:areer failure, suicidal depression and breakdown. a tWiStEd new Show. "3.07:3. Peter Ross

We go h}. l‘or the last I'ew _\ears. [We not been able to watch cometh on tell} iit case I turn on and hear a line of tnine. I can't hear it. it‘s too tIpsetting. 'l‘hey’re li\'ing m_\ We arid I'm not.

'Solttehod)‘ sent me art attdio cassette ol‘ the (‘omed_\' Awards. .lonatltatt Ross was hosting it and he said something like. "You can’t just slit a pig‘s throat and go to work. not since .lert'}~ Sadowit/ packed it itt anyway." to wltich the whole room had a good lattgh. .\'ow. ltere | ant. working in a shop. I worked my I'ucking arse till. he written original comedy. And not old}. is it being nicked and used. l'm heing slagged oI'I'. 'l‘hey‘t'e kicking me in the teeth as well.‘

.-\s Sadowit/ talks )(Ill can hear the ennui. paranoia and persecution in his \‘oice. Perhaps his show is aptl} named. ('ertainl} these experiences in the mid-90s took him to the brink.

‘I don't hich the guts to top m_\‘selI'. so that’s wh_\ that‘s not ltappened. But it is genuinel} upsetting to see other people reaping

rewards I‘t'om work that you've donef he sa_\'s. "l‘here's an elentent oI'

"death by sltowhusiness" to T/It' People I'.\'. .lt'rri Stu/writ: :\ complete nutter could come on the programme and just shoot me. Then at least someone's done the joh for me.’

:\ new millennium and Jerry Sadowitz is on stage in Iront oI‘ a tele\ision audience oI’ millions. l.ad_\ l.uck perches on one shoulder. Sister Success on the other. He smiles. pauses. and linall} speaks. Somewhere in a grotty ('amden hedsit. Ben lilton‘s ears start to bleed. .»\ PiPe dream'.’ l-‘or Jerry‘s sake. let‘s hope not.

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