Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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News: comedians vote for best comedians
Voting is currently underway for the UK Circuit Comedian Awards. There are three awards - Comedian's comedian, best MC and an award for outstanding 30+ years continuous circuit work. Last year's Circuit Comedian winner Gavin Webster (pictured) is organising the vote, which ends at midnight on 23rd December, with the winner announced shortly after.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th December 2015Opinion: why star ratings don't tell the whole story
I went to see Bill Bailey at the Vaudeville Theatre last night. I reviewed the show for the Evening Standard and gave it four stars. During a brief email exchange with a sub-editor I mentioned that it was nearly a five star show and she replied that my review made it sound like almost a five star review too. So why didn't it get the full quintet?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th December 2015Bill Bailey, Limboland, review
Bill Bailey hit the ground running with a show that offered huge laughs.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th December 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Cariad Lloyd
Cariad Lloyd was nominated for a Foster's Best Newcomer Award in 2011 and since then has also made a name for herself on the live scene, most notably with Austentatious, the highly skilled troupe who create a new Austen play at each performance. Lloyd is nothing if not diverse.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th December 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan has always done things her own way.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th December 2015Jewish comedian of the year results
Philip Simon has been crowned Jewish Comedian of the Year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th December 2015Laughing Horse final - results
The results of the Laughing Horse New Act of 2015 have been decided. The winner is Irish stand-up Donal Vaughan.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th December 2015Nish Kumar, Soho theatre, comedy review
This angry yet amiable show contains much to enjoy and also think about, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 4th December 2015Will Adamsdale, comedy review
Will Adamsdale's return in the guise of deluded life coach Chris John Jackson is brilliantly conceived, debunking the hokum of self-help by hilariously swallowing his own gobbledegook, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd December 2015Rarely Asked Questions - John Robertson
When I was thirteen, I got lost in the Australian outback with my high school cadet instructor.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd December 2015