Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Edinburgh run and UK tour for Max & Ivan
Critically acclaimed Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated duo Max & Ivan will embark on a brand-new UK tour with Commitment, following their return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the first time in three years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2019Guilty Feminists to perform Four Yorkshirewomen sketch
It has not yet been revealed who will be appearing in the sketch at the Royal Albert Hall, but the latest line-up for the major event has just been confirmed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2019Review: Brighton Comedy Garden
Reviews of Alan Davies, Ed Byrne, Lolly Adefope, Suzi Ruffell & Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th June 2019New podcast from Rosie Jones and Helen Bauer
Daddy Look at Me will launch on Thursday 20th June. It draws on Bauer and Jones' own experiences of fame and is a raucous exploration of why some people are destined to become stars.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th June 2019Review: Ellie & Natasia
This is a one-off, but if they can both find the time between other jobs and a few more new ideas this could be a series. There is certainly no shortage of comic talent on display.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th June 2019Jo Brand battery acid joke being assessed by police
A spokesperson for the Met said: "Police have received an allegation of incitement to violence that was reported to the MPS on 13 June. The allegation relates to comments made on a radio programme. The allegation is currently being assessed. There have been no arrests and inquiries are ongoing."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th June 2019Opinion: Piers Morgan interview with Michael Barrymore
I should say at the outset that I'm not the world's biggest Piers Morgan fan. That's why I didn't rush to watch his Life Stories interview with Michael Barrymore on ITV last night. But I've just caught up with it and have to say I was impressed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th June 2019Live review: Frank Skinner, Leicester Square Theatre
Frank Skinner's first proper new show in four years does not have any whizz bang gimmicks. It does not have any themes or high concept. What it does have is a plethora of spot-on punchlines. Some of them scripted, some of them improvised. All of them conclusive evidence that the Black Country comic is still one of the best joke-crafters in the business.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th June 2019Big London show for Daniel Kitson revealed
Daniel Kitson is to perform a one-off show at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th June 2019Janine Harouni interview
'People think Trump supporters are dumb hicks -- my dad isn't'
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 5th June 2019