Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 205
Interview: rarely asked questions - Tom Walker
You may not know the name of Tom Walker but you should know the name of Jonathan Pie.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th March 2017Interview: rarely asked questions - David Baddiel
David Baddiel's latest show, My Family: Not The Sitcom returns to the West End for the third and final time from March 29. It is honest, touching, audacious and, of course, very funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th March 2017Was this year's Red Nose Day Show a disaster?
What was interesting here was the disconnect between Edinburgh Fringe favourites and a mainstream BBC audience. What the former crowd adores the latter abhores.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th March 2017Simon Munnery, comedy review
Fans of Noel Fielding and Spike Milligan will enjoy Simon Munnery's comedy, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 23rd March 2017TV: Inside No 9, Episode 6, Private View
I've been a fan of Inside No. 9 since it started and it has maintained its high standards right through to this, the final show of the third series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd March 2017Vic & Bob working on new TV show
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are still working on their new sketch show, as reported by Beyond The Joke last year. "We are ready to go," says Mortimer, "but nobody wants to film it."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd March 2017Tez Ilyas, comedy review
These topics are well-trod terrain but but Tez Ilyas won round the crowd, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd March 2017Interview: Steve Delaney (Count Arthur Strong)
Bruce Dessau takes tea with the man behind the trilby, Steve Delaney aka Count Arthur Strong.
Bruce Dessau, The Latest, 20th March 2017Ricky Gervais raises £160k with Beat The Touts tickets
In an effort to take action against ticket touts, Ricky Gervais allocated a limited number of Platinum Tickets across his worldwide Humanity tour. From the sales of these Platinum Tickets, nearly £160k has been raised across the UK and Europe for good causes to date, with the RSPCA and Macmillan Cancer Support in the UK receiving in excess of £65k each.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th March 2017Review: Carnage - Swallowing The Past
Carnage is definitely an interesting film and Simon Amstell is clearly interested in the subject - he has touched on it onstage. It is an odd hybrid though.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th March 2017