Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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TV review: British As Folk, Dave
In a way the programme relies on the chemistry and personalities of the three presenters and there was a bit of a problem here. They were all very different but while they clearly got on, I'm not sure if they gelled in a televisual sense.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th September 2021TV review: The Cleaner, BBC One
Do give it a go, but it is best to start out with a very open mind.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th September 2021Michael Palin play The Weekend turns into an opera
Michael Palin's 1994 West End play, The Weekend, is to be adapted into a comic opera with a jazz-inflected score by Highbury Opera Theatre this Autumn.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 14th September 2021Vikki Stone writes debut panto
Musician and comedian Vikki Stone has written her debut panto, a version of Aladdin.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2021Natalie Haynes new co-host of Time Team
Stand up comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes is one of the new presenters of Time Team.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th September 2021Review: Olga Koch, Soho Theatre, W1
The audience was thoroughly entertained, there's no absolutely zilch debate about that and I'd happily recommend that you run out and buy a ticket. In fact Koch probably left the audience wanting more. I also wanted more. But specifically more about Koch's unique perspective on the UK. If she wanted that odious black non-EU passport so much there must surely be an entire one hour show in there itching to get out.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2021Big Comedy Night review
Laughter proves a powerful medicine for London.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th 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 2021Social 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 2021Preview: The Holden Girls, Tuesdays, 10pm, E4
There might be poorer ideas for a comedy but none immediately spring to mind.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021