Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 198
Review: 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 2017Margaret Thatcher Queen of Game Shows, review
Margaret Thatcher becomes a game show host in this satirical spoof.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th 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 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 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 2017Review: 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 2017