Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Jenny Eclair artwork to be raffled for Animal Charity
Animal charity SPANA (the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad) is delighted to have received a bespoke piece of artwork from Jenny Eclair, which will now be raffled online to raise vital funds for the charity.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th June 2024Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year results
Marty Gleeson was last night crowned winner of the Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year, with Maple Zuo and Sallyann Fellowes receiving special recognition as runners up in the competition.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th June 2024Is this a clue to the final Inside No. 9?
The Cryptic Crossword in The Guardian on the day of broadcast has been set by Sphinx, which just happens to be the nickname used by Steve Pemberton when he sets crosswords.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2024Miles Jupp at the Duchess Theatre review
His brush with mortality makes for jaw achingly funny comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th June 2024NonCensored podcast cancels holidays to cover Election
NonCensored, the improvised satirical comedy podcast hosted by Rosie Holt (as Harriet Langley Swindon), Brendan Murphy (as Producer Martin) and Eshaan Akbar (as an awful version of himself), has cancelled its plans to go on hiatus over the summer; instead, it will be releasing DAILY in the week of the election, with new episodes released around lunchtime Monday 1st July-Friday 5th July. And then they'll go on hiatus.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th June 2024Daniel Kitson to compere benefit gig with Katherine Ryan, Lou Sanders, Tom Rosenthal and more
Cult comedy superstar Daniel Kitson is set to compere an all-star benefit in aid of autism charity PDA next month.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th June 2024Adam Buxton at Eventim Apollo review
Effortless comedy and chemistry with special guest Louis Theroux.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 10th June 2024Inside No. 9, Curse of the Ninth review
What Curse of the Ninth does show is that Shearsmith and Pemberton are never short on ambition and even after all this time still prepared to try something different and never coast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th June 2024Gavin Webster pays tribute to double act partner Eric Scarboro
"It's still feels very surreal I was only talking to him two weeks ago, he had rang me about a book he'd written."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th June 2024My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom review
O'Sullivan has done something really memorable here, breaking down a taboo using humour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th May 2024