Bruce Dessau is the editor of comedy website Beyond the Joke
June 2012
TV and radio blog
Will The Inbetweeners US remake triumph?
Bruce Dessau: When British sitcoms get a stateside makeover the results are mixed. Will The Inbetweeners be the new Office or Red Dwarf?
February 2012
TV and radio blog
Watson & Oliver: let's give them a chance
Bruce Dessau: Comedy is thriving on the live circuit, but making fans fall about in the flesh is no guarantee of television success
Frank Carson: may he RIP
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 career
TV and radio blog
Harry Hill's TV Burp, we'll miss you
Bruce Dessau: What will we do with no more Wagbo, no more bits of scenery that look like faces, no more 'there's only one way to find out' fights?
January 2012
Theatre blog
Tough act to follow: the rise of the comedian-turned-compere
Bruce Dessau: Standup legends Frank Skinner and Alexei Sayle are returning to their compering roots. But how do famously funny MCs avoid upstaging the acts they are introducing?
December 2011
TV and radio blog
British Comedy Awards: who should win what?
Bruce Dessau: Miranda star is strong contender for Best Female TV comic, Best TV Comedy Actress and People's Choice awards
September 2011
TV and radio blog
Harry Hill and TV Burp are the perfect fit
TV and radio blog
Are Outnumbered's days numbered?
July 2011
TV and radio blog
The Office – still doing the business
Bruce Dessau : Happy Birthday The Office! Ten years on from its launch, the appeal of the Ricky Gervais comedy is as strong as ever
April 2011
Theatre blog
In-jokes: the UK comedy census results
Bruce Dessau: 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 replies
March 2011
TV and radio blog
Why the writing was already on the wall for My Family
TV and radio blog
Mrs Brown's Boys: mainstream comedy for the middle-aged
February 2011
TV and radio blog
Come Fly With Me: ready for the return trip?
Bruce Dessau: Is the Little Britain duo's follow-up worthy of a second series? Yeah, but no, but actually … maybe yeah
November 2010
Mackenzie Taylor obituary
Comedian who helped to raise awareness of bipolar disorder
October 2010
TV and radio blog
Harry Hill's I Want a Baby makes Vicky Pollard look like sophisticated satire
TV and radio blog
Ben Elton's standup comeback
September 2010
TV and radio blog
Michael McIntyre: lowest-common-denominator entertainer or comedy saviour?
Bruce Dessau: The critical knives are sure to be out for the return of Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow tomorrow – but the standup deserves his huge audiences
August 2010
TV and radio blog
Standup comedy: can radio DJs cut it?
TV and radio blog
What makes a great TV comedy double act?
June 2010
Laugh lines
Laugh Lines: From The Mary Tyler Moore Show to Accidentally On Purpose
Bruce Dessau on television comedy: E4's latest American import harks back to one of the most resonant female-led sitcoms of the 1970s
