
I don't want it decided for me.
Sadowitz has a reputation going back to the 80s for offensive satirical comedy which frequently and exuberantly pisses over the line of good taste. This is a man who opened an act in Canada by beaming at the audience and saying “Good evening, moosefuckers!” (and subsequently got punched for it).
Seriously, this is akin to going to a strip club and complaining that there were ladies walking around with their naughty bits out.
I think it may be too late for that, there's plenty of people out there deciding what is and what isn't acceptable.
Maybe it's time to drop the word "Free" from "free speech"?