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Bruce Dessau
Bruce Dessau

Bruce Dessau

  • Journalist and reviewer

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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

Marc Jennings is Scottish Comedian Of The Year

Marc Jennings has been crowned this year's Scottish Comedian of the year.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th November 2019

Stewart Lee review: Waller-Bridge in the firing line

Has he jumped the shark? Fortunately for us he is no physical shape to jump over anything.

Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th November 2019

Twitter hashtag hoax sparks Peter Kay rumours

A story has spread on Twitter that comedian Peter Kay has died. There is no truth to this story despite the hashtag #RipPeterKay trending. There has been no official statement and it appears that Kay, 46, has been the victim of a cruel Twitter hoax for the third time.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th November 2019

Gallery: Comics onstage and backstage exhibition opens

Photographer Steve Best has taken pictures of some of the finest comedians of recent years. He has a new exhibiton in London downstairs at the Observatory Photography Gallery in Russell Square.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st November 2019

Radio review: Little Brexit, Radio 4

I'm not sure if they said it would never happen, but it didn't seem likely to happen. Yet Brexit may not have brought the country together but it did bring Matt Lucas and David Walliams back together for a special one-off Little Britain reunion 20 years after their Radio 4 debut, complete with numerous familiar characters, old cast members and the booming voice of Tom Baker bellowing "Everybody loves Brexit".

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st October 2019

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