Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Rarely asked questions - Sofie Hagen
I didn't realise how much reviews could hurt until Sofie Hagen reviewed me.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Jonny & The Baptists
Maybe satire does work a bit after all. Perhaps Jonny & The Baptists' persistent UKIP-bashing played its part in the fact that Nigel Farage didn't sweep to victory in the General Election. Or maybe not.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Michael Legge
Irishman Michael Legge is a riddle trapped inside an engima. Or something.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Pete Firman
Every few years on slow news days journalists dust off the old "magic is the new rock and roll" story. This year, though, it might almost be true.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th July 2015Rarely 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 2015