Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Simon 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 2022Fin 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 2022