Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 316
Review: Luisa Omielan, Soho Theatre
Once you see Luisa Omielan's fizzy, full-throttle, hot-blooded performance in What Would Beyoncé Do? you won't forget it.
Bruce Dessau, 3rd February 2013Review: Chris Ramsey, Bloomsbury Theatre
When I reviewed this show for the Evening Standard I gave Chris Ramsey three stars, which might have suggested that the gig was not a big hit with me. Well, I'm not revising my opinion. I just want to clarify that the gig was hugely enjoyable.
Bruce Dessau, 1st February 2013Stewart Lee interview
Do you hate stand-up comedy? You might love Stewart Lee's new quirky TV series.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 30th January 2013When interviewees bite back
Jerry Sadowitz is at the extreme end of comedians when it comes to dealing with the press, but he is not the only comedian who has difficulties with the way he is covered.
Bruce Dessau, 27th January 2013Alan Davies interview
The Jonathan Creek actor on why comedians have become the new fall guys - and why he's returning to standup.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 20th January 2013Review: Michael McIntyre's Christmas Show
It was an entertaining event, if one where the Rubicon separating old-school and politically correct comedy was repeatedly crossed.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 18th December 2012British comedy awards: worthy winners?
There was plenty to howl about at last night's comedy awards. But while Olivia Colman and Cuckoo missed out, there were well-deserved gongs for The Thick of It, Hunderby and Reeves & Mortimer.
Bruce Dessau, The Guardian, 13th December 2012Review: We Are Most Amused, Royal Albert Hall
Rowan Atkinson provided a fitting climax to last night's Prince's Trust Gala in front of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as he appeared alongside Miranda Hart in a smart topical sketch written by compere Ben Elton.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th November 2012Frankie Boyle, Hammersmith Apollo - review
While his thesis made some sense, his show felt scattershot, never grasping its theme of a culture in freefall.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 9th November 2012Review: Richard Peppiatt: One Rogue Reporter
The presence of Leveson witnesses Hugh Grant and ex-motorsport boss Max Mosley in the audience lent the evening gravitas, but the comical clips made One Rogue Reporter feel more like an Ali G prank than a Panorama exposé.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 30th October 2012