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Scotland's funniest 60 people
As the Glasgow International Comedy Festival prepares to launch with a gaggle of giggles later this month, we count down Scotland's funniest 60 people.
The Herald, 3rd March 2019Review: Jerry Sadowitz at the Leicester Square Theatre
There is greatness to what he does, but its ugliness needs a clearer sense of purpose to enable him to carry on saying the unsayable.
Dominic Maxwell, The Times, 9th January 20192019 Glasgow Comedy Festival announces first names
GICF will present the pick of Scotland's home grown talent, including Jerry Sadowitz, Janey Godley and Larry Dean; alongside celebrated comedians from further afield, with Julian Clary, Reginald D Hunter, Rich Hall, Al Murray, Foil, Arms & Hogg, and Tiff Stevenson all set to appear.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd December 2018My Comedy Hero: Leo Kearse on Jerry Sadowitz
The Scottish Comedian of the Year picks the controversial funnyman and card magician as his comic idol.
The List, 15th June 2018Jerry Sadowitz review
Even more genius is how aware Sadowitz is of what he is doing: of how he knows he is lowering the audience down to his level so that they are complicit in his worst impulses of thought.
Raja Sharma, The Wee Review, 24th October 2017Stand-out stand-ups at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Here are a handful of 2017's anticipated acts.
Malay Online, 30th July 2017Fringe on a theme: returning Fringe legends
At the Fringe it is easy to focus on new artists and overlook those who helped shaped stand-up before it became a viable career - here's where to catch those legends in Edinburgh this year.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 26th July 2017How comedy captured the Edinburgh Fringe: part 3
In the third part of our Fringe history, two long-forgotten venues put comedy before theatre with the help of Austin Powers and a Wonder Dog.
Ben Venables, The Skinny, 11th July 2017Magicians conjuring with comedy
Penn & Teller's smug shtick and Sadowitz's twisted tricks.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 28th June 2017Laugh a minute: Edinburgh festival's 2017 comedy lineup
Sara Pascoe looks at life after a breakup, Trygve Wakenshaw brings his baby on stage, and Alexei Sayle, Ruby Wax and talkshow king Craig Ferguson all return to the fringe this year.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 8th June 2017