Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Jordan Brookes & Desiree Burch shows released online
Two new shows by Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show 2019 winner Jordan Brookes (Bleed, 2018) and 2015 Funny Women award winner Desiree Burch (Desiree's Coming Early, 2019) come to Soho Theatre On Demand on Wednesday 6 May at 7pm for three weeks only.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th May 2020Comics star in Women's Aid fundraiser
Stand-up comedy night isobelly laughs is going online for a lockdown special on Thursday, May 7 at 7.30pm.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th May 2020Ivan Brackenbury launches Stay At Home Tour
Hospital radio DJ Ivan Brackenbury is doing his bit by setting out on virtual tour, while also staying at home.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th May 2020Samantha Pressdee launches dating reality show
Comedian Samantha Pressdee is calling for submissions from comedians for a new reality dating show. The show follows campaigner and comedian Pressdee as she launches her new #loveinlockdown campaign.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th May 2020Media falls for fake news about Palin's house fire
Michael Palin has been the unwitting victim of fake news. It has transpired that the wide-reported story that he accidentally set his north London kitchen on fire and had to be rescued by an octogenarian neighbour was actually a joke in a lighthearted article that Palin wrote for the latest edition of The Idler.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd May 2020The Covid Arms gig breaks world record
Online comedy club and pub The Covid Arms has broken the World Record for the most visitors to a virtual pub.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd May 2020Steve Pemberton auctions memorabilia for charity
League of Gentlemen and Inside No. 9 star Steve Pemberton has donated some unique memorabilia to be auctioned off to raise funds for Derian House Children's Hospice.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd May 2020Just The Tonic Comedy Club goes online
One of the most esteemed comedy clubs across the UK, Just the Tonic is attempting to bring back the comedy club experience to millions of people currently doing the right thing by staying at home with new LIVE comedy night via the newly launched Just the Tonic TV.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd May 2020Review: Trying, Apple TV+
Apple TV+'s first British original comedy is an interesting one. It both plays it very safe, with its cosy thirtysomething Camden Town environment and also goes into some unusual territory as it deals with a young couple going through the difficult process of adopting.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st May 2020Comedians play Dungeons & Dragons for Comic Relief
Nish Kumar, Sue Perkins, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe will take part in a Dungeons & Dragons live stream on the 8th May to benefit vulnerable people affected by Covid-19.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th April 2020