Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Reclaim These Streets comedy fundraiser review
The skilful all-female bill had something to please everyone and more.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 18th May 2021Charlie Baker to play Tony Blair in Harry Hill musical
Comedian and singer Charlie Baker is to play Tony Blair in Harry Hill's latest musical Tony! A Tony Blair Rock Opera.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2021Assembly to run new venue in Coventry
Coventry UK City of Culture has announced that Assembly Festival will be setting up, programming and running a substantial new hub venue in the city centre, Assembly Festival Garden. The site will be a centrepiece for the city's year of cultural celebrations and will run from 1 July to mid-October 2021.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2021Matt Forde announces Fringe show but not venue
Forde will debut his brand new stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. The venue, however, is still to be confirmed.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th May 2021Edinburgh Fringe venue announced with shows
Beyond The Joke can exclusively reveal that Live Nation is set to stage Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021 shows at Edinburgh Corn Exchange from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 August. The shows will be Craig Hill - Pumped!, Daniel Sloss: HUBRiS and Henning Wehn: It'll All Come Out In The Wash.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021Mo Gilligan to play O2 Arena
Mo Gilligan is set to play the O2 Arena on 8th December.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021TV preview: Inside No 9 - Simon Says, BBC Two
My time in various lockdowns over the past year has certainly not been completely frittered away. I may not have baked any banana bread or mastered a foreign language, but I did something much more fruitful. I watch every episode of Inside No 9 anthology forerunner Tales Of The Unexpected, the old ITV series - now available on Sky Arts - that took its cue from the twisted imagination of Roald Dahl.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021UK tour for Ignacio Lopez
UK-based Spanish/Welsh stand-up Ignacio Lopez is embarking on a tour of the UK starting on 7th August 2021 in Bridgwater and concluding in Peterborough at the Key Studio Theatre on 29th October 2021.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021Live review: Angel Comedy, The Bill Murray, N1
Despite the fact that they had every reason to be rusty all the acts were on good form, running as much on adrenaline as lager and excitement.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th May 2021TV: Inside No 9, Wuthering Heist, BBC Two
Last week I was mildly mocked on social media for describing a programme that some people didn;t like the sound of as "eagerly anticipated". I think it is fair, however, to describe the new series of Inside No. 9 as eagerly anticipated without risking a big lawsuit landing in my inbox with a virtual thwack.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th May 2021