Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 211
Edinburgh Fringe run for Tape Face
Tape Face, the artist formerly known as The Boy With Tape On His Face, is to return to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th January 2017New Netflix special for Katherine Ryan
Katherine Ryan's most recent live stand-up show is to air exclusively on Netflix next month.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th January 2017Brennan Reece, comedy review
An engaging autobiographical piece about family and masculinity.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th January 2017TV review: Chewing Gum, E4
It's good to have Chewing Gum back. It's very different to any other series I've seen recently, while at the same time it has echoes of the BBC hit Fleabag, which it preceded. If that programme was all Phoebe Waller-Bridge's idea about contemporary attitudes to sex, then Chewing Gum is very much Michaela Coel's view of modern romance.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th January 2017Brendon Burns outrage with Anti-Australia Day comments
Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian Brendon Burns has caused a controversy following his remarks on television criticising Australia Day, which falls on Thursday, January 26. Being interviewed on Sky News in Australia the outspoken stand-up argued that Australians shouldn't celebrate Australia Day. He suggested that the day when fireworks events take place across the country is inappropriate and disregards the treatment of native Australians in the past. "It's not like Germans have an Auschwitz anniversary," he told the programme, before going on to say the Australians successfully committed genocide. "Probably best not to rub it in..."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th January 2017Mr Swallow - Houdini, review
A cult hit from Edinburgh Fringe makes its way to London and it's split-your-sides hilarious, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 13th January 2017Review: Uncle, BBC3, episode 2
This is just a quick heads up to remind people to watch the third series of Uncle, which looks like it is going to build to a nice - or maybe not so nice? - romantic finale in a few weeks.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th January 2017TV preview: Not Going Out, BBC1
Has Lee Mack become a time traveller? In the new series of Not Going Out he suddenly has three children, all around primary/infant school age, whereas a year ago he had only just become a father for the first time. Apparently the new series of Not Going Out is set seven years on. But don't expect any hoverboards or meals served in pill form. This is about as traditional and old-fashioned as sitcoms get.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th January 2017TV preview: Revolting, episode 2, BBC2
Nothing here to get the media into a froth then, but maybe I've missed something.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2017Live Review: Ricky Whittington & His Cat
The result is a clever up-to-the-minute adult version of a traditional theatrical form with lots of good knowing lines, good subversive humour and good catchy tunes.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th January 2017