Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 196
Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows, review
Margaret Thatcher becomes a game show host in this satirical spoof.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th June 2017Review: Sky Summer Shorts - Morgana Robinson's Summer
Sky has attracted some big talent for its latest series of shorts and none bigger than serial genius Sharon Horgan, who sadly doesn't appear in Morgana Robinson's Summer but has written this pocket-sized seaside comedy drama. Imagine Benidorm set in Thanet with a Mike Leigh sub-plot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2017Review: Sky Summer Shorts - Jocelyn Jee Esien's Summer
Jocelyn Jee Esien's very short two-hander finds her playing a daughter lost in a West London park with her mum (Ellen Thomas) as they try to find their way to the Notting Hill Carnival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2017Review: Sky Summer Shorts - Andrew Flintoff's Summer
Andrew Flintoff is already a star on Sky thanks to his antics on A League Of Their Own and now he plays a romantic lead - no pun intended - in Pacino & Bert, this short film about a dreamy dog walker written by Daniel Maier.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2017Review: David Earl & Joe Wilkinson's Summer
David Earl and Joe Wilkinson appear to have missed the memo that said that these comedy shorts were supposed to have a summer theme. Luckily they remembered the bit about them being comedies.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2017Opinion: comedies that were pulled earlier than planned
If Host The Week has been axed by Channel 4 after one episode, as has been reported, it joins a very select band of television comedies that were pulled earlier than planned.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2017#EdFringe17: Vicki Sargent is a One Woman Army
Enjoy 15 minutes with Vicki, the storytelling actor and character comedian. Suffering from severe anxiety, Vicki examines the areas of her life that cause her stress: work, boys, unachieved acting aspirations, living in the dead-end town of Dartford and the poor quality of daytime TV. Contains crisps.
Bruce Dessau, Broadway Baby, 27th June 2017Reginald D Hunter, comedy review
Reginald D Hunter offers his most benign set yet - and, arguably, his funniest, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 26th June 2017Live review: Count Arthur Strong, Margate
One of the heated debates on social media is whether Count Arthur Strong has transferred successfully from radio to television. There is a school of thought that somehow the dotty creation of Steve Delaney works better without pictures. I'm not so sure myself. One thing I am sure of though is that he certainly works brilliantly on the live stage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd June 2017TV review: Host The Week, C4
But I have to be honest, I'm struggling to find something good to say about this.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd June 2017