Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 199
The 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 2017Entertainer Andy Cunningham dies
Versatile entertainer Andy Cunningham has died. Among other things he was a magician and puppeteer best known for his work on BBC children's comedy Bodger and Badger. Cunningham played handyman Simon Bodger, whose badly behaved companion was a talking badger who wore a red beret and loved mashed potatoes. He also did the voice of Badger. The programme ran from 1989 to 1999.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2017Tape Face on how a five minute gag got out of control
Sam Wills, aka Tape Face, conquered the Edinburgh Fringe with his silent stand-up act. Now the New Zealander is all set for West End success, he tells Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 5th June 2017TV Preview: The Keith & Paddy Picture Show, ITV1
Last instalment of the current series in which Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate an iconic Hollywood movie in half an hour with the help of an all-star cast.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd June 2017