Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Edinburgh preview: Katherine Ryan
I think Katherine Ryan is going to have to do a new photo shoot quicker than planned.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Pat Cahill
Pat Cahill has been going since 2009 and has been tipped for greatness ever since he won the New Act of the Year Final in 2012. He is not your run-of-the-mill stand-up, but neither is he so off-the-wall he won't work on telly if that's what he wants to do.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Michael Dolan
Comedy's bleak philosopher is back asking the questions nobody else will. When did I last go outside? Am I already dead? How are you meant to maintain a happy marriage in the face of the unstoppable decay of everything that exists? Stand-up comedy for people who are too tired to get angry. But please read his answers to our questions here. We are confident they will bring a smile to your face. As will his show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st August 2015Book review: A Book for Her by Bridget Christie
It is a fine book, somewhere between feminist treatise, autobiography and nerdy stand-up how-to guide. Most importantly for me, it was very funny, despite also being deadly serious.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st August 2015Edinburgh preview: Rob Beckett
I didn't want to write a preview of Rob Beckett that focussed on his teeth. Honest. But then I saw that his show was called Mouth of the South and I thought, well, he's asking for it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Andrew Watts
One of the word-of-mouth hits in Edinburgh last year was Andrew Watts' Feminism For Chaps.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st July 2015Edinburgh preview: Tom Allen
Sometimes the Fringe coverage is so obsessed with unearthing someone new that polished talent can be overlooked.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th July 2015Pointless Celebrities announces comedy special
Doon Mackichan, Nigel Planer, Adil Ray, Kevin Eldon, Nerys Hughes, Jeremy Dyson and The Chuckle Brothers are due to appear in a Comics edition of Pointless Celebrities. The episode will be broadcast on September 26 on BBC One.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Joanna Neary
If you like your comedy off-the-beaten track you really should have come across Joanna Neary by now.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Felicity Ward
Her latest show, What If There Is No Toilet?, is about "mental illness, irritable bowel syndrome and her search for the nearest toilet." Maybe next time she is on primetime she will do her IBS routine too.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2015