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Bruce Dessau
Bruce Dessau

Bruce Dessau

  • Journalist and reviewer

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Ivo 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 2020

Angela 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 2020

NextUp 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 2020

TV 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 2020

David 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

Documentary film made about Robert White

A feature-length documentary film is being made about Robert White, the comedian who was a runner-up to Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley in the Britain's Got Talent final in June 2018. The film, directed by fellow comedian Joe Bor, is entitled The Autistic Comedian.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2020

Hints that Inside No 9 will return soon

Acclaimed anthology series Inside No 9 looks set to return for a fifth series sooner rather than later in 2020. More details have been revealed about two episodes, "The Referee's a W***er" and "The Stakeout".

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd January 2020

Daniel Kitson to host benefit gig

Daniel Kitson is to host a special fundraising gig in aid of Social Activism and Stop Food Poverty.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd January 2020

TV review: Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration, BBC One

Well why not celebrate your tenth birthday in public? That's how Miranda Hart marked the tenth birthday of her self-named BBC sitcom. In public. At the Palladium. With nibbles. In front of a packed house of screaming fans.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2020

Opinion: top comedy gigs of 2019

Here are my top comedy gigs of 2019 very much in no particular order. Impossible to pick one out, but hopefully if you've been reading beyond the joke over the last twelve months some of these are favourites of yours too.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th December 2019

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