Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 197
Review: Sara Pascoe, Live From The BBC
In recent years the skillful comic seems to up gone up through the gears and now has stronger material than ever and an equally strong stage presence, making her one of the most exciting comic voices in the UK at the moment.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th June 2017Comedians to play at Grenfell benefit
Daniel Kitson, Mark Thomas, Josie Long, Jeremy Hardy, Imran Yusuf and Haydon Prowse are to play a fundraising gig in aid of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th June 2017TV preview: Brexit Stage Left, Viceland
Given that most comedians are sticking Brexit material into their act faster than you can say "Conservative minority" it is quite canny of broadcaster Viceland to come up with the four-part Brexit Stage Left, in which a group of comics - Jamali Maddix, Alfie Brown, Fern Brady and Sean McLoughlin - travel to Europe to see what we are going to be missing in a few years and also get to do a gig.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th June 2017The Stand founder bids for Westminister SNP leadership
Tommy Sheppard, who established the chain of Stand Comedy Clubs, has announced that he is seeking the nomination to be SNP Westminster Group Leader.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th June 2017TV Preview: Count Arthur Strong
Nobody in their right minds can deny that there are some great lines here. "I'm sick of being the inanimate eye candy," says Arthur after being cast as a dead body yet again.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th June 2017Interview: rarely asked questions - John Thomson
John Thomson is best known for his performances onscreen. He has shown his comic chops in The Fast Show and in his work with Steve Coogan and in much more and he has also shown his acting chops in Cold Feet. He is currently filming a new series of Cold Feet to go out later this year. Now Thomson has stepped behind the cameras to executive produce Dying Laughing, a fascinating documentary about the art of comedy. The format is fiendishly simple - a succession comedians talk about their craft, how they go about it and what it means to them. And boy what a cast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th June 2017Interview: rarely asked questions - Phil Nichol
Do something right. Go see Phil Nichol.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th June 2017Comics appear in new version of Kafka's Metamorphosis
Tim Key and Tom Basden plus Felicity Montagu and Emma Sidi are among the stars of a new darkly comic adaptation of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th June 2017Live review: Ruby Wax, Leicester Square Theatre
This is very much a hybrid of a show though. Part Ted Talk, part stand-up.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th June 2017Tape Face review: it's a stretch, but mime act triumphs
This inventive show sometimes offers too much of a good thing, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th June 2017