Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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John Robertson raises +£18,000 with Dark Room marathon
Multi-media performer John Robertson has raised over £18,000 after hosting a 48 hour version of his interactive live-action videogame The Dark Room on the Twitch platform.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th April 2020Can a chat show work without an audience?
The Graham Norton Show returned on Friday night, but this was the Coronavirus version. The guests were onscreen at home and there was no studio audience. No studio in fact. Norton conjured one up through the magic of television. But apart from that there wasn't much magic on display.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2020TV Review: Red Dwarf - The Promised Land, Dave
The idea of a Red Dwarf film has been floating around for years and now they have finally done it. OK, The Promised Land is not getting a Star Wars-style major cinema release and in a way the show's devoted army of fans might have preferred another full series, but this 90-minute special certainly had plenty going for it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th April 2020Daniel Sloss becomes a Marvel hero
Daniel Sloss has been made into a superhero as part of Marvel's Make Me A Hero digital series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th April 2020New online comedy cabaret night fronted by Jayde Adams
Jayde Adams welcomes viewers to a weekly interactive cabaret night streamed as live across social media.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th April 2020Live version of Fleabag to stream online
The stage version of Fleabag is to be available online to raise money for COVID-19 charities. The acclaimed show, starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge in the title role, was recorded at London's Wyndham's Theatre in 2019, and will be available to stream via Soho Theatre's On Demand streaming site from today, Monday April 6.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th April 2020TV preview: Alma's Not Normal, BBC Two
Comedian Sophie Willan has been one of stand-up's most distinctive voices in recent years. Honest, outspoken and frank about her life, she has now has drawn on her history to write this one-off pilot. If the BBC does not commission a series it must need its head examined.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th April 2020Download Richard Herring show and support food banks
Following fundraising releases of shows by Mark Thomas and Rachel Fairburn, indie comedy label Go Faster Stripe is now raising money for the Trussell Trust charity through Richard Herring's show We're All Going To Die!
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th April 2020Solo online show for Ashley Blaker
On Sunday, 5 April at 8pm, JW3 - the Jewish Community Centre for London - is hosting internationally acclaimed comedian Ashley Blaker. No risk of infection - Ashley will be performing alone onstage and to a completely empty theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st April 2020Inside No. 9 episodes ranked
Statistics don't necessarily mean that much but I've gone through Beyond The Joke's stats to see how the recent series has done and three episodes from it are in the top-ten most clicked articles.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th March 2020