Jerry Sadowitz - Gobshite

Live album from 1987, withdrawn shortly after release as Jimmy Saville was going to sue him over some of his comments(!)...

Something a wee bit different here, but somewhat timely seeing as how the Edinburgh Fringe is on just now and the capital gets infested with cunts for the month of August. Glasgow's original offensive comedian and self-proclaimed Gobshite, captured at the Assembly Rooms in his 1987 Fringe show.

For anyone unfamiliar with Mr Sadowitz a wee look at his Wikipedia entry should provide a good entry point, before listening to this show. None of his magic here, this is strictly nasty-as-fuck humour.

I remember seeing him in the comedy tent at the 1991 Reading Festival (I think James were headlining the main stage so go figure) and he got heckled to fuck by the right-on brigade. He was right up my 18yr old street back then though, and this still sounds pretty good just now. You've got to bear in mind that people like Princess Di were still alive and well at the time, and many of the other references will require a bit of back-tracking to remember.

I hear that he doesn't let any of his stuff go up on YouTube so it will be interesting to see if this post stays up (hello Jerry!), but it's been out of print for over 20 years so I don't see why it shouldn't get another airing just now. I did not upload this (someone else's rip) - I am merely pointing to a link that comes up here after a quick google.

No festival gig for Jerry this year, but I see that he's playing some shows south of the border. I'm annoyed to have missed him in Glasgow a while back but will definitely catch him next time.

His opening gambit mentions two Ripped In Glasgow favourites - Big Audio Dynamite and Julian Cope - so he's right at home here...



Jerry Sadowitz - Gobshite