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Bruce Dessau
Bruce Dessau

Bruce Dessau

  • Journalist and reviewer

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Edinburgh Fringe Diary 2024 - Part One

Trains, Pains And The Pick Of The Fringe So Far

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Juliet Cowan

25 years on from being a finalist in the So You Think You're Funny competition, (alongside Jimmy Carr, Russell Howard, Josie Long and winner David O'Doherty in 1999) and now a familiar face on film and TV as an actor, Juliet Cowan finally makes her stand up debut at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Kevin James Doyle

Kevin James Doyle makes a welcome return to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with a new hour After Endgame.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Isabella Charlton

US-based, British comedian Isabella Charlton makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut at the Gilded Balloon Patter Hoose.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Kelly McCaughan

American comedian & actor Kelly McCaughan returns to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2024

Adam Hills & Jason Byrne Front Charity Headliner At Fringe

Comedians and friends Adam Hills and Jason Byrne will reunite for a one-off comedy fundraiser for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Hannah Platt

Introducing award-winning stand-up comedian Hannah Platt, who makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with her show Defence Mechanism.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 5th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Gearoid Farrelly

Irish comedian, actor and podcaster Gearóid Farrelly returns for his sixth hour at the Fringe and to the Assembly George Square - The Crate, with his first new show since 2022.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th August 2024

Fringe 2024: Rarely Asked Questions - Dr Jo Prendergast

Introducing New Zealand comedian, psychiatrist and author Dr Jo Prendergast who makes her Edinburgh Fringe debut with The Cool Mum at the Gilded Balloon.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd August 2024

Book Review: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? By Pierre Novellie

Novellie's area of work combined with his skilful way with words - neatly sarcastic, amiably sardonic and stylishly self-deprecating - makes this latest exploration of the human mind in all its strangeness essential reading.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd August 2024

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