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Bruce Dessau
Bruce Dessau

Bruce Dessau

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Chris Ramsey brings the funk to Strictly in Blackpool

Chris Ramsey is in danger of going out of Strictly Come Dancing following the first Saturday night show from Blackpool's Tower Ballroom.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th November 2019

Chris Ramsey lives to dance another week

Despite coming second from bottom in Saturday's show afer his performance of Uptown Funk he managed to avoid the dance-off.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th November 2019

TV review: The Cockfields, episode two, Gold

There were no major dramas in the first instalment of this three-part comedy and there are none in the gloriously mundane second part either. Unless you count a minor altercation with a neighbour (Dan Renton Skinner) about a hedge.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th November 2019

TV review: The Cockfields, episode three, Gold

This has been a real gem. It's a shame it is only a trilogy, but in those three episodes we have really got to know the Cockfield clan. Yes, they might be a bunch of Isle of Wight oddballs, but they are - mostly - a bunch of very sympathetic, engaging Isle of Wight oddballs.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th November 2019

TV review: The Cockfields, Gold

I've only seen the first episode though - maybe everything goes pear-shaped in the next two parts. I'll certainly be watching to find out.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th November 2019

Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes for record 5th time

Ricky Gervais is to host the Golden Globes again in 2020.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th November 2019

Chris Ramsey is safely through Strictly

South Shields stand-up Chris Ramsey has made it through to the Blackpool heats in Strictly Come Dancing.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2019

Interview: Andrew Maxwell On I'm A Celebrity...

Stand-up comedian Andrew Maxwell has put insects on his face to help him prepare for life in the Jungle.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2019

Mo Gilligan supports anti-bullying campaign

Backing the Banter or Bullying? campaign are comedian Mo Gilligan and social media stars Zoe Sugg (founder of Zoella) and Chessie King.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2019

Kieran Hodgson makes clarinet debut

Three times Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and star of hit BBC comedy Two Doors Down, Kieran Hodgson will be joining participants from all over the country preparing to play in a real-life symphony orchestra, this year learning the clarinet from scratch.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2019

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