Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 263
Edinburgh preview: Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar is making a name for himself. Not just as a smart, stand-up comedian but as someone who comes up with titles that get his shows talked about.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th June 2015Podcast review: Comedian's Comedian with Dara O Briain
I regularly listen to Stuart Goldsmith's Comedian's Comedian podcasts but I don't usually review them. The latest one is so good, however, that I have made an exception.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st June 2015Edinburgh Preview: Holly Burn
The gig is billed as Kirsty "performing the first leg of her recently dead nan's memorial tour", which pretty much says it all. Brace yourselves for lashings of comedic anarchy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th June 2015Opinion: The John Bishop Show - accidentally brilliant?
I have to say I've been impressed by The John Bishop Show. Just when you think stand-up on mainstream TV has settled into a rut with the same acts on a shiny-floored conveyor belt John Bishop has given air-time to different stand-ups who really deserve it in a weirdly appealing mash-up of seaside special variety and club comedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th June 2015Diane Chorley, comedy review
It was an evening of fun with this original Essex girl, as funny as a musical gig gets.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 18th June 2015Interview: Luisa Omielan
Luisa Omielan is a clowning powerhouse, both onstage and online. Bruce Dessau hears how she became a wise-cracking symbol of female empowerment.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 18th June 2015Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Paul Sinha
Paul Sinha is one of our finest purveyors of smart stand-up comedy. Armchair quiz fans may well know him as the trivia king from The Chase, but Sinha still gigs regularly.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th June 2015Harry Hill and Friends comedy review
Harry Hill dominated. He seemed liberated, itching to let rip and interact with the audience.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 15th June 2015Review: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Podcast
Richard Herring's new series of podcasts kicks off with an illuminating chat with Bob Mortimer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2015Preview: Matt Berry Does...Father's Day, BBC iPlayer
Whoever found the clips deserves almost as much credit as Berry, but maybe not quite.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 12th June 2015