Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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TV preview: Are You Being Served?, BBC1
So let's face it, this does nothing new but does the old thing pretty well.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2016TV review: Fleabag, BBC Three, Episode 6
I'm reluctant to review the final episode of Fleabag. I don't want to give anything away. All I should really say is that you should watch it. And if you haven't watched the first five episodes catch up immediately.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th August 2016Review: Fleabag, BBC Three, episode 5
It has taken me a while to get round to writing about the fifth episode of Fleabag. I don't know what the journalistic equivalent of being speechless is but that's how I felt after watching it. It's not quite the same as writer's block, it's just when you see something that is so visceral and powerful on a gut level as this it is hard to find the right way of expressing your response to it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016Ten must see Edinburgh Fringe shows I still need to see
It must be a good Fringe, we are halfway through and my list of must-see shows is now longer than it was when I arrived. Here's a run down of shows I'm still determined to find the time to see. In, I should add, no particular order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2016Nish Kumar on political comedy
Nish Kumar talks to Bruce Dessau about performing political comedy in Edinburgh and how the Brexit vote gave him the runs.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 16th August 2016Rarely asked questions - Sam Fletcher
If you like your comedy quirky and lo-fi Sam Fletcher is your man. In the past the Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer nominee and CBBC star has mixed (sort of) magic tricks with David Shrigleyish illustrations and crackpot inventions that would quickly get him thrown off of Dragon's Den. Which would be human giant Peter Jones and that lemon-faced woman's loss. Fletcher is back in Edinburgh with a new show to amuse and amaze his fans. Read his jolly answers and go and see his jolly funny show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th August 2016Rarely asked questions - Scott Agnew
I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Just Talk is a snapshot of hardcore, working-class gay life, touching on mental health, sexual health, and general misadventure.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th August 2016Spoof poster running for best Fringe poster award
The spoof poster advertising Nathan Cassidy's fictional 2017 UK Arena tour is in the running for the Edinburgh Fringe's Best Poster Award.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th August 2016Rarely asked questions - Diane Spencer
Diane Spencer's last show was partly about how she ended up working with Nancy Dell'Olio. She is a bit smutty and very funny. Spencer that is, not Nancy Dell'Olio. Spencer recently got married so expect that to get a mention in her latest show Seamless. Read this honest interview to find out more and then go and buy a ticket.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th August 2016Film review: Life on the Road
In terms of comedy it is in decent working order.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th August 2016