Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 262
Edinburgh preview: Ivo Graham
One of the enduring paradoxes of the stand-up comedian is that one often plays it low status when one is actually quite high status. It's an intriguing phenomenon, this alpha male/female nerd concept. I guess Ivo Graham fits into it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th July 2015Edinburgh preview: The Pin
You can't just do a sketch show with just sketches these days. You have to do it backwards.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Darren Walsh
His style is witty, silly, playful wordplay broken up by silly, witty, playful illustrations.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Bec Hill
Last year Australian comic Bec Hill set out to perform an award-winning show at the Edinburgh Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th July 2015Edinburgh preview: John Robins
Why do buses turn up in threes? Why does your phone signal always cut out just as a conversation gets interesting? Why isn't John Robins a big star yet?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd July 2015Edinburgh preview: Liam Williams
The other day somebody tweeted that I had written that Liam Williams' last show Capitalism was my number one comedy show of 2014. I didn't say that, The Guardian's Brian Logan did. But I do think that Williams is special.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd July 2015Edinburgh preview: Luke Toulson
Comedian Luke Toulson talked to me last year about the difficulties he had of finding places to do Edinburgh previews.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - John-Luke Roberts
John-Luke Roberts' new show Stdad-Up is about the death of his father. But hold on, this one is different. It also features multi-coloured balloons.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st July 2015Edinburgh 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 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 2015