Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Eshaan Akbar wins Piccadilly New Comedian 2016
Eshaan Akbar has been crowned Piccadilly Comedy Club New Comedian of the Year 2016.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2016Review: Matt Berry Does... Happy New You
Highlights include a spikey puffer fish all puffed up, an ape falling off a crate and a helpless hedgehog on its back. There's also a plump crocodile and a pigeon called Sebastian Fatwood.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st January 2016Opinion: comedy gigs of the year 2015
Featuring Katherine Ryan, Bryony Kimmings, Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse, Rob Delaney, Sam Simmons, Simon Amstell, Dara O Briain, Daniel Kitson, Bill Bailey and Joseph Morpurgo.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2015TV review: Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe
Charlie Brooker's end-of-the-year Wipes have become essential viewing. They are the best way of making some kind of sense of the mess the world is in today. And this year's edition was no exception. Except there was a problem. 2015 is probably the bleakest year since Brooker has been doing these shows.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Seymour Mace
Maybe it's when you don't give a toss about winning awards that you produce your best work.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th December 2015Review: Walliams & Friend, BBC1
It's about time David Walliams got round to doing some proper comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2015Circuit comedian of the year results announced
The winner of this year's Best UK Live Stand Up as voted for by other comedians has just been announced. It is Zoe Lyons.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2015Rufus Hound's outspoken austerity & NHS rant released
An audio recording of an impassioned "meltdown" by Rufus Hound that was cut from a programme has been released. Hound's vociferous attack on government financial policy was recorded in June as part of a forthcoming edition of the next series of R4's Museum of Curiosity. It has been made available with Hound's consent by the programme's producer Richard Turner.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd December 2015Josh Widdicombe, comedy review
Widdicombe had a withering whine for all occasions. says Bruce Dessau, and his minor irritations certainly struck a major chord.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 21st December 2015Sofie Hagen, comedy review
Hagen's beautifully polished show has plenty of big laughs and bizarre anecdotes, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 14th December 2015