Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 121
TV preview: Comedy Playhouse - Bumps, BBC One
Sometimes a sitcom has success written all over it. King Gary and Scarborough both had potential to be hits. Bumps feels like an instant hit. If the BBC doesn't commission a series they don't need their Fallopian tubes testing, they need their brains testing.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 20th February 2020Opinion: What makes a hit?
There is just so much alchemy in what makes a hit. Maybe nobody really does know anything.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 19th February 2020Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night announced
The comedy host will be John Bishop.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2020Theatre review: The Upstart Crow, Gielgud Theatre, W1
Ben Elton has never been the coolest of comedians but he has always known how to craft a joke and The Upstart Crow is crammed with them. It is not just funny, it is futtocking funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 18th February 2020TV: Inside No. 9 - Love's Great Adventure, BBC Two
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton don't make it easy for critics do they? Or maybe they do.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th February 2020Jo Brand to front special benefit gig for Helen Griffin
Jo Brand is to front a special night in memory of much-loved actor, writer and activist Helen Griffin.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2020Mark Thomas to help couple renew their wedding vows
Comedian, satirist and campaigner Mark Thomas has added a new string to his bow. He has been ordained by an internet church. It was something he did in preparation for a forthcoming show.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2020This Country, series three, episode one review
The comedy about Cotswold cousins Kerry and Kurtan Mucklowe returns with a bold and strangely poignant opening episode.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 16th February 2020Ali Woods wins New Acts Of The Year 2020
This year's Top of the Bill is Ali Woods. Second runner up was Blake AJ. Third runner up was Adam Coumas.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 15th February 2020Dane Baptiste interview
"I'm not an angry black man, I'm an angry man who happens to be black."
Bruce Dessau, i Newspaper, 10th February 2020