Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Latitude review: Sara Pascoe
Pascoe's set was mainly a truncated version of the truncated version of her touring show that I saw at Soho Theatre earlier this year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2016Latitude review: Katherine Ryan
Ryan is a star and she knows it, mockingly dubbing herself "TV's Katherine Ryan" but in this performance she sensibly introduced herself to people who may not have seen her onstage before and offered a bit about her Canadian background, growing up in the industrial town of Sarnia - "like Swindon without the character".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2016Live review: Balham Comedy Festival Comedy Contest
It is a truth universally acknowledged - among stand-ups anyway - that you can't have too many comedy competitions.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2016Vikki Stone joins BBC Proms team
Musical comedian Vikki Stone has joined the BBC team covering the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2016TV preview: Man Down, C4
Good to see Greg Davies back as helpless, hapless, hopeless giant man-child teacher Dan. There are some nice new treats in the supporting cast too, but they have to have pretty big personalities to stand a chance of competing with Davies. Luckily they are.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th July 2016Ben Bailey Smith interview
Ben Bailey Smith on being Doc Brown, working with Ricky Gervais and keeping things weird.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th July 2016Theatre review: The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
This is one of the easiest reviews to write. If you liked The Play That Goes Wrong - and why not? - of course you will love The Comedy About A Bank Robbery. Both excel at good old fashioned farce, inspired acrobatic, knockabout slapstick and the kind of excruciatingly childish puns which make Tim Vine seem like Noam Chomsky.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th July 2016Duck Quacks Don't Echo to have children's version
Sky is to make a children's version of Duck Quacks Don't Echo, the popular panel show hosted by Lee Mack.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th July 2016TV review: Power Monkeys C4
Nobody can say that the writers of Power Monkeys have been short of material over the last six episodes. We've had shock votes, Trump, resignations a-go-go, imminent political collapse, leadership campaigns, betrayal and so much more. And it was still coming with the final episode which aired on the day of the publication of the Chilcot Enquiry.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th July 2016Rarely Asked Questions - Stephen K Amos
You could call Stephen K Amos a crowdpleaser without fear of a lawsuit dropping on your desk. He can get the most miserable of audience members laughing like a drain.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2016