Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 261
Interview: rarely asked questions - Steve Hall
I'm going to keep this short because Steve Hall, the zany arse, has provided Beyond The Joke with its longest-ever answer (on the thorny subject of laughter on TV).
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Joseph Morpurgo
I've never quite been able to get a handle on Joseph Morpurgo because he has done so many different brilliant things.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Phil Kay
Phil Kay is a comedy legend. Period. Do I really need to say more?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Will Durst
At last a voice of reason amid the babble of insanity.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Pierre Novellie
Pierre Novellie is undoubtedly the finest stand-up comedian with a degree in Anglo-Saxon Norse and Celtic history to come out of South Africa via the Isle of Man. Scrub that. Forget the sub-clauses. He's just pretty bloody good.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th July 2015Next Matt Berry Does...revealed
The next film in the iPlayer series Matt Berry Does... has been revealed. It is Matt Berry Does... Summer Holidays.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Brendon Burns
I think it's got the stage now where we can officially call Brendon Burns a legend.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Marcus Brigstocke
Last time I saw Marcus Brigstocke in Edinburgh it nearly didn't happen.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Felicity Ward
Felicity Ward was one of the first comedians to make a splash on The John Bishop Show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th July 2015Interview: Stephen Merchant
Stephen Merchant is used to being noticed. At 6ft 7in tall it is difficult for him to be inconspicuous as he arrives at his publicist's Covent Garden office. Walking into the conference room he ducks to avoid a beam. He has probably been ducking since puberty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th July 2015