Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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New tour for Babatunde Aleshe
The Babahood Tour will begin on 30th September in Reading and end on 18th November at Birmingham Glee.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd February 2022Steve Best publishes book of classic comedy shots
Photographer Steve Best is to publish a brand new book featuring unseen candid pictures of some of the comedy circuit's greatest performers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd February 2022Stars hit back at trolling against Kemah Bob on House Of Games
This week's programmes are special "Champion of Champions" edition featuring Angela Barnes, Kemah Bob, Beattie Edmondson and Ade Edmondson, but when the first show was broadcast Bob, who is a comedian from Houston, Texas, received negative criticism on Twitter about her voice. Some tweets also suggested she had interrupted others.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd February 2022Comics announced to play HowTheLightGetsIn Festival
Olga Koch, Alfie Brown, Erika Ehler, Stuart Laws, Amy Gledhill, Joz Norris are among the comedians set to appear at this year's HowTheLightGetsIn festival from 2nd-5th June 2022.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd February 2022Lost Voice Guy finds the right voice
Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy, is pleased to announce that he has received delivery of his new Geordie voice.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st February 2022Jimeoin show rescheduled due to storm damage to venue
Jimeoin's sold out Turn It UP! show in Swindon tonight (Saturday 19 February) has had to be rescheduled at the last minute as the Wyvern Theatre has suffered significant damage in the storms.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2022New podcast dramatises real-life meeting between Michael Jackson & Benny Hill
On February 22 1992 the King of Pop met the King of Comedy. Benny Hill was staying at the Brompton Hospital following a heart attack when he was visited by his number one fan - Michael Jackson. They talked for half an hour, making plans for Michael to star in a future TV series of The Benny Hill Show. But it was not to be; Benny Hill died on the April 20, less than two months later. Now, exactly thirty years later a new play When Michael Met Benny is being released as a free drama podcast, imagining just what took place in that hospital room.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2022Adam Buxton trends after falling church spire recalls his Hot Fuzz death
Comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton has been trending on Twitter today after Storm Eunice caused the Spire of St Thomas's Church in Wells, Somerset to come crashing to the ground. For many Buxton fans this echoed the scene in the movie Hot Fuzz in which his reporter character Tim Messenger is killed by a falling spire. Hot Fuzz was filmed in Wells.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2022Henley Festival reveals line-up including lots of comedy
Performers include Jo Brand, Andy Parsons, Milton Jones, Russell Kane, Tom Houghton, Ivo Graham, Jonny Awsum, Maisie Adam, Lauren Pattison, Geoff Norcott, Alice Fraser, Aaron Simmonds, Holly Stars, Helen Bauer, Ria Lina and Glenn Moore.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th February 2022Baby for Sara Pascoe and Steen Raskopoulos
Comedian Sara Pascoe has had a baby. She revealed the news on Instagram posting a picture of her husband, fellow comedian Steen Raskopoulos, feeding the new arrival with their dog Mouse next to them on the bed. Pascoe didn't make public the gender of the baby or a name, simply posting: "Morning everyone from me and my valentines" plus a big red heart.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th February 2022