Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 229
Ben Bailey Smith interview
Ben Bailey Smith on being Doc Brown, working with Ricky Gervais and keeping things weird.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th 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 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 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 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 2016Review: English Comedian of the Year, Udderbelly
The second comedy competition in two nights, following Old Comedian of the Year, was another mix of very familiar and less familiar names, with only one act cropping up twice. If nothing else this shows that there are lots of talented stand-ups around. And a lot that want to win competitions.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2016English Comedian of the Year 2016 results
Josh Pugh has been crowned English Comedian of the Year 2016. He topped a field of 12 comedians performing at the final at the Udderbelly in London. Andrew Maxwell was the compere.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th July 2016Live Review: Old Comedian of the Year
Strictly speaking this should be called Middle Aged Comedian of the Year. Most of the the acts were young enough to be the offspring of feisty, filthy 82-year-old compere Lynn Ruth Miller.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th July 2016Old comedian of the year 2016 results
Posh "Freelance adventurer" Jasper Cromwell Jones, alias stand-up Joe Bor, is the winner of this year's Old Comedian of the Year competition.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd July 2016How Caroline Aherne made northern comedy universal
For me, and maybe for many others, Caroline Aherne will always be inextricably linked with the north. The umpteen obituaries and tributes have quite rightly placed her in lineage tying together Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett and a plethora of great often working class northern stand-up comedians. Aherne had a way with language that was both heightened and naturalistic. And, of course, while she had those ties with the north she was universally loved. The Royle Family changed the sitcom landscape.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd July 2016