Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 210
Alfie Brown, comedy review
Alfie Brown's jokes are easily digestible, despite their heavyweight subtext.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 21st February 2017Preview: Inside No 9 - The Bill
In some ways, maybe because of the mundane contemporary setting, this feels like quite a low-key opener for the series proper. But despite the ordinary surroundings The Bill pings off in all sorts of extraordinary directions when you least expect it. But of course I'm not going to say which directions here. You'll just have to watch.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st February 2017This Country, Episode 2 review
If you haven't seen This Country yet have a look. It might have well-used stylistic elements of both The Office and People Just Do Nothing about it, but it is sharply-written (by its stars Charlie Cooper and Daisy May Cooper) and deftly performed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2017Interview: rarely asked questions - Nick Mohammed
Nick Mohammed is always busy, but he is particularly busy at the moment.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th February 2017Live Review, UK Pun Championships Final
This year's UK Pun Championships Final went the full WWF. Barpaga was duly crowned Pun Champion 2017 and he certainly deserved it - though not necessarily for his final joke.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th February 2017Jack Whitehall, comedy review
Posh manchild saddles up for a sensational show.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 13th February 2017Rarely asked questions - Charlie Baker
Charlie Baker is something of a lovely hybrid, an old school song and dance man plus a classic modern comedian.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th February 2017Angelos & Barry, comedy review
This stage spin-off of a podcast offers plenty to relish once you've tuned into its wavelength.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th February 2017Major TV acting role for Richard Gadd
Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Richard Gadd is one of the stars in a new BBC Two factual drama entitled Against The Law.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th February 2017Nobody expected the Spanish Inquistion
Breaking news: Michael Palin was not always Mr Nice. During last night's in-conversation event the comedian-turned-traveller revealed that he once wrote horror stories. But apart from that his halo remains unscathed.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th February 2017