Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Teenage Cancer Trust Comedy Night review
So many great comics on a night of highlights.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 26th March 2025The Change Series 2 review
If I hadn't known that the second series of The Change was directed by MacKenzie Crook I wonder if I would have guessed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th March 2025Ken Dodd: A Legacy Of Happiness review
The doc, narrated by his friend Miriam Margolyes doesn't dig quite as deeply as one would have liked. Though there is much to savour here.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th March 2025Scottish venue and promoter to fund Jack Traynor's Edinburgh Fringe run
Scottish comedy venue Blackfriars of Bell Street has joined forces with promoter Brass Tacks Comedy to offer a funded Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut for Scottish comedian Jack Traynor.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th March 2025Interview: Bobby Davro
If there is one place Bobby Davro likes to be it's on stage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th March 2025Pierre Novellie at Soho Theatre review
The comic deftly blends punchlines with more thought-provoking material on autism and euthanasia.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 12th March 2025Edinburgh Show where if you like the joke you can buy it
Every show introduces a top-secret line-up of comedians - all offering their jokes to the highest bidder.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th March 2025Bob Mortimer trends on Twitter/X before WILTY appearance even airs
Bob Mortimer has been trending on social media following the reminder by David Mitchell that he is making an eagerly anticipated appearance on this week's edition of Would I Lie To You?.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th March 2025John Robins talks about gambling, addiction and Taskmaster in new podcast
John Robins has talked frankly about gambling and addiction as well as his comedy career and his appearance on Taskmaster in a new podcast. The Prison Radio Association (PRA), the organisation behind the award-winning Life After Prison podcast and National Prison Radio, is launching of a new series of Hold or Fold, a hard-hitting podcast exploring the devastating impact of problem gambling.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2025Over £10,000 raised to help John Mann
Over £10,000 has been raised by a crowdfunding campaign to help out comedian John Mann while he has been unable to work.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2025