Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 120
Live review: Flo & Joan, Soho Theatre
Flo & Joan's publicist asked me to ensure that I put an ampersand and not the full word "and" between their names when I wrote this review. I guess the musical comedy duo want to exert the same sort of precision over their billing as they do over their lyrics.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th January 2020Adam Hills meets Prince Harry
Adam Hills has met Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace and received praise for his beard.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th January 2020TV review: The Tuckers, episode 2
This is not a bad show and the second episode is more out-and-out funnier than the first. It could just do with more of an original twist.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th January 2020TV review: The Tuckers, BBC One Wales
Some critics have suggested that the sitcom is a negative portrayal of working class Welsh valley stereotypes. I don't have a problem with that (though of course I'm not from the Welsh valleys). I'd have just liked it to have been funnier.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th January 2020TV review: Sick Of It, Sky One
I've read that Karl Pilkington has said that Sick Of It is "not meant to be that funny", but I'm more than happy to review it on this comedy website. It's a lot funnier than a lot of television shows that bill themselves as comedies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2020Angela Barnes & John O'Farrell start history podcast
Angela Barnes has teamed up with comedy writer and author John OFarrell to produce a series of weekly 'less-than-serious' history podcasts entired We Are History.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2020Ivo Graham in minor sponsorship deal with Swindon Town
When devoted Swindon Town fan comedian Ivo Graham spotted that it was possible to sponsor individual players in his beloved team it was an opportunity that he deemed too good to miss.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2020NextUp reveal new shows
Streaming Service NextUp has announced its next batch of releases. There are specials from Casual Violence, Ashley Haden, Njambi McGrath, Lou Conran and Alexander Bennett.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th January 2020TV review: King Gary, BBC One
This is the sort of sitcom that might divide critics and I'm sure it will divide social media, so I'd suggest the cast decide it is pub o'clock when it is on and leave their phones at home.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th January 2020David Baddiel to present Holocaust denial documentary
David Baddiel is to present a documentary about Holocaust denial as part of a BBC season marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2020