Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Review: Battersea Arts Centre Phoenix Fundraiser, RFH
The fire at Battersea Arts Centre on Friday, March 13 may have been devastating, but you can rely on comedians to find the funny side. Last night's sold out benefit at the Royal Festival Hall kicked off with Stewart Lee, who came on to a live rendition of Burning Down The House played by Kneehigh Theatre's band.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th April 2015Opinion: Janey Godley brews up trouble for Irn-Bru?
Janey Godley's complaint that she thinks she was ripped off by the people who made the new Irn-Bru ad has caused a stir in comedy circles. It is not the first time a comedian has allegedly had input into an advertising campaign and not been given credit. Or, in some cases, paid.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th April 2015Radio 4 to broadcast Ria Lina's Fringe show
Ria Lina's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe show, Ria Lina's School of Riason, is to be turned into a one-off 28-minute special for BBC Radio 4.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2015Live review: Holly Walsh, Soho Theatre
There are some particularly well-crafted set-pieces.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th April 2015TV review: Jack Dee's Election Help Desk, BBC2
There are a lot of election comedies coming along at the moment. There's the aforementioned Last Leg, the topical Newzoids and Ballot Monkeys from the writers of Outnumbered. It will be interesting to see which one wins the satire race. At the moment Help Desk gets my vote. But then I haven't seen the others yet.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th April 2015Musical Comedy Awards Final - results
Rebecca Humphries won the We Got Tickets Musical Comedy Awards Final last night at the Bloomsbury Theatre.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th April 2015Sue Perkins for Top Gear, and if not her another comic?
In the last few days I've heard about Count Arthur Strong being mooted as new host of Top Gear and Alexei Sayle being tipped for the job. At the time of writing Sue Perkins is the odds-on bookies favourite, even though she has tweeted that she is not interested.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th April 2015Daniel Kitson to perform at Edinburgh Fringe
Daniel Kitson is planning to perform his latest solo play, Polyphony, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th April 2015Luisa Omielan goes viral
Luisa Omielan's empowering "Thigh Gap" routine at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has gone viral. Since posting the clip on her Facebook page earlier this week the powerhouse performance has notched up over 8 million views.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th April 2015Online review: Matt Berry Does...The Boat Race
It's one of those things where you go "this is so brilliant why didn't they do it earlier?".
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th April 2015