Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Social media goes mad over Kemah Bob's voice
Social media got into a tizzy when comedian Kemah Bob appeared on Richard Osman's House Of Games. American stand-up Bob, who runs the FOC It Up Comedy Club, is one of the contestants this week alongside JJ Chalmers, Victoria Derbyshire and Strictly's Kevin Clifton. But it was the voice and accent of Kemah Bob, who is from Houston, Texas, that seemed to hit the wrong note with some viewers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021Jongleurs returns to London
Legendary comedy name Jongleurs is to return to London from 18th September with regular comedy club nights booked at venues across the capital, The Water Rats Pub, The Establishment and Pink Zebra.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021Ian Cognito film wins award
A film charting the life and times of controversial British comedian Ian Cognito has won a major award at an American film festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021West End run for Titania McGrath
This October, radical intersectionalist poet and Twitter activist Titania McGrath (Alice Marshall, created by Andrew Doyle) infiltrates the very heart of the establishment in London's West End on a mission to spread her message of feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2021Campaign for Roy Chubby Brown to perform after gig axed
A campaign has been growing in support of controversial comic Roy Chubby Brown performing following the news that a planned gig in Sheffield has been cancelled.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2021Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed opening postponed
Due to a catastrophic failure of the iron curtain separating the auditorium from the stage, Chris and Rosie Ramsey's hotly anticipated opening performances of their sold out first leg of their record breaking Sh**ged. Married. Annoyed live podcast tour at the Edinburgh Playhouse (matinee & evening) have both been cancelled and rescheduled to Sunday 5th December 2021.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th September 2021Review: Late Night Mash, Dave
And thus, like a monster they couldn't kill - Monster Mash, if you like - it has risen from the dead.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd September 2021Oliver Double seeks comics' thoughts for book
The Cambridge Companion To Stand-Up Comedy is going to feature 16 chapters written by academics from around the world. As the book's editor, he wants to make sure that comedians' own voices and opinions are represented in it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd September 2021Back To Life Series 2 review
I would say a few closing things about Back To Life. It's not a sitcom. Not really a comedy at all. The laughs merely come as light relief between the dark moments. Hopefully there will be some forgiveness along the way. But boy is it watchable as we wait for things to pan out, thanks to a taut script without a wasted word and consistently brilliant performances. Not sitcom, maybe not even sadcom. More like sadsit.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st September 2021Phil Wang interview
From sex to race, no subject is off limits for Phil Wang.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 1st September 2021