Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Arthur Smith axes Edinburgh show
Arthur Smith, the only comedian who was due to perform a sort-of 'official' show in Edinburgh this August has cancelled his run (or rather walk).
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2020Review: Mark Watson's Carpool Comedy
Performing alongside Sophie Duker, Lou Sanders, Tim Key and Jen Brister.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st August 2020Live comedy return delayed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new measures at a press conference on Friday. He has just spoken and called it "swift and decisive action...we would not hesistate to put the brakes on if required. Today I am afraid we are postponing those openings for at least a fortnight. Indoor performamces will not resume..."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2020Some comedy festivals announce they will happen in 2021
The producers of Leicester Comedy Festival and The UK Kids' Comedy Festival have announced that they are going to go ahead with the 2021 events, with support from a significant number of friends and special guests.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th July 2020Slapstick Festival online events during August
Bristol's annual Slapstick festival of silent and classic comedy is adding a choice of celebrity-led live online events to the series of archive treasures it has been sharing via its YouTube channel since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2020Review: The Young Offenders, Episode 3.2
If nothing else good comes out of the pandemic at least there is a chance that more people will see The Young Offenders.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2020Katie Pritchard launches clothes range
Award-winning comedian Katie Pritchard has discovered a new career in art during lockdown. Initially offering to create her trademark "Crap Art Portraits" of your photos from just £5 (which you can still purchase via her Ko-Fi page). And now Katie has decided to go ahead and ruin T-Shirts and Jumpers too with her fun artwork under the title "Katie PritchArt", which launches this week.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2020Film review: How To Build A Girl, Amazon Prime
Channel 4 decided to stop making Caitlin Moran's semi-autobiographical sitcom Raised By Wolves after two series, but maybe if they had carried on it might have turned out something like this.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2020Live review: Lauderdale House, N6
Review of Hal Cruttenden, Ivo Graham, Helen Bauer and Matt Richardson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2020TV review: Frankie Boyle Live
Has Frankie Boyle got more mellow or has everybody else got more furious?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th July 2020