Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 300
Classic interview: Red Dwarf, April, 2006
It's not a sentence that you hear every day - "Excuse me, I must go and get rubberised" - except in certain Soho clubs. Or if you are visiting the Red Dwarf set at Shepperton Studios and talking to Robert Llewellyn, who plays the valet Kryten, the latex-faced mechanoid in the cult science-fiction sitcom.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2014TV review: Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe, BBC Two
I've loved Brooker ever since I first came across his TV Go Home website back in the days of narrowband, but last night's episode was a relatively thin gruel of grumpiness, despite having a team of crack writers, compared to the bile-filled riches he used to serve up when I imagined him scribbling away alone at home, steam coming out of his ears, in a dingy bedsit in his pants. Charlie Brooker is, how can I put it politely, in danger of getting a bit too nice.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2014Bob Mortimer interview
'I suppose it is formally our first 28 minute studio sitcom but it reminds me of the longer bits we used to do in our sketch shows.'
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th January 2014Alfie Brown, Soho Theatre - comedy review
His brutal honesty and lack of an edit button make him a little Russell Brand-lite, while his slightly plummy tones evoke Jack Whitehall, but Alfie Brown is developing into a distinctive dissenting voice. What's it all about? Ask Alfie.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 10th January 2014Opinion: How to please everyone all the time
The trouble with comedians is that it brings out their competitive instincts.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th January 2014Classic interview: Mark Steel, 2006
Mark Steel is currently on tour with his In Town show, the live spin-off of his Radio 4 series in which he researches the area he is performing in and makes his set specific for that place. In recent years the veteran comic has been keen to do more than mere off-the-peg satirical stand-up. Here is an interview from 2006 when he was on the road and finding references to the French Revolution wherever he played.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th January 2014Opinion: Michael Gove v Blackadder
I wonder if Michael Gove has watched many sitcoms over the years. Does he have a sense of humour? Maybe if he had watched The Office he would condemn it for denigrating people who work in Slough. God knows what he would make of Mrs Brown's Boys or Miranda.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th January 2014Luisa Omielan, Soho Theatre - comedy review
The pocket dynamo's fierce, feisty show What Would Beyoncé Do? gets a welcome revival and it feels punchier than ever.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 6th January 2014Opinion: Marriages made in comedy heaven
It must be a laugh-a-minute in their house. That was the inevitable first thought when I heard yesterday that Sarah Millican and Gary Delaney had tied the knot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2014Opinion: Could a comedians' union ever work?
If there was a union, the argument goes, clubs would have to abide by certain rules and pay certain rates.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd January 2014