Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Opinion: 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 2015Review: Murder In Successville, Louis Smith, BBC3
And so this weirdly wonderful improvised whodunnit series comes to an end with Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, as the tabloids would say, as you've never seen him before. And not just because, as you can see in the picture here, he dons a dress at one point, but because he is forced to think on his feet, not just jump around on them.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th June 2015Tommy Tiernan, Soho Theatre review
I'm not even sure if this grizzled Irishman counts as a stand-up any more, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th June 2015Tim Shishodia wins Old Comedian of the Year
Tim Shishodia has been crowned the winner of the first Old Comedian of the Year Final at the Leicester Square Theatre tonight.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2015