Beyond The Joke
Bruce DessauI'm the editor of the website beyondthejoke.co.uk and I've launched a Substack where I'll be publishing pieces about comedy - exclusive comedy think pieces and recommendations, classic comedy memories. It's my life in comedy, from the gaffes to the gags.
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Comedy News Round Up
American performer & writer Bryn Woz brings her show ‘SMUT’ to the Edinburgh Fringe next month. She is the latest interviewee in our current Rarely Asked Questions series and gets very personal in this revealing encounter: “Bruce, your girl...
Classic Interview: Doug Stanhope – 2015
The first time I encountered Doug Stanhope he was in bed in his Edinburgh Fringe flat. I think he may have been tattooing himself at the time. The second time I encountered Stanhope he was doing a gig at the Tron pub and there was nearly a...
Comedy News Round Up
I can clearly remember where I was when I first watched The Office. I was sitting in front of the television. This may sound like a joke, but compared to 2001 sitting in front of the TV to take in the latest comedy is not always the case no...
Classic Interview: Spencer Jones – 2024
Madcap inventive comedian Spencer Jones returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this year with a new show entitled Dogs. He says it’s a show “for people who love dogs and for people who don’t. They’ll be all new characters, stupid songs, visual com...
Comedy News Round Up
Bob Mortimer has been talking about his life on a new podcast, Outsiding, hosted by Caitlin Moran and Adam Frost: “I go to the pictures with my eldest son, and I’m obsessed at being the first out of the cinema. It gives me a real thrill. Yo...
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Comedy fan for as long as I can remember. Evening Standard comedy critic for many years. Founder of the beyondthejoke.co.uk website for other bits about comedy. Author of Beyond A Joke about the dark side of stand-up.
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