Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Ricky Gervais lends support to save club
Edinburgh Festival venue Just The Tonic has started a fundraiser to help them restart for the Fringe in 2021 with the support of Ricky Gervais, who did his very first stand-up show at the club many years ago!
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2020Review: The Young Offenders, BBC Three
If recent hit Normal People offered one slice of young Irish life, The Young Offenders offers a very different one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2020Comedy academics send letter to culture minister
Comedy academics have sent an open letter to Culture Minister Oliver Dowden arguing that comedy is an art form and should be entitled to any government bail-outs.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th July 2020Showcase Cinemas to show Fleabag live show
Showcase Cinemas has announced that it will be screening a series of theatre productions, including the stage version of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag as part of its Event Cinema offering.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2020Geoff Norcott recreates Fringe in front room
Geoff Norcott is doing an online run of a brand-new online stand-up show on August 6/7/8th at 8pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2020Comedies announced for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Monday night shows will start on August 17 with Rob Beckett, followed by Jimmy Carr (Aug 24) and Russell Brand (Sept 14) and Kerry Godliman, Judi Love and Russell Kane on Sept 21. Two further gigs will take place on September 7 at 6pm and 9pm and will feature Suzi Ruffell, Sindhu Vee, Olga Koch and Gabby Best with more names to be announced - the shows will have different line-ups.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Drive in comedy gigs cancelled
Shows being staged by Live Nation in conjunction with The Comedy Store have been cancelled. This is believed to be due to concerns over further local coronavirus lockdowns. Some drive-in comedy shows are currently still being shown as taking place on the Ticketmaster website but others are showing as no longer happening.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020New Spitting Image sold to Belgium
Broadcaster SBS Belgium have picked up the first two new series of the iconic British satirical take on global events, Spitting Image.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Jessica Fostekew presents live episode of her podcast
Joining her will be Tom Allen, Briony May Williams and Zoe Adjonyoh.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2020Company mixes up Dane Baptiste with Richard Blackwood
Actor/comedian Dane Baptiste has been sent a picture of himself for him to approve for a press announcement. Except that he was sent a picture not of himself but of actor/comedian Richard Blackwood.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2020