Bruce Dessau
- Journalist and reviewer
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Vikki Stone writes debut panto
Musician and comedian Vikki Stone has written her debut panto, a version of Aladdin.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 13th September 2021Natalie Haynes new co-host of Time Team
Stand up comedian and classicist Natalie Haynes is one of the new presenters of Time Team.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th September 2021Review: Olga Koch, Soho Theatre, W1
The audience was thoroughly entertained, there's no absolutely zilch debate about that and I'd happily recommend that you run out and buy a ticket. In fact Koch probably left the audience wanting more. I also wanted more. But specifically more about Koch's unique perspective on the UK. If she wanted that odious black non-EU passport so much there must surely be an entire one hour show in there itching to get out.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 10th September 2021Big Comedy Night review
Laughter proves a powerful medicine for London.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 8th September 2021Ian Cognito film wins award
A film charting the life and times of controversial British comedian Ian Cognito has won a major award at an American film festival.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021Jongleurs returns to London
Legendary comedy name Jongleurs is to return to London from 18th September with regular comedy club nights booked at venues across the capital, The Water Rats Pub, The Establishment and Pink Zebra.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021Social media goes mad over Kemah Bob's voice
Social media got into a tizzy when comedian Kemah Bob appeared on Richard Osman's House Of Games. American stand-up Bob, who runs the FOC It Up Comedy Club, is one of the contestants this week alongside JJ Chalmers, Victoria Derbyshire and Strictly's Kevin Clifton. But it was the voice and accent of Kemah Bob, who is from Houston, Texas, that seemed to hit the wrong note with some viewers.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021Preview: The Holden Girls, Tuesdays, 10pm, E4
There might be poorer ideas for a comedy but none immediately spring to mind.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 7th September 2021West End run for Titania McGrath
This October, radical intersectionalist poet and Twitter activist Titania McGrath (Alice Marshall, created by Andrew Doyle) infiltrates the very heart of the establishment in London's West End on a mission to spread her message of feminism, social justice and armed peaceful protest.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2021Campaign for Roy Chubby Brown to perform after gig axed
A campaign has been growing in support of controversial comic Roy Chubby Brown performing following the news that a planned gig in Sheffield has been cancelled.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th September 2021