Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 44
Rhys James announces Spilt Milk tour
Rhys James will be back on tour with his brand new stand-up show Spilt Milk in 2023, with a markedly different schedule to Chelsea's fixture list to prove he is not the footballer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd September 2022Book extract: A History Of Britain In Just A Minute by Gyles Brandreth
Extracts covering Doctor Who, Coronation Street and Blue Peter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st September 2022Comedians announce two big benefits for Pakistan
Two major fundraisers have been announced to raise money following the recent devastating floods in Pakistan. Both events take place on Wednesday, September 21.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st September 2022Joz Norris at Soho Theatre
Synchronise your thinkronising with a madcap magic meltdown.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 14th September 2022How 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 2022