Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 215
Live review: Ross Noble, Eventim Apollo, W6
At one point during Ross Noble's gig he pointed out something important: "I am contractually obliged to follow an idea as far as it will go." Suddenly everything made sense. Noble's brain is simply hardwired to channel maximum lunacy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th November 2016Interview: Daniel Sloss
Daniel Sloss used to have a simple rule about awards. Don't accept them. That was until earlier this year when he deservedly won the "Best of the Fest" International Award at the Sydney Comedy Festival. Funnily his attitude softened: "I always said if I ever got nominated for an award I'd turn it down, but it was so nice of them I decided it would would be rude not to accept it."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th November 2016Stewart Lee, review
Stewart Lee may say we're living in a 'post-laughs' era, but he still brings the chuckles, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th November 2016Live Review: Angel Comedy Club Opening Night
With Nish Kumar, Tony Law, Tom Rosenthal, Barry Ferns, Yuriko Kotani, Jamali Maddix and Jarred Christmas.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th November 2016TV review: The Undiscovered Peter Cook, BBC4
It's the kind of scoop every journalist/documentarist dreams of. Getting access to hitherto unseen archives of someone dead and famous. And that is exactly what Victor Lewis-Smith landed when Peter Cook's widow Lin allowed him to rummage through Cook's personal possessions in his Hampstead mews home that hadn't been touched since his death in 1995. The results have been painstakingly cherry picked and put together to produce this fascinating doc on a man who has already had umpteen fascinating docs made about him.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th November 2016Review: Frankie Boyle's American Autopsy
Don't, of course, watch American Autopsy for definitive answers. This was recorded shortly after the vote and I suspect the panel was as shellshocked as the rest of us by the result. But everyone is good value and I suppose I should mention that it's excellent to have so many women on one show. But one final thought. I can't help thinking that when Frankie Boyle sounds like the voice of reason the world really has turned upside down.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th November 2016Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Pete Firman
Pete Firman has been entertaining audiences for over a decade now with his excellently chirpy brand of comedy magic.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th November 2016Susan Calman, comedy review
This diverse and enjoyable set zips along nicely.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 15th November 2016Catherine Tate, comedy review
Tate proves she is a true comedy chameleon.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 14th November 2016When is a stand-up comedian not a stand-up comedian?
Something that has been bothering me for a while is the way that anybody that stands up onstage and makes people laugh gets described as doing stand-up comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th November 2016