Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 259
Edinburgh preview: Carl Donnelly
I was writing the other day about the way Edinburgh acts can be divided into the mainstream crowdpleasers and arty experimentalists. Of course things are never quite that simple. Where, for instance does Carl Donnelly fit in?
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 29th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Chris Ramsey
When it comes to the Fringe it always feels as if there is an underlying tension between the arty acts and the straightforwardly crowdpleasing stand-ups.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Tom Parry
Every sketch group needs its resident idiot and Pappy's has Tom Parry.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Matthew Crosby
Following yesterday's interview with Pappy's lynchpin Tom Parry, today we are gently probing the tiniest (in height) member of Pappy's, Matthew Crosby, whose solo show is at Just The Tonic's Mash House from August 6 - 30.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2015Review: Matt Berry Does...Holidays, BBC iPlayer
The third instalment in Matt Berry's online series finds our seductive-toned narrator guiding us through his version of the history of summer holidays. Or to be more precise, the "UKAY summer holiday" as Berry deliciously phrases it.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2015Edinburgh Fringe tips from Dave Chawner
With the Edinburgh Fringe almost upon us, comedian Dave Chawner has kindly put together a video offering some tips on Festival survival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 26th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Tom Parry
An interview with Tom Parry.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 25th July 2015Edinburgh preview: Mitch Benn
Everyone must surely know Mitch Benn by now. It feels as if he has doing topical songs on The Now Show since we last had a genuinely left wing government.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th July 2015Interview: rarely asked questions - Terry Alderton
Terry Alderton has had one of the most varied careers in stand-up.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th July 2015Film review: The Last Sparks of Sundown
Physical comedy duo Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez, best known as Pajama Men, have been such a brilliantly talented, thrilling, inventive live act I've always wondered how they would translate to the screen. Or to put it another way, could they translate to the screen? It's pretty impressive that they have landed the lead roles in this indie movie, but I'm not sure if it quite plays to their strengths.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 22nd July 2015