Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 300
Classic 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: Jack Whitehall & the big tour warm-up problem
There has been a bit of a kerfuffle over the announcement that Jack Whitehall is to play a big work-in-progress gig at the Hammersmith Apollo in February in the the run-up to his UK tour. I can't see what all the fuss is about. Tickets will only be £20 whereas when he comes to Wembley Arena in March tickets, including booking fee, will be £32.25.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd December 2013Jerry Sadowitz review
The biggest shock of all was that this was Jerry Sadowitz in not-as-bitter-as-usual shock.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 19th December 2013Book review: How to Be Averagely Successful At Comedy
So you want to be a comedian? The chances are that if you have landed on my website you are thinking about dipping a toe in the shark-infested waters of comedy. Then take a leaf out of Dave Cohen's book about the industry and his life in it. No, don't just take a leaf, go out and bloody well buy the whole book.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th December 2013Greg Davies review
Greg Davies's show, The Back of My Mum's Head, focuses on his inability to be a proper adult.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 17th December 2013Opinion: Frankie Boyle's jokes go missing
recently took part in the British Comedy Guide's comedy conference and one of the pieces of advice I gave to aspiring stand-ups was "always carry a notebook with you. And also a pen."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th December 2013Opinion: Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Noel Fielding manages to survive by being a permachild, maybe Phill Jupitus has a large mortgage to service or the BBC is holding a member of his family hostage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th December 2013