Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Comedian Chris Mayo crowdfunds for dystopian project
Comedian/writer Chris Mayo is crowdfunding to raise the money to make a web series entitled M.O.T.H.E.R Knows Best with writer, cartoonist and film-maker Scott Kingsnorth.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th October 2017Interview: rarely asked questions - Tim Key
You really should know Tim Key by now.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2017Kerry Godliman, comedy review
Kerry Godliman ponders whether to stick with the sourdough-loving hipsters or twist for a taste of the countryside.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 10th October 2017TV review: GameFace, E4
If you are the kind of person who doesn't watch E4 because you think it is a bit too youthy, then make an exception for GameFace, the new series written by and starring Roisin Conaty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2017TV review: Josh, Series 3, Episode 2, BBC3/BBC1
I wish somebody would explain the logic of how the BBC schedules programmes. Why, for example, is the whole of Upstart Crow available online from the moment the series starts on BBC2, whereas Josh, which is an online BBC3 series is being drip-fed to fans week-by-week as if, well, as if it was a real TV programme. Yes, I know it is a real TV programme, but you know what I mean. And just to muddy things further it also airs on BBC1 - it just feels like fuzzy logic to me. If anything is going to be released boxed set-stylee it should be an online show surely...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th October 2017Joel Dommett loses autobiography chapter
The I'm A Celebrity breakthrough star tweeted the bad news yesterday that he has lost 12,000 words of the book he is currently writing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th October 2017TV review: Red Dwarf XII, Dave
There are some lovely moments from writer Doug Naylor here as the plot pans out and things are not quite what they seem. Some of the gags are a bit obvious - you can see a Rupert Murdoch swipe light years off - but other touches are neat and imaginative, particularly when the crew get into a sticky patch and are confronted by their own worst fears.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th October 2017Live Review: Ari Eldjarn, Soho Theatre
If there was a fault it was that this almost felt too slick. There was minimal interaction with the audience. It felt as if he knew he had a script that worked and he was going to stick to it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2017Live review: Graeme Of Thrones, Charing Cross Theatre
There must be a word for it. The sub-genre of stage comedies that are send-ups of big hits. There was Potted Potter, and now there is this, which takes its inspiration from another smash. It feels to me as if they are shamelessly clinging to the coat-tails of the original work. But if they can avoid any lawsuits and raise some laughs why stand in their way?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th October 2017Ricky Gervais interview
Ricky Gervais on cutting jokes, taking a knee and his new Netflix show about death.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th October 2017