Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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TV preview: Back, C4
Let's be crystal clear about this. Back is not Peep Show - What Happened Next? David Mitchell plays a feckless, inept man-child and Robert Webb plays a hopeless charmer who can't help cocking up and landing on his feet, but that's where the similarity ends. Almost.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2017Doug Anthony All Stars, comedy review
This Australian comedy trio offering a funny, moving and profound evening of songs and jokes, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th September 2017Interview: rarely asked questions - Nathan Caton
Following the success of last year's Straight Outta Middlesex tour Nathan Caton is back. He's keeping it real and keeping it funny, dissecting all things from the personal to the political in his brand new show The Pursuit Of Happiness.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2017Baba Brinkman, comedy review
Comedy, hip hop and neuroscience will make your brain buzz.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 31st August 2017Tom Ballard, comedy review
Not everything in Tom Ballard's jam-packed show lands but the Australian comic still has plenty of skill, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 30th August 2017TV preview: Tim Vine Travels Through Time, BBC1
You can always bank on Tim Vine when you want something light and fluffy and fun and he has certainly done that with Tim Vine Travels Through Time, the first sitcom in a new series of Comedy Playhouse pilots.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th August 2017Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe winners announced
Mervyn Stutter's Spirit of the Fringe Winners have been announced today.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th August 2017Edinburgh Fringe Golf result
The winner of this year's Mackenzie Taylor Memorial Cup is Edinburgh resident and comedian Jim Park.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd August 2017James Acaster interview
Funny man James Acaster is a huge success with his hit shows and gags-to-riches memoir, but life is dark too, he tells Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd August 2017English Comedian of the Year finalists revealed
Following two semi-finals in Edinburgh the ten finalists have been announced for this year's English Comedian Of The Year competition.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd August 2017