Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Canned Laughter review
Outstanding stand-ups prove the new normal may not be so bad.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th September 2020Rodney Litchfield, Old Tommy in Early Doors, dies
Actor Rodney Litchfield, who played gloomy pub regular Old Tommy in the hit BBC sitcom Early Doors, has died.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2020Mark Dolan cuts up face mask on air
Mark Dolan has incurred the wrath of a portion of the comedy community and many others by publicly cutting up a face mask on his show on Talk Radio.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th September 2020TV review: Frankie Boyle's New World Order, BBC Two
I can't imagine many Tories enjoying this, so maybe it'll get axed in favour of some right wing comedy after this run. And admittedly some of the targets were fish-in-a-barrel. But no other television show is as vicious. It was Boyle at his bilious best.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd September 202060-date tour for Jenny Eclair - one per year of Eclair
Comedy legend Jenny Eclair turned 60 this year, just before the UK went into Covid-19 lockdown. To celebrate reaching this milestone and the success of her brand new book - Older and Wider, which made The Sunday Times Best Sellers List over the summer, Jenny hopes and intends to get back on the road in 2021 with a brand new 60-date stand-up tour, SIXTY! (FFS!), from 4th March 2021.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2020TV review: Two Weeks To Live, Sky One
Plenty of suprises, plenty of thrills and spills and Williams is excellent as misfit Kim who goes on a literal as well as an emotional journey.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2020Frank Skinner follows footsteps of Boswell and Johnson
Frank Skinner is set to co-present a documentary about literary figures James Boswell & Samuel Johnson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2020Breeders resumes production
Following a 16-week suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the second season of FX and Sky's acclaimed comedy series Breeders has resumed production.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2020Review: Get Duked!, Amazon Prime Video
I know we are running short of new product because of lockdown, but have we got this desperate yet? Get Duked! is a mess of a film that has plenty of energy but not much in the way of style as it follows the adventures of four hapless lads who get more than they bargain for when they set off to do the Duke of Edinburgh award in the Highlands.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2020Comedians make Britain's Got Talent semi-final
Myra Dubois, Steve Royle, Nabil Abdulrashid, Allan Finnegan, Hakan Berg and Jon Courtenay go through.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th August 2020