Bruce Dessau
Bio
Bruce specialises in music, TV and comedy. He writes for The London Evening Standard and is the author of biographies of numerous major figures, including George Michael and Rowan Atkinson. His latest book is Beyond A Joke: Inside The Dark World of Stand-Up Comedy (Random House). He is also the editor of comedy website beyondthejoke.co.uk
Articles By Bruce Dessau
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Inside Man, BBC One review - strong cast trapped on a sinkin...
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Blu-ray: Nitram
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Only an Octave Apart, Wilton's Music Hall review - inst...
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Jaminaround, Ancient Technology Centre, Cranborne review - c...
The most unlikely venue: an extraordinary, authentic-as-can-be replica of a large Iron Age roundhouse. There’s a turf and grass roof, and the...
Andrew Murray: Is Socialism Possible in Britain? review - wh...
The title of Andrew Murray’s new book poses a question that also vexed...
Album: The Cult - Under the Midnight Sun
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Iphigenia in Splott, Lyric Hammersmith review - raises as ma...
It’s hard to keep up with what terms are in vogue amongst those who insist on classifying and vilifying young people, but one that you...
Girl Picture review - Finnish coming-of-age drama offers not...
What is it with pushy Finnish mums and their acrobatic teenage daughters? Just weeks after the release of the Gothic fantasy Hatching...
Album: The Bobby Lees - Bellevue
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Music Reissues Weekly: Catch-A-Fire - Treasure Isle Ska, Top...
Two snapshots of Jamaica’s music, each catching styles associated with specific periods. The two CDs of Catch-A-Fire - Treasure Isle...