13 stories by "Bruce Dessau"
Award-winning comedian who was a key figure in the evolution of modern standup and reached a wide TV audience on Never Mind the BuzzcocksSean Hughes, who has died aged 51, was one of the mos…
Even Clive Anderson couldn't get a word in edgeways when the Belfast-born comedian was a guest on his show. Bruce Dessau looks back at the much-missed motormouth's careerThe death of Frank C…
Live comedy acts are increasingly turning the spotlight on audiences for impromptu laughs " but sometimes they get more than they bargained forAn unexpectedly funny thing happened at The Boy…
Having tired of interviewing celebrities, the outspoken comic has traded talkshow for travelogue. So is it true she once thought Switzerland and Swaziland were one and the same?The outspoken…
The self-mocking anecdotalist pinballs around the planet on an absurd, 91,000-mile trek fuelled only by goodhearted positivityReading on mobile? Click here to watch videoTitle: Dave Gorman's…
Stewart Lee thinks they should. But plenty of other top comedians are happy to pay writers to come up with gagsHave you ever laughed at a comedian's pithy joke and then felt dirty and u…
A revival of an old play with a broad sense of fun and a turbo-charged role for a co-star of hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey? No, not One Man, Two Guvnors, but this well-dressed production of …
Co-directors Rupert Goold and Michael Fentiman have not taken an easy option here. Given the wintry setting and the cameo from Father Christmas, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe would ha…
Being in a comedy double act is like being in a marriage. Except, as half of a humorous twosome once told me, with less sex. There are ups and down and the chances of splitting are high. The…
Even Clive Anderson couldn't get a word in edgeways when the Belfast-born comedian was a guest on his show. Bruce Dessau looks back at the much-missed motormouth's careerThe death of Frank C…
Four children allowed to go off in a boat on the Lake District by their mother without a responsible adult or lifejackets? If this happened today Social Services would be down on mum like a …
When TV channel Dave asked me to quiz comedians about the toughest places to play and the finest British standup of all time, I received some unexpected repliesI counted them all out and I c…
Comedian who helped to raise awareness of bipolar disorderThe comedian Mackenzie Taylor, who has been found dead aged 32, did much to demystify his bipolar schizoaffective disorder with…
