The Scottish Conservatives have labelled comedian Jerry Sadowitz “abhorrent” after an alleged on-stage racial slur about leadership candidate Rishi Sunak.
It’s claimed Glasgow comic Sadowitz referred to Sunak as a “p***” in a gag, and also exposed himself to a female member of the audience during a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe on Friday.
Last night, a spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said: “The racist and sexist comments widely attributed to Jerry Sadowitz in the media are totally abhorrent.
We respect everyone’s right to freedom of speech but these remarks are beyond the pale. "The general consensus has been that if you go to a comedy show like his, you know what you are getting.
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