Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 261
Edinburgh preview: Beasts
What is clear is that they conjure up a spirit of organised mayhem onstage that will appeal to comedy fans who like their sketches equal parts daft and deft.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th June 2015Review: John Shuttleworth & Friends, Palladium
I'm not sure if I have ever been to a gig as contradictory as this one. People were walking out while others were rushing to the stage to show their devotion. One act was surly while others were adorable. It was all very strange, but also great fun.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2015Edinburgh Ppreview: Nick Revell
Nick Revell has been doing stand-up for so long he could probably do it in his sleep, but he is anything but dozy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th June 2015Edinburgh preview: James Acaster
When it comes to recommending Edinburgh shows James Acaster is pretty much the ultimate no-brainer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th June 2015Edinburgh preview: Matthew Crosby
Pappy's in split shock?! Not as far as I know, but if it gets you reading this preview I'm not complaining. Matthew Crosby's solo show is actually his third show without the rest of Pappy's.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2015Interview: Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan is the most successful comedian you have never heard of.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th June 2015Edinburgh preview: Andrew Watts
The title might have a nod to Caitlin Moran, the middle class attitudes might have a whiff of early Miles Jupp, but Watts is growing into a comedian of some stature in his own right.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2015Preview: Bennett Arron Goes Jewelsh
Described as "A Welsh Seinfeld" by the Guardian and "Genuinely Original and Funny" by The Times, Bennett Arron's unique comical perspective will have you laughing in a way only a Welsh Jew can do.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th June 2015Ed Byrne and others comedy review
Stephen K Amos, Daniel Sloss, Gina Yashere and Jimeoin supported Ed Byrne for an afternoon of plentiful laughs.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 25th June 2015Edinburgh preview: Phil Wang
Andrew Lawrence has been at it again. This time the controversial comic has been having a pop at the quality of the guests on The John Bishop Show, suggesting that a diversity policy has meant that comedians who aren't necessarily that good are getting edited to look good on television. I don't think that Lawrence named names, but maybe one of the people he was referring to was Phil Wang, who has a Chinese father and an English mother. In which case Lawrence is wrong. Wang doesn't need to be edited to look good because he is good.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th June 2015