Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Rarely asked questions: George Egg
Comedians are always complaining about their unhealthy diets when on the road. Not George Egg though.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2015Book excerpt: Writing That Sitcom by James Cary
Writing the perfect sitcom is the Holy Grail of comedy. Get it right and you will be carried through the city on people's shoulders. Get it wrong and you might as well go and hide under a stone. Look at the brickbats aimed at Ben Elton's The Wright Way. Even the co-writer of Blackadder got it wrong.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Paul Sinha
Sinha is very much a man of many parts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th July 2015Brennan Reece wins English Comedian of the Year
Brennan Reece had been crowned English Comedian of the Year.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Joe Lycett
To be perfectly honest I don't know why I'm bothering to tip Joe Lycett. Partly because I've only just run a fabulous interview with him here, but mainly because he hardly needs my help.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th July 2015Review: English Comedian of the Year, Udderbelly
The English Comedian of the Year Final is the kind of concept that prompts jokes itself. Is it the first comedy competition sponsored by UKIP? Is Nigel Farage one of the judges? The answer is no to both of those questions. Though, as it was pointed out on the night, the organiser, Alan Anderson, is Scottish and the host Andrew Maxwell was Irish. Insert your own punchline.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th July 2015Magners new act 2015 finalists chosen
Lolly Adefope, George Rigden and Ingrid Dahle qualified via the heat yesterday at the Bristol Comedy Garden.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2015Lewis Schaffer's giant leap into acting
Lewis Schaffer talked about [pLewis Schaffer], about the Edinburgh Fringe, about a new play project and about Lewis Schaffer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2015Edinburgh Preview: Lolly Adefope
Lolly Adefope was already on my list of people to tip for Edinburgh, honest, and then last night she made it through to the final of the inaugural Magners Comedy Act 2015.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th July 2015Edinburgh preview: David Elms
It's tempting to put performers into a box. I was thinking about that when I wrote about Joseph Morpurgo and the same applies to David Elms.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th July 2015