Beyond The Joke
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I'm Bruce Dessau and I run the comedy news/reviews website beyondthejoke.co.uk
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February 13, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Im probably the only person watching but this edition of Yes, Prime Minister seems to be in a funny ratio. Or is it me?
February 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Im probably the only person watching but this edition of Yes, Prime Minister seems to be in a funny ratio. Or is it me?
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February 6, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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January 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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January 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Please sort out that bookshelf it's giving me the ick.
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Please sort out that bookshelf it's giving me the ick.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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I'm very much enjoying Bryan Magee discussing John Locke in the Great Philosophers on BBC4, but boy, there's a lot of different shades of brown there.
October 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I'm very much enjoying Bryan Magee discussing John Locke in the Great Philosophers on BBC4, but boy, there's a lot of different shades of brown there.
October 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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September 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Never knew Derek jacobi had a side hustle as a Noel Edmonds lookslike.
September 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Never knew Derek jacobi had a side hustle as a Noel Edmonds lookslike.
having just got to grips with "tick boxes to verify you are not a robot" there is now this new press and hold hell..
August 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
having just got to grips with "tick boxes to verify you are not a robot" there is now this new press and hold hell..
August 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
August 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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August 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Michael Aspel is 92 and he's got better hair than me.
July 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Michael Aspel is 92 and he's got better hair than me.
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July 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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July 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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July 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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June 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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