Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Fringe preview: Sofie Hagen
I don't know how nervous performers get but I get pretty nervous sitting in the audience. Particularly when it is a relatively unknown comedian doing a free gig in a large venue that they hadn't initially planned to play. This was what happened to Sofie Hagen last year when there was a last minute venue switch.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2016Comedy Knights finalists announced
The finalists have been announced for this year's Comedy Knights Fresh Comedian of 2016.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2016Fringe preview: Beth Vyse
One of the most memorable shows in Edinburgh last summer was Beth Vyse's As Funny As Cancer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2016Line up for English Comedian of the Year final
The line-up has been announced for this year's English Comedian of the Year Grand Final.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2016Fringe preview: Stewart Lee
These are dark days indeed. David Bowie dead, Brexit and the BBC not recommissioning Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. It is precisely at times like this that we need Lee on a major mainstream platform.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2016No Such Thing As A Fish, review
This intelligent quartet serve as a welcome reminder that comedy does not have to be dumb.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 28th June 2016Fringe preview: Dominic Frisby
Dominic Frisby was due to preview his Edinburgh show on June 27 but the gig was cancelled, presumably because the promoter thought everyone would be watching England playing Iceland. In retrospect I think everyone would have rather have been watching Dominic Frisby, despite him being one of the few comedians who advocated leaving Europe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th June 2016Moses Ali Khan wins Liverpool Comedy Competition
Stand-up comedian and blogger Moses Ali Khan won the Hot Water Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year competition last night in Liverpool.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2016Fringe preview: Max & Ivan
Sketch group The Beta Males recently announced that this year's Edinburgh show would be their last. Along with their bombshell announcement there was an underlying hint that maybe sketch comedy was in not as popular as it once was. Tell that to Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez, whose popularity has grown dramatically, or should that be comically, over the last five years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2016Fringe preview: Mark Watson
I'm not quite sure why Mark Watson isn't a bigger star.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th June 2016