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
Who says the Edinburgh Fringe is all about comedy? Sometimes it feels like it is all about the awards. The Fringe starts this weekend and there is news of two other awards running alongside the long-established Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
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Classic Interview: Phil Ellis – 2018
This interview dates from 2018 when Phil Ellis was just starting to make some solo headway with his madcap comedy. He was part of the team who won the Edinburgh Comedy Award Panel Prize in 2014 with Funz And Gamez, the kids show that adults...
Comedy News Round Up
The big news for comedy this week was bad news. The BBC has axed Live at the Apollo as part of its latest cost-cutting measures. While there were plenty of critics of the show – it gave platforms to bland cookie cutter comics, it was nothin...
Classic Interview: Brett Goldstein – 2017
Brett Goldstein is one of the big breakout stand-ups/writers in recent years, conquering America by starring in Ted Lasso and playing the lead in the recent romcom Office Romance with Jennifer Lopez. Here’s an interview with him from 2017 w...
Classic Interview: Rose Matafeo – 2018
Rose Matafeo is one of a number of former Edinburgh Comedy Award winners returning to the scene of the crime this year. She is doing a run of work in progress shows at the Monkey Barrel from August 17 - 30 at 11.05am. Set you alarm and buy...
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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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