Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 315
Review: Michael McIntyre's Christmas Show
It was an entertaining event, if one where the Rubicon separating old-school and politically correct comedy was repeatedly crossed.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 18th December 2012British comedy awards: worthy winners?
There was plenty to howl about at last night's comedy awards. But while Olivia Colman and Cuckoo missed out, there were well-deserved gongs for The Thick of It, Hunderby and Reeves & Mortimer.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 13th December 2012Review: We Are Most Amused, Royal Albert Hall
Rowan Atkinson provided a fitting climax to last night's Prince's Trust Gala in front of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as he appeared alongside Miranda Hart in a smart topical sketch written by compere Ben Elton.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th November 2012Frankie Boyle, Hammersmith Apollo - review
While his thesis made some sense, his show felt scattershot, never grasping its theme of a culture in freefall.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th November 2012Review: Richard Peppiatt: One Rogue Reporter
The presence of Leveson witnesses Hugh Grant and ex-motorsport boss Max Mosley in the audience lent the evening gravitas, but the comical clips made One Rogue Reporter feel more like an Ali G prank than a Panorama exposé.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 30th October 2012Russell Kane, Hammersmith Apollo, W6 - review
The skinny 32-year-old was never less than interesting as he darted around onstage, pondering the pros and cons of parenthood. A smart, probing brain lurks below the vertiginous quiff.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th October 2012Paul Merton interview
As Paul Merton brings his frank and funny new show to the West End, he tells Bruce Dessau about the chilling stay at London's Maudsley psychiatric hospital that inspired it.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 25th September 2012What? No Michael McIntyre? The Chortle awards 2012
The comedy website Chortle announced its annual award winners last night at a glittering, clown-studded London event and I have to admit I couldn't have chosen better myself. But then actually I was involved in the choosing, as part of the panel who whittled the massive comedy scene down to a shortlist which readers could then vote for online.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 21st March 2012Boothby Graffoe - He really should be more famous
I went to see Boothby Graffoe last night. He was doing a gig in a school theatre about two minutes from my house so it would have seemed rude not to. Not only that, of course, but Graffoe has always been one of the more interesting clowns on the circuit. He really ought to be more famous.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 13th March 2012Frank Carson: may he RIP
Even Clive Anderson couldn't get a word in edgeways when the Belfast-born comedian was a guest on his show. Bruce Dessau looks back at the much-missed motormouth's career.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 23rd February 2012