Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 93
Rose Matafeo to edit edition of Radio 3's In Concert
Rose Matafeo is one of the celebrities who will curate an edition of Radio 3's In Concert series in March.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd February 2021Kemps doc sequel scuppered by Covid - temporarily?
Filmmaker Rhys Thomas has revealed that following the success of The Kemps: All True there were plans for a sequel, but then Covid came along.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2021Edinburgh TV Festival nods for Gleadow and Smurthwaite
Jack Gleadow is one of the names picked out in the shortlist for Future TV Presenter in the Edinburgh TV Festival's New Voice Awards, while Kate Smurthwaite is nominated for the Test Card Award.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2021Venues & comics finding ways to fight against covid
The industry has always trodden its own path, but now it needs support.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th February 2021Julian Lee wins UK Pun Off
Julian Lee has been crowned winner of the UK Pun Off at the Leicester Comedy Festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th February 2021Lenny Henry is The Blob on The Masked Singer
As had been widely suggested on social media, Lenny Henry has been revealed as the star who was The Blob on ITV1's The Masked Singer.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2021New report says diversity in TV has gone backwards
Deadline says that the report found that the representation of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic people (the report's terminology) went backwards both on and off screen. Behind the screen it went down to 11.8% from 12.3%. London Hughes, who has spoken out about how she decided to base herself in America, where her career has taken off tweeted: "Wow! BAME representation actually went backwards in UK television last year!!!.... THIS is why I've been so loud about my career move to the US! I honestly felt like I had no choice, and this report shows that not many of us do!!! SORT IT OUT BRITAIN!"
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th January 2021TV review: Back, Series Two, C4
Now this is more like it. At the risk of sounding like a fogeyish version of the David Mitchell character in Peep Show/real life this is a proper good old grown up comedy. Not really a sitcom at all though judging by the first episode of the second series, but hang around, there is definitely humour to be sniffed out here.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st January 2021New Dave Cohen book about writing released
Veteran comedian Dave Cohen has written an ebook during lockdown offering writing advice and more, If Only I Had The Time: How To Keep Writing When The World Stops Moving.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th January 2021Alan Carr launches travel podcast
Life's A Beach sees Alan giving Judith Chalmers and Michael Palin a run for their money, as he invites a famous guest each week to discuss their favourite places in the world.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th January 2021