Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Sam Simmons - my part in his Foster's victory?
When Sam Simmons won this year's Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award on Saturday I was delighted for him. Simmons had been nominated twice before, which meant that to persuade the judges to vote for him he had to improve on previous shows. And he clearly did it with Spaghetti For Breakfast, a veritable maelstrom of zany thoughts, madcap ideas and zippy observations.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 31st August 2015Biggest Edinburgh Fringe ever
There were 50,459 performances of 3,314 shows in 313 venues across Edinburgh. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced that by Monday afternoon, with hundreds of performances still to take place, an estimated 2,298,090 tickets had been issued for shows across Scotland's capital. The number of tickets issued reflects a 5.24% increase in comparison to tickets issued by the same point last year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st August 2015Stephen Carlin "ex-communicated" from Free Fringe
Comedian Stephen Carlin says that he has been "fired" from PBH's Free Fringe and has had to find a new home for his show. He posted the following on his Facebook page last night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th August 2015Katie Hopkins to appear at Edinburgh Fringe
Katie Hopkins is to appear at the Edinburgh Fringe to take Dr Philip 'Dr Death' Nitschke's euthanasia machine for a test drive.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th August 2015Freddie Flintoff to present Foster's Comedy Award
Cricketer Freddie Flintoff is to present the 2015 Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards alongside the 2014 Award winner, John Kearns.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th August 2015Russell Brand quits Twitter
Russell Brand has announced that he is going to give up Twitter for a while and also stop doing his Trews broadcasts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th August 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Holly Burn/Kirsty K
Holly Burn is not appearing at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Instead she has generously given her spot to a Geordie lass called Kirsty K who is using it to celebrate her dead nan's life. In this exclusive interview Kirsty K tells us about herself and her ambition to own a giant Chuppa Chup. Please excuse any unusual spellings, they are Kirsty K's not BTJ's.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th August 2015New Kickstarter campaign from Richard Herring
Richard Herring has launched a new Kickstarter campaign to help to pay for the filming of the eighth series of Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcasts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th August 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Alex Edelman
There is a long tradition of American artists being quickly embraced in the UK, from Jimi Hendrix to Bill Hicks. I think at the moment Alex Edelman is in the process of joining that illustrious list.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th August 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Simon Evans
Simon Evans is one of the country's most stylish stand-up comedians. And I'm not just talking about his bespoke suits.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th August 2015