Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Live review: Clinton Baptiste
It has always fascinated me how the briefest of television appearances can sometimes make the biggest impressions.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th March 2020TV preview: Inside No. 9 - The Stakeout, BBC2
Oh bloody hell. It's the final episode of the fifth series of Inside No. 9. And I'm probably not the only person who thinks that this is the best series yet.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th March 2020First West Didsbury Comedy Festival line-up announced
The line-up has been announced for the West Didsbury Comedy Festival, a new festival taking place in the Manchester suburb of, yes, you guessed correctly, Didsbury.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th March 2020Ed Gamble postpones Europe tour due to coronavirus
Ed Gamble has postponed his forthcoming European tour due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2020Adam Kay to write a children's book
Kay's Anatomy will be published by Puffin on 15th October and is aimed at aged 8-12 years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2020Daniel Sloss show X to be shown in Australian cinemas
The screenings will take place on 25th March in six venues which are part of Palace Cinemas, Australia's leading independent cinema chain.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2020Laugharne Weekend Festival saved
This year's Laugharne Weekend Festival will go ahead as planned. There was a risk that the future of the unique South Wales Festival was in jeopardy following the shock withdrawal of an annual £20,000 Arts Council grant, but a sucessful crowdfunding campaign and support from the Welsh Assembly has saved the day. The UK's quirkiest arts festival, running from 27 - 29 March, celebrates 13 years with leading artists, comedians, musicians, authors and poets.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2020Live review: John Shuttleworth
John Shuttleworth's back. In every sense. This is the title of his current tour and it also refers to his latterday lumber problems that have been giving him a right bit of pain. It also, handily, refers to the fact that after looking for a while like he was settling into cosy old age and coasting a little this tour marks a Trebor Mint-strong return to form. Oof!
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2020Mat Ewins and John Kearns launch podcast
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mat Ewins (Harry Hill's Clubnite, Live from the BBC) has joined forces with double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns to launch brand new podcast called Microscope.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd March 2020TV preview: Inside No. 9 - Thinking Out Loud, BBC Two
It's another stylistic curveball for the fifth episode in the fifth series of Inside No. 9. I wondered if creators/stars Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton could sustain their high standard in this run, but if anything they have surpassed it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2020