Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Dave Gorman fan is 'late' for his gig
Touring comedians have probably seen it all in their time on the road, but Dave Gorman had an unusual experience at his gig last night at the Dome in Doncaster - with a audience member who was dead.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th October 2019New NextUp releases including Mark Steel
Subscription video-on-demand platform Nextup is to release comedy specials from Joe Matarese, Mark Steel and Thenjiwe Moseley this month.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th October 2019Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala review
Didn't get to the Edinburgh Fringe? Don't worry, the Fringe has come to you, with three galas rotating acts shortlisted for Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 16th October 2019Panic over! Stolen Dad's Army uniform found
The replica Home Guard Dad's Army uniform that was stolen after Julian Dutton's show at Colchester Arts Centre on Sunday night has been found.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th October 2019TV review: Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy - Sitcoms
Lenny Henry is definitely the best person to front this examination of race in television comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th October 2019Starstruck picked up by Australia and New Zealand
Starstruck, the new six-part comedy written, created by and starring 2018 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo has been picked up by ABC and TVNZ following its commission by BBC Three and HBO Max in the USA.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th October 2019Jim Moir to present video art documentary
In BBC Four's Kill Your TV: Jim Moir's Weird World Of Video Art, Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) explores Video Art, revealing how different generations 'hacked' the tools of television to pioneer new ways of creating art that can be beautiful, bewildering and wildly experimental.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th October 2019Theatre review: The Man In The White Suit
We weren't blown away, it has to be admitted, but nor did we take the nuclear option of leaving in the interval.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th October 2019Book Extract: I Carried A Watermelon by Katy Brand
A extract from Brand's book about Dirty Dancing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2019Rich Hall documentary explores US-Russia relationship
2019 will mark the thirtieth year since the fall of the Berlin Wall and, ostensibly, the end of the Cold War. In light of this, Rich Hall embarks on an examination of the relationship between the West and the East, America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics as part of a BBC4 season commemorating the fall of the Wall.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2019