Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Fringe preview: Bridget Christie, Camden Head
A preview of Bridget Christie's Fringe show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th June 2014Fringe Preview: Pete Firman, Grey Horse, Kingston
It is surely only a matter of time before the bulging Edinburgh Fringe programme boasts a special section for all the magicians appearing there. And when it does pride of place should go to Pete Firman, who is one of the best and most entertaining illusionists to appear in recent years.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th June 2014Edinburgh Fringe Preview: Laurence Owen
I saw him a couple of months ago in the Musical Comedy Awards final and was pretty impressed by the contrast between his nerdy Elvis Costello looks and his sick and twisted lyrics.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th June 2014TV Review: Badults, BBC3
I certainly still find Pappy's very funny, but whereas onstage the childishness is knowing, on television if you were unaware of their history you might think that you were watching a children's programme that had been badly scheduled.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd June 2014Interview: Pappy's
Hold on to your takeaway pizzas, Matthew Crosby, Ben Clark and Tom Parry return to BBC3 on June 2 for the second series of Badults.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th May 2014Daniel Sloss signs US TV deal
Daniel Sloss has signed a talent deal to create an untitled television pilot with chat show host Conan O'Brien's Conaco production company for a major USA studio.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th May 2014News: Balham comedy festival line-up announced
The 2014 Balham Comedy Festival, running from July 11-19, has announced its line-up. Among the names confirmed are Susan Calman, Paul Daniels, Robert Newman, Phill Jupitus, Reginald D. Hunter, Tim Vine, Stephen K Amos, Marcus Brigstocke, Milton Jones, Shappi Khorsandi, Mark Steel, Richard Herring, Jeremy Hardy, Susan Calman, Kevin Day, Gary Delaney, Kerry Godliman, Tony Law, and Fred MacAulay with more performers to be announced.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd May 2014Opinion: The missing Monty Python link
There was a different appearance from Eric Idle's "Nudge-Nudge" character which I can't find anywhere. It was in a TV advert for Breakaway chocolate bars which also featured Idle's blazered buffoon, though this time, if my memory is correct, he wouldn't shut up about the chocolate and crispy biscuit combination.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st May 2014Opinion: What Ricky Gervais & Russell Brand taught me
Never throw anything away.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th May 2014Preview: Andrew Maxwell on Tour
Quietly political routines about gastropubs, gentrification and oligarchs buying up the capital also struck the right comic notes and there was a great anecdote about how Andrew Maxwell's London-born middle class son has turned into Little Lord Fauntleroy despite having a "scumbag" for a dad.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th May 2014