Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 306
Opinion: Daniel Kitson - stuff
As far as I know Kitson doesn't have a manager either and hasn't for nearly a decade now. He doesn't smother himself over the press doing interviews when he has something to promote. He doesn't dish out press tickets willy nilly. In fact I'm not sure if he ever gave the press any tickets once he started self-managing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2013Opinion: Can you ever really give up stand-up?
Can you ever really give up being a comedian? This thought has occurred to me a number of times recently.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2013Review: Ronny Chieng, Soho Theatre
Chieng's travels have opened his eyes to the way perception changes across borders.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st September 2013Opinion: Bridget Christie's tabloid past
One place I haven't seen her richly-deserved success get much coverage, however, is in the Daily Mail.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th August 2013Review: Edinburgh golf day
Last Thursday comedy agent Richard Bucknall organised the annual VisitScotland Mackenzie Taylor Industry v Comedians golf tournament at Duddingston Golf Club.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th August 2013Edinburgh Comedy Awards Results - right or wrong?
So after all the huffing and puffing and heated discussion Bridget Christie won the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award this afternoon. There had been rumours that she might not accept the award but, apart from calling special guest Steve Coogan a "prick" for dumping his girlfriend, she was on her best behaviour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th August 2013The Foster's Comedy Award shortlist: From O2 to Fringe?
Interesting Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist just announced. Bridget Christie, Carl Donnelly, James Acaster, Max & Ivan, Mike Wozniak, Nick Helm and Seann Walsh are all in the running for the £10,000 prize to be handed out by Steve Coogan on Saturday. I love the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and this year's panel decision looks like being an intriguing one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st August 2013Daniel Kitson teams up with Tim Key for new show
Daniel Kitson is to team up with Tim Key for his new show this Autumn at the Manchester Royal Exchange. The show will be called Tree and is written and directed by Kitson.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th August 2013Opinion: Edfringe 2013 - The year of stand-up angst?
Best shows of Week One? No contest really. David Baddiel and Bridget Christie.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th August 2013If you want to laugh watch a comedian, not a pop star
Do you want conclusive proof that a journalist will do anything to avoid proper work? I even sat down this morning and watched the brief clip of Geri Halliwell in the new sitcom she is working on, entitled Life Sucks, in which, according to a spokesman quoted in The Sun, "She laughs gamely at herself and her fame."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2013