Jerry Sadowitz (born 4 November 1961) is an American-born Scottish stand-up comic and card magician, known for his frequently controversial "sick humour". An accomplished practitioner of sleight of hand, he has written several books on magic and invented many conjuring innovations. He is widely acclaimed as one of the best close-up magicians in the business. In 2006, Sadowitz was voted the world's 15th greatest stand-up comedian in the Channel 4 ...
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Jerry Sadowitz (born 4 November 1961) is an American-born Scottish stand-up comic and card magician, known for his frequently controversial "sick humour". An accomplished practitioner of sleight of hand, he has written several books on magic and invented many conjuring innovations. He is widely acclaimed as one of the best close-up magicians in the business. In 2006, Sadowitz was voted the world's 15th greatest stand-up comedian in the Channel 4 production One Hundred Greatest Stand-Ups.
An early influence were the Derek & Clive sketches by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, which much of his comedy emulates in its provocativeness and sheer offensiveness (he once described the Derek & Clive duologues as "comic poetry"). His earliest inspiration in stand up comedy was Alexei Sayle.
He often comments in a seemingly callous way on contemporary disasters and tragedies which have struck groups or individuals. He uses obscene language liberally and to cutting comedic effect. His comedy style...
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