Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 102
Tributes paid to Anthony Goodrick
It has been reported on social media that Anthony Goodrick has died. Tony was well known to anyone who was ever involved in the annual NATYS New Act of the Year competition which started out at the Hackney Empire in the 1980s and recently returned there after taking place at various venues around London.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th August 2020Tim Minchin album release date revealed
Tim Minchin announced the release of his long-awaited debut album, Apart Together, on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night. Recorded over the past two years since moving back to Sydney, Minchin confirmed his debut album will be released on Friday 20 November, via BMG.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th August 2020Comics pay tribute to Harry U Eldrich
Tributes have been paid to comedian Harry U Eldrich, whose death has been reported on social media.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th August 2020Review - Squeamish About...Entertainment
I wouldn't go as far as to say that Berry and Mathews have invented a whole new genre of comedy, but these shows do have a strong, unusual flavour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2020TV review: Semi-Detached, BBC Two
It's interesting that this is on BBC Two because it's really only a whisker away from being a mainstream BBC One sitcom.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2020Semi-Detached with Lee Mack review
The gimmick of Lee Mack's new sitcom is that all the action happens in real time - though whether audiences would appreciate, or even notice, the restriction that writers David Crow and Oliver Maltman have imposed on themselves remains to be seen.
Bruce Dessau, Chortle, 6th August 2020Daniel Sloss show to be screened in Vue cinemas
Daniel Sloss's critically acclaimed show X is to be screened in cinemas this August.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2020Arthur 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 2020