Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 237
TV preview: Flowers, C4
This is not your conventional sitcom then, but nor is it anything like Camping or The Mighty Boosh. It's sitcomland but tipped off its axis in a different direction. There are moments which will make you laugh - particularly the house party from hell in the first episode - but this is a series that stretches the genre to snapping point.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th April 2016Review: Michael McIntyre's Big Show, BBC1, episode 2
I think I preferred him as a chat show host where there was more scope to be a comedian, less scope to be an all-round family entertainer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd April 2016Jay Islaam on online marketing for comedians
Here's a slightly amended version of an article by Jay Islaam which he posted last weekend. There are some very interesting pointers here for anyone dipping their toes in online marketing - and if you are reading this website that probably means you.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st April 2016Review: Camping, Sky Atlantic, eps 3 & 4
I was probably a bit unfair to dub this series Nighty Night On Holiday when I first heard about Camping].
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th April 2016Campaign to get Jeff Innocent on Live at the Apollo
A campaign has been launched to get BBC Two's Live at the Apollo to feature veteran comic Jeff Innocent.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th April 2016Interview: rarely asked questions - Phil Jerrod
This interview has just come in and I wanted to get it up straight away as the mighty Phil Jerrod starts his two night run at the Soho Theatre tonight at 9.30pm!
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th April 2016Rarely Asked Questions - Alex Lowe
You may not know who Alex Lowe is but you really should. He is the man behind Barry from Watford, the eccentric, elderly gent and scourge of radio phone-in shows.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th April 2016Interview: rarely asked questions - Alex Lowe
You may not know who Alex Lowe is but you really should. He is the man behind Barry from Watford, the eccentric, elderly gent and scourge of radio phone-in shows.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th April 2016Comedians succeed in doing Everest gig
A group of comedians has been successful in their attempt to do a gig on Mount Everest in the Himalayas.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2016Angela Barnes, comedy review
Barnes's latest show, Come As You Are, is really two shows in one. The first half is light-hearted self-deprecating natter, but later, she casually mentions that she spent time in a psychiatric ward as a teenager, leading to a moving finale.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 14th April 2016