Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Podbible Award wins for Acaster, Rowe, Nightingale & Goldstein
Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale's podcast Have A Word has won the Best Comedy Podcast at the Podbible awards, announced today.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022TV review: Toast Of Tinseltown, BBC Two
The script is superb and and the visual gags are the icing on the cake, from the 1970s titles (Columbo 1974?) to the gaggle of ancient in-joke celebs in the "Colonial Club" including David Hockney, George Melly and Tom Baker in his Doctor Who iteration.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022New web series from Poppy Hillstead
Comedian Poppy Hillstead is launching a new web series called Poppy featuring Amy Gledhill, Chris Cantrill, Stuart Laws, Rob Auton, Ed Aczel and Declan Kennedy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th January 2022Comedy losses 2021
Remembering the people in the comedy world who died in 2021, including Sean Lock, Jethro and Paul Ritter.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st December 2021Top comedy gigs 2021
Bruce Dessau's favourite gigs of the year, including Simon Amstell, Bridget Christie and Mo Gilligan.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th December 2021Review: Death To 2021, Netflix
Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe end-of-year reports for the BBC were essential viewing. Last year though he did a caustic commentary for Netflix, Death To 2020, without appearing onscreen himself, which didn't quite have the same sardonic sucker punches. Not for English viewers anyway. It seemed to be aimed at an American audience. And now with Death To 2021, there is a further shift.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th December 2021Dan Antopolski on the cancel culture debate
I asked comedian Dan Antopolski his views on the matter and he sent over this articulate, eloquent and personal and occasionally provocative response. I think it's well worth a read...
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 23rd December 2021Maureen Lipman thinks cancel culture is killing comedy. Don't make me laugh.
The veteran performer's concerns aren't shared by everyone in the comedy world, writes Bruce Dessau.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 22nd December 2021New tour for Matt Forde
Matt Forde has announced his new 2022 tour, Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st December 2021Ben Elton at the Harold Pinter Theatre review
Forty years after his debut as a stand-up, the comedian's still got it.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 21st December 2021