Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 266
Review: Frankie Boyle's Election Autopsy, BBC iPlayer
At first this seems like Boyle set to Standard Offensive with his opening routine explaining that the "next five years will be like The Hunger Games without the Games," and then lobbing the requisite rotten abuse at all the party leaders. But beyond the quips there is some serious discussion of the mess those shy Tories have potentially got the country into.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2015Live review: Richard Herring, Bloomsbury Theatre
After tackling sex, death, religion and other similarly heavy subjects Richard Herring's latest show has a more frivolous feel to it. Lord of the Dance Settee is a celebration of the daftness of life and how, through the smallest of incidents, we cannot help but be interconnected with each other.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th May 2015TV review: Rory Bremner's Election Report, BBC2
The shock result, however, probably meant that he and his writers - who include familiar circuit comics Chris Coltrane and Andy Zaltzman - had to rip up some of their work done in advance and start virtually from scratch. Taking that into account some of this is pretty good.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th May 2015Alan Carr review - Pure entertainment
Alan Carr's forte is setting himself up as the perennial fall guy. He is like a camp Lee Evans, the little man bemoaning life's vicissitudes then acting out mini-mimes to emphasise his punchline.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th May 2015Preview, Murder In Successvile, Greg James, BBC3
This is not sophisticated, carefully-crafted humour like, say, Inside No. 9, but there is something enjoyably stupid about it, even though it looks like it has cost a couple of quid to make. I fear the worst - this ludicrous off-the-cuffs series may be growing on me.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th May 2015TV preview, Episodes, BBC2
If the fictional Pucks! script is dodgy, the Episodes script by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik is well up to scratch, littered with screwball banter and anti-PC jokes.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2015General election 2015 - a mixed night for comedy
It was a mixed night for comedians and the comedy industry involved in the General Election last night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th May 2015TV review: Charlie Brooker's Election Wipe, BBC2
What does it say in the Bible about the last coming first? After an election campaign that has been crammed to the brink with satirical programmes, Charlie Brooker bowled along just as last orders were being called to show the rest how it should be done.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th May 2015Russell Howard conquers America via the internet
Russell Howard has announced more live dates of his Wonderbox show in America and Canada, thanks largely to his online presence.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th May 2015Rarely Asked Questions - Alistair Barrie
Alistair Barrie is one of the comedy circuit's smartest, most versatile stand-ups.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th May 2015