Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 216
How much does knowing the punchline ruin the gag?
The true test of a skilled comedian is the way that they can get just as big a laugh when the audience knows what is coming next as when they don't.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th November 2016Is it worth reviewing a bad show?
Reviewing bad shows is important.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th November 2016TV preview: Sunny D, BBC Three
Dane Baptiste is a sharp, fast rising comedian and it is great to see that the BBC has given him a sitcom so early in his career. Sunny D came out of a Comedy Feed one-off and only consists of four episodes released online via iPlayer but it is still a positive step. And, more importantly, Sunny is funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th November 2016Rarely Asked Questions - Mike Wilmot
There has been talk recently about the lack of old comedians on our TV screens, but age does not seem to have held seasoned Canadian Mike Wilmot back.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th November 2016Dead Funny review
It is hard to mix farce and tragedy but Johnson pulls it off. When a custard pie hits someone in the face you chuckle but also feel like crying.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th November 2016Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Jenny Eclair
Jenny Eclair is getting some of the best reviews of her career for her latest show, How To Be A Middle-Aged Woman (Without Going Insane).
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd November 2016Jimmy Carr mislays his moral compass
Carr mislays his moral compass in the search for the perfect uncensored gag.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd November 2016Rose Johnson on British TV's fear of sketch comedy
Birthday Girls member Rose Johnson writes about her love of the form and wonders why television doesn't love it just as much at the moment.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd November 2016TV review: Nigel Farage Gets His Life Back, BBC2
The trouble is that the UKIP leader's recent life is actually way beyond satire, making it hard for this programme to get that many more laughs by fictionalising it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th October 2016John Moloney wants more older comics on TV
John Moloney is aiming to get more stand-up comedians over the age of fifty onto television.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th October 2016