Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Gilded Balloon announces online Fringe line-up
Along with all the wonderful reminders of Fringes past, there will be new work from some of the performers who were due to be appearing at the venue this year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2020Alex Edelman releasing debut comedy album
Award-winning comedian and writer Alex Edelman releases his debut comedy album on 10th July, a collection of 22 jokes, entitled Until Now via 800 Pound Gorilla Records/Ada Distribution.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2020Review: Behind The Filter, BBC Three
This one-off 15-minute sitcom pilot from comedian Phoebe Walsh was scheduled to launch in early June. No specific reason was given for its delay, but now it has finally emerged on BBC Three it has been well worth the wait.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2020Channel X merges with Hopscotch Films
Channel X Hopscotch is a newly launched production company that will be based in Glasgow. It has been formed by independent production company Channel X, who already have offices in London & Manchester, and Glasgow-based Hopscotch Films.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2020Jen Brister longlisted for Polari Prize
Jen Brister has made the longlist for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ literature for her book The Other Mother: A Wickedly Honest Parenting Tale for Every Kind of Family.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2020The Covid Arms raises £100,000 for charity
The team behind the bar at lockdown comedy pub The Covid Arms have now raised £100,000 to support The Trussell Trust in just 12 weeks since the start of their weekly live comedy night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd June 2020Drive-in comedy clubs are launching
Friends have always been surprised to discover that I drive to comedy gigs. They always ask where I park. Well, for the first comedy gigs since Covid-19 the answer will be simple. "In the venue".
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 14th June 2020Henley Festival goes online
Henley Festival has announced that it will be going digital for 2020, presenting a two-hour evening concert, streamed on the Henley Festival website with performances from the Hurley House Hotel on Sunday 12th July from 7.30pm - 9.30pm on what would be the final day of the festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2020TV review: Staged, BBC One
This isn't quite as gripping as I hoped but then I was disappointed by the first episode of the last series of The Trip and that turned out to be brilliant.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th June 2020New children's book from Julian Clary
Julian Clary is to publish the fifth book in his Bolds series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd June 2020