Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Jen Brister review
Meaningless is an entertaining rage about society's ills and the patriarchy.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd January 2019Review 2018: Best Comedy Gigs 2018
It's not easy to pick out the best gigs from the ones I've seen this year. I've probably seen around 250 comedy shows in 2018.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2018Those we have lost in comedy, 2018
It had already been a bad year for comedy industry deaths even before the late-breaking news that legend Dame June Whitfield had died.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2018The Comedian's Comedian Awards announced
Musical stand-up Andy Askins has been voted Best Live Stand-Up at the 2018 UK Comedy Awards.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th December 2018TV review: Not Going Out Live, BBC One
Let's be honest, you watched the live edition of Not Going Out hoping that the scenery would fall on Lee Mack didn't you?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd December 2018Caroline Aherne Bursary winner revealed
Comedian/writer Amy Gledhill has been named as the latest recipient of the BBC's Caroline Aherne Bursary.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th December 2018Review: Death On The Tyne, Christmas Gold
It was pretty brave of Gold to schedule this one-off film on primetime on a Saturday night in the run-up to Christmas. But then the channel had reason to be ambitious. Their previous all-star Agatha Christie spoof starring Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson, Murder on the Blackpool Express, was the highest-ever rating show on Gold. They will be hoping for the same here. And they might just get it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th December 2018Settlement reached over Lousie Reay defamation case
Comedian Louise Reay has issued a statement regarding the defamation case she has been facing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th December 2018New recipients of BBC Comedy Writer's Bursary announced
This year two new writers will join the list - Kat Sadler and Catherine Brinkworth. Whilst women have been recipients of the bursary for more than twenty years, this is the first year all recipients are women.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th December 2018Sindhu Vee interview
Imagine you have everything you want. An extremely well-paid job. Three young children. A loving husband. A nice house. What do you do next? For Sindhu Vee the answer was an unexpected change of career to become a stand-up comedian.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th December 2018