Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Online comedy festival explores mental health
On 23rd March 2021, the anniversary of the first lockdown, Angel Comedy and Objectively Funny will launch The Best Medicine Festival: A week of events exploring comedy and mental health sponsored by UKTV's award-winning entertainment channel Dave. This momentous programme of events, exploring the relationship between comedy and mental health, will include online workshops, panels and performances.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2021Nick Helm's Phoenix From The Flames to get screening
Fresh from coaching Baroness Sayeeda Warsi to victory in Channel 4's Stand Up And Deliver (Stand Up To Cancer), Nick Helm will be streaming his critically acclaimed show Phoenix From The Flames, for one night only. And it's also available for download!
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2021NextUp's Sarah Henley awarded Women In Innovation Prize
Sarah Henley, co-founder of comedy streaming platform NextUp Comedy, has been awarded the prestigious 'Women In Innovation' award as part of the Women In Innovation Programme.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th March 2021Spinal Tap star and Footlights member Tony Hendra dies
Tony Hendra, who was best known to many film fans as Spinal Tap manager Ian Faith, has died. He was 79. Hendra had a much more extensive comedy career however. He was a member of the Cambridge Footlights and had worked with John Cleese and Graham Chapman. He was also involved in Spitting Image in the early days.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2021TV review: Stand Up And Deliver, Part Two, C4
It was always going to be tough to top last week's hilarious, compelling opening episode in which five comics mentored five non-comics to prep them for a stand up gig, but this second show in which we see those gigs does a pretty good job. Stand by for more moments that you can only watch through your fingers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2021Jeremy Hardy tribute gig rescheduled
The night of comedy to commemorate the genius of Jeremy Hardy has been moced to Wednesday, 26th Jan 2022 at the Eventim Apollo.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 2nd March 2021Elf Lyons releases debut play online
Award winning comedian Elf Lyons is releasing her critically acclaimed debut play Gorgon: A Horror Story as a digital audio play.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2021Angela Barnes to do charity sit up marathon
Angela Barnes is setting out to do 3000 sit ups during March to raise money for the Royal Marsden Hospital.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2021Stand Up And Deliver, C4 review
I don't know if the best celeb comic gets a prize, but Jason Manford deserves an award for patience above and beyond the call of duty.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th February 2021Richard Herring has operation to remove testicle
The current Taskmaster champion had the operation under general anaesthetic early on Wednesday morning at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th February 2021