Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 45
Edinburgh Fringe interview: rarely asked questions - Sikisa
Immigration lawyer turned comic Sikisa combines social activism with the wish to have a good time in her show Sikisa: Life of the Party.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th August 2022Luisa Omielan at Soho Theatre: It's a mystery why this lively comic isn't a household name
This Greatest Hits-style set features plenty of punchy routines.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 3rd August 2022Edinburgh Fringe interview: rarely asked questions - Luca Cupani
Italian comic Luca Cupani has won plenty of fans for his hilarious confessional style, since first stumbling into the Edinburgh Fringe as a visitor in 2014.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd August 2022Edinburgh Fringe interview: rarely asked questions - Emmanuel Sonubi
Raised in a household of women Emmanuel Sonubi moved on to one of the toughest jobs in London - as a nightclub bouncer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd August 2022Yorkshire Comedy Awards results
Nominations were taken initially via the Yorkshire Comedy Forum, the top nominees were then voted for online via an online multiple choice survey open to comedy industry. There were over 500 votes.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st August 2022Edinburgh Fringe interview: rarely asked questions - Will Pickvance
Pickvance has been hailed as a captivating, original and funny performer, with shows that explore his deep and complex connection with his chosen instrument. Drawn to the absurd and the ridiculous he is happy to explore and send up his own artistic temperament and eccentricities.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2022Simon Day goes on tour
Simon Day and Friends will see the character comic performing as blazer wearing music hall legend Tommy Cockles, the acclaimed Yorkshire poet Geoffrey Allerton, unlikely eco warrior Dave Angel and reformed violent criminal Tony Beckton.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2022Edinburgh Fringe interview: Rarely asked questions - Jon Courtenay
Entertainer Jon Courtenay was the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2020 and made history as the first every Golden Buzzer contestant to go on to win.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2022Joe Lycett bashes government at Commonwealth Games Opening with "Foreigners" jibe
Having been invited to take part he appeared in a pink tracksuit and said: "I'm going to do something now that the British government doesn't always do, and welcome foreigners."
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2022Appeal launched for Jasper Carrott painting sold by mistake
A hunt has been launched to find a picture of comedian Jasper Carrott, which was sold in error.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2022