Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Should reviewers review the show or their experience?
I had a difficult time working out how to write a fair review of Jimmy Carr at the Hammersmith Apollo at the weekend. I'm not the biggest fan of Carr's sometimes brutal one-liners but I thought he was pretty good. The trouble is that it is hard to say the show was an unqualified success for me when the person three seats down was shouting "Dirty Bitch" at the stage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th April 2013Preview: The Week Ahead April 29 - May 5
Previews of War On Want, Omid Djalili and Doc Brow.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th April 2013Review: Political Animal
Is it possible to have too much politics at a satirical show? That thought lodged in my brain half-way through Political Animal, which featured Andy Zaltzman, Bridget Christie, Chris Coltrane and Francesca Martinez.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th April 2013TV Review: 10 O'Clock Live
This first episode certainly seemed to suffer from stiffness and I'm not not talking about Charlie Brooker's new over-gelled, side-parted haircut.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2013TV Preview: Snodgrass
This is a different type of comedy for former NME writer David Quantick, who most recently worked regularly as one of the writing team on Harry Hill's TV Burp. It is funny but also strangely touching.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th April 2013Ben Elton's The Wright Way - What went wrong?
It is easy to knock Ben Elton because of his involvement in We Will Rock You, but that does not explain quite how bad The Wright Way is.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd April 2013Preview: The Week Ahead April 22 - 28
Previews of Rob Newman, Andy Zaltzman and Chris Ramsey.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd April 2013Review: The Invisible Dot
A review of Adam Riches, James Acaster and Daniel Simonsen playing at The Invisible Dot.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st April 2013Opinion: Should comedians write their own jokes?
When I wrote some thoughts about Jack Carroll on Britain's Got Talent recently I sang his praises but wondered whether he wrote his own material.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st April 2013Jack Carroll - Too good for Britain's Got Talent?
I've been thinking about Jack Carroll's victory on Britain's Got Talent last week and have been trying to decide whether it will be good for the 14-year-old's career or not.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th April 2013