Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 104
Review - Josh Widdicombe at Latitude
For a premier-league headliner, the material's more hit and miss than you might hope for; with a little too much treading water between those gems.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th July 2016Review - Henry Normal at Latitude
When he's writing with a comic voice, he's as assured as you would expect... In the near 20 years he's been off the circuit he's been script-doctoring so many of those TV hits that there's no danger of him having rusty. A languid audience on a hot afternoon didn't always give these gags the recognition they deserved, but there's nothing Normal about his writing.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th July 2016Review - Simon Evans at Latitude
Latitude has a not entirely undeserved reputation for being the most middle-class of all festivals, so Simon Evans is right at home with this audience. Though he thinks he's better than them. Of course he does, that comes with being middle-class.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th July 2016Review - Max & Ivan: Our Story at Latitude
Max & Ivan tore the roof of Latitude's cabaret arena yesterday. And that's not a figure of speech; during an ambitious bit of choreography, Max's foot caught the fabric canopy and pulled some of it from its moorings.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th July 2016Review - Adam Buxton's Bug: David Bowie Special
Fun, poignancy and a little introspection. I'd say that was a fitting tribute.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th July 2016Review: Nick Helm at Latitude 2016
No one who saw him in full unsettled mode, as in this afternoon's performance, can never forget him, for better or worse. There might be funnier, slicker, more consistent comedians at Latitude, but few so memorable.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th July 2016Man Down Series 3 review
For the classroom scenes provide so many of the best lines in the sharp script, often from the kids in Dan's drama class.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th July 2016Review: Boy With Tape On His Face and Richard Herring
By the time The Boy With Tape On His Face closed the Henley Festival venue, Will Young had finished and the tent was jam-packed for this undeniable treat.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th July 2016English Comedian Of The Year 2016
In the end, it was a relative rookie who triumphed - and will now be gracing next year's Adelaide and Perth festivals down under on the back of his achievement. Josh Pugh, winner of a couple of new act awards in the Midlands last year, took the title for a set packed full of short, quirky jokes from a peculiarly offbeat mind.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th July 2016Review: Old Comedian Of The Year 2016
Never mind Old Comedian Of The Year, maybe it's time for a Posh Comedian Of The Year competition, given the number of upper-class characters - real, exaggerated or fictional - on display in this year's competition for the over-35s.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th July 2016