Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Fin Taylor announces new tour
Fin Taylor will be back on the road in 2023, with a brand new trunk of painfully funny stand-up.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2022Jerry Sadowitz launches innovative new comedy night in Margate
Controversial comedian, magician, and psychopath Jerry Sadowitz headlines the launch of Crack Me Up! comedy at Olby's Studio 2 on Saturday, 17 September.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th 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 2022The Stand to auction off famous cowboy painting
Hosted by The Stand's very own Fred MacAulay, legendary Scottish comedian and one of the company directors, the auction will be a chance for the highest bidder to walk away with the dismounted backdrop and do a whole lot of good in the process.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2022Review: Ian Cognito: A Life And A Death On Stage
This excellent, eloquent film, co-directed by Joe Bor and Danny Ward, charts the life of Cognito from his earliest days as a surprising uncontroversial musician to his powerhouse heyday as a genuinely dangerous, unpredictable performer. When "Cogs" walked on stage you rarely knew what would happen next, except that he would probably hammer a nail into the wall and hang his hat on it. He could be as scary as he was funny. As this profile says, he could not be tamed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th July 2022National tour dates for Stewart Lee's Basic Lee show
Stewart Lee has announced the first batch of national dates of his new show Basic Lee in 2023 following a run at the Leicester Square Theatre in London from September to December 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st July 2022Michael Palin to tour
Monty Python legend and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin brings tales of two of the most extraordinary journeys he's ever made to the stage this autumn in a new solo tour, From North Korea Into Iraq.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st July 2022Jason Manford pulls out all the stops to get to gig in heatwave
Jason Manford might not resemble Steve Martin or John Candy but he had his own Trains, Planes And Automobiles adventures on Tuesday - albeit without a plane - attempting to cross the country to get to a gig. A journey of around 280 miles that should have taken not much more than four hours took more than twice as long in sweltering temperatures.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2022Line ups announced for Just The Tonic's Edinburgh Fringe Big Value shows
Edfringe's longest running mixed bill show brings these hopeful comics to you every night.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th July 2022Outrage over people telling heat wave Michael Barrymore swimming pool jokes on Twitter
There has been fury on social media on the hottest ever day of the year in the UK over jokes being told about people cooling off by swimming in entertainer Michael Barrymore's pool. In 2001, 31-year-old Stuart Lubbock's body was found by the side of Michael Barrymore's swimming pool. In 2017 it was reported that Michael Barrymore was suing Essex Police, claiming that his arrest over Stuart Lubbock's death destroyed his career.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th July 2022