bruce dessau

@brucedes

Evening Standard comedy critic. Author of Beyond A Joke about the dark side of stand-up. Editor of #comedy website http://beyondthejoke.co.uk Food critic.

london

Joined February 2009

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bruce dessau@brucedes · 18 h

"Since I perform in a tiny little speedo I do pay extra attention to make sure my bits are secured" Comedian Parker Callahan offers performance tips. @parkthelark #edfringe #RAQS beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16391/…

brucedes's tweet card. Comedian, musician, and internet personality Parker Callahan makes his Fringe debut with ‘Soda Pop’ at the Assembly George Square Studios. Parker is a best known online for creating quirky,

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 25

Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Rarely Asked Questions â Harriet Dyer beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16378/… #8outof10cats

brucedes's tweet card. Trailblazing comedy team Abnormally Funny People marks a major milestone at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, celebrating 20 years of smart, subversive, side-splitting stand-up.Created by Steve

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 25

TV Review: Here We Go, BBC One beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16389/…

brucedes's tweet card. The best sitcoms are always about characters who are trapped – from Hancock and Steptoe, Red Dwarf and Porridge to The Office and beyond the comedy comes from people being unable to leave their

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 25

Edinburgh Comedy Awards Returns And Announces Judging Panel And BBC Showcase beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16387/… @ComedyAwards

brucedes's tweet card. The Edinburgh Comedy Awards returns to celebrate 45 years of championing the next generation of comedic talent at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025. At a time when the Fringe remains the key

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 25

"My appendix burst whilst at a nightclub but I thought the pain was me being dramatic so just kept on dancing." Dangrous things comedian Harriet Dyer has done. Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Rarely Asked Questions – Harriet Dyer. beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16378/… #edfringe @AbnormFunnyPeop

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

Interview: Ashley Blaker (from 2023 - he only had one tattoo at the time). beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/13770/…

brucedes's tweet card. 2023 is shaping up to be a busy year for Ashley Blaker. The comedy producer turned stand-up has a book, a radio series, an Edinburgh Fringe run and then a national tour. Blaker's book, Normal

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

2025 British Podcast Award Nominees Announced beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16385/…

brucedes's tweet card. The shortlisted nominees for the 2025 British Podcast Awards have been announced, with broadcaster Emma Barnett joining this year as the Chair of Judges.Over 200 shortlisted nominees across 26

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

The David Nobbs Memorial Trust Winners Revealed beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16384/…

brucedes's tweet card. The David Nobbs Memorial Trust (DNMT) has announced the 2025 winners of its prestigious annual comedy writing competition.This year’s winner is Matthew Mclane who will receive a £1000 prize for their

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

Ben Stiller Makes Documentary About His Parents beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16383/…

brucedes's tweet card. Momentum around the Apple Original Films slate continues to grow since the debut of Apple TV+ over five years ago. Following its theatrical release on June 27, 2025, “F1: The Movie" debuted as the

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

Golf Comedy Stick Returns for A Second Round beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16382/…

brucedes's tweet card. Apple TV+'s Golf comedy hit “Stick,” starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson and created by Jason Keller, has been renewed for a second season, which will see the return of the ensemble cast

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

"I view my career in the performing arts as a mix of being a craftsman, a tradesman, and an artist." Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Rarely Asked Questions – Jaz Mattu beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16379/… @jazmattusounds #edfringe

brucedes's tweet card. Following a critically praised 2024 run, Jaz Mattu returns to Edinburgh with a bold new hour of genre-bending storytelling, absurdist theatre, original music and surreal multimedia. Everyone Is Here

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 24

James Acaster Issues Challenge To His Fellow Comics As Wrestling Returns beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16381/…

brucedes's tweet card. The grandest spectacle in the comedy universe, Clash of the Comics, is coming to the Eventim Apollo on 8th October 2025, all in aid of Comic Relief. Tickets are available now from

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 23

Mrs Brown's Boys returns and Brendan O'Carroll reveals what's next in store for Agnes Brown beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16380/…

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 23

"Luck is a match. Talent, hard work and voice is gasoline." Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Rarely Asked Questions - Nick Hornedo beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16377/… @NickHornedo #edfringe

brucedes's tweet card. Mexican American comedian Nick Hornedo makes his Edinburgh Fringe debut with ‘Watch This When You Get Home’ at the Underbelly Bristo Square Clover. The show has already featured as part of the

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 22

Various Alternatives To U&Dave's Joke of the Fringe Announced beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16373/… #jokeofthefringe #edfringe

brucedes's tweet card. Following the announcement that U&Dave will not be running its Joke of the Fringe competition in Edinburgh this summer, various alternatives have now been announced.The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 22

Ross Noble Is Not As Lazy As He Looks In Shark! beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16376/…

brucedes's tweet card. Eagle-eyed viewers of SHARK! Celebrity Infested Waters on ITV1 might have wondered why Ross Noble never seems to be walking around when he is on the boat. Noble has revealed why on his social pages:

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 22

Frisky to Deliver 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Welcome Address beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16375/… #edfringe

brucedes's tweet card. Laura Corcoran, aka Miss Frisky is set to officially open the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s most celebrated arts festival. Announced today, 22 July, the Queen of

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 22

Finalists Announced For West End New Comedian Of the Year Award beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16374/…

brucedes's tweet card. The finalists for the first ever WEST END NEW WOMEN COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR have been announced. The show is the latest competition under the West End New Act of the Year banner and aims to give a

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 22

Various Alternatives To U&Dave's Joke of the Fringe Announced beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16373/…

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bruce dessau@brucedes · Jul 21

Production Starts On Ted Lasso Season 4 beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/16372/…

brucedes's tweet card. Production is officially underway on the fourth season of Ted Lasso, with returning and new cast members set to star in the next instalment of the multi-Emmy award-winning comedy. Pprincipal

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