Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 43
How Ricky Gervais helped Stewart Lee come up with one of his greatest routines
There have been stories recently of how Stewart Lee has a poor opinion of Ricky Gervais' TV comedy drama output. Lee has even gone as far as to say that After Life is "one of the worst things that's ever been made by a human." But it is also worth mentioning that one of Lee's most memorable routines in his recent show Snowflake owes a huge debt to Gervais.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2022Ricky Gervais announces work in progress dates for new show Armageddon
Ricky Gervais has announced that he is doing work-in-progress gigs to road-test material for his next live show entitled Armageddon.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th September 2022Kevin Bridges in controversy over gig on day of Queen's death
When Bridges took to the stage he is alleged to have made some jokes about the events of the day. After saying "Welcome to the only fucking show going ahead in Britain this evening. The doors were at half six, she hung on it's what she would have wanted" he is reported to have said that he was wearing a black suit as a tribute and words to the effect that the Queen would not be the only old woman to die this winter and also that the title King Charles sounded like a small dog. He added that people were checking their phones to see if they had the day off.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th September 2022TV review: Stuck, BBC Two
Stuck is hardly the first comedy to deal with a mid-life crisis, but even after a few minutes you sense that this is going to be different.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2022TV preview: Stewart Lee, Tornado, BBC Two
I expect it will have changed a bit since I first saw it way back in 2019 when he had a pop at Phoebe Waller-Bridge among others.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2022Stewart Lee calls Ricky Gervais' comedy drama work "abysmal"
"I think The Office is brilliant. I think Ricky's comedy drama work is of diminishing returns to the point where it's now abysmal."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th September 2022Joe Lycett causes a kerfuffle on new political show
Joe Lycett has caused a kerfuffle with his appearance on the first edition of new political show Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2022Crowdfunder set up after critic & charity director Kate Copstick mugged
Television presenter, writer, critic, director, producer and charity director Kate Copstick was attacked in the street on Saturday (3rd September) by muggers who stole the £8,500 in cash that she was taking home from the charity shop she runs in Shepherd's Bush, ahead of flying to Kenya to help women in need via her charity Mama Biashara.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th September 2022Full line-up announced for Fantasy Football League
Sky has confirmed the all-new line up joining hosts Matt Lucas and Elis James on the Fantasy Football League sofa each week. Across the 16-episode series, comedian and football fanatic Andrew Mensah will be joining Matt and Elis, overseeing the celebrity league and sharing weekly comedy highlights from the world of football.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2022Review: Late Night Mash, Dave
The one thing about having Parris as anchor is I missed her monologues and two-way convos with Kumar.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2022