Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 273
TV preview: Raised By Wolves, C4
You probably don't need me to tell you much about Raised By Wolves. Unless you've had your broadband connection cut off recently you will know it's the new sitcom written by Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline recreating their unconventional childhood on a Wolverhampton council estate. And, of course, you can probably guess that it is very funny.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th March 2015Interview: Ross Noble
A favourite at the Edinburgh Fringe and a vigilant stand-up gigger, Ross Noble has previously admitted to planning entire shows around "about four words on a scrap of paper." It's hardly surprising then, that his foray into television takes a similarly unstructured form. He merges the conventions of spontaneous comedy with the massive network for randomness that social media has to offer. Noble's broadcasting brainchild is Freewheeling; "It's a show that doesn't have a format, we make it up as we go along," he explains.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2015Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Gary Delaney
An interview with comic Gary Delaney.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2015Review: Stephen K Amos, Soho Theatre
No broadcaster has managed to successfully capture the magic of Amos live, says Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 11th March 2015Preview: Nina Conti: Clowning Around, BBC Four
While Clowning Around isn't quite as personal as Her Master's Voice, it does give an insight into a side of clowning that we rarely see.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th March 2015Trevor & Simon reunited in new TV series
Comedy duo Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson are to be reunited for a new TV series entitled Strangeness in Space.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th March 2015Mark Watson axes Comedywealth Games
Mark Watson has announced this morning that his planned Comedywealth Games gigs at the Pleasance Theatre in London from next Monday will now not be going ahead.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2015Seann Walsh gets the drinks in at Hertford
Seann Walsh will be buying every ticket-holder a drink at the Hertford Theatre this Saturday. This follows his mix-up last September when he had to postpone his gig at the venue because he went to Hereford by mistake.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th March 2015Interview: Rarely Asked Questions - Tom Stade
Some unusual questions to UK-based Canadian comic Tom Stade.
Bruce Dessau, Giggle Beats, 6th March 2015Ruby Wax, Sane New World, St James Theatre - review
Wax's new show is as much self-help lecture as it comedy, but her razor-sharp humour hasn't dulled.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 5th March 2015