Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Film review: Frank
It's a shame the original Sidebottom's modest joie de vivre doesn't shine through, save for an allegedly 'mainstream' number Frank composes in a hotel room on the eve of the band's festival appearance. Instead, the focus is entirely on the complexities and troubles behind that mask.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th May 2014Over To Bill review
What little comedy there is comes from Onion bumbling and getting into more trouble as he lies - badly - to dig his way out of it. The trope is as familiar as the setting, even if Naylor tries to make a clumsy joke out of the cliche.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th April 2014Musical Comedy Awards 2014 final
There was a contest, but there was no competition. David Elms won the Musical Comedy Awards last night, standing head and shoulders above the other finalists for the wit and invention he brought to a much-maligned genre.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th April 2014Kevin Bridges - Melbourne Comedy Festival review
Kevin Bridges was feeling pretty smug about selling out his Melbourne run... until he realised his venue held just 250 people. That would still be an achievement for many, but in his native Glasgow he can fill arenas many times over.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th April 2014Funny Rotten Scoundrels: TV review
Despite aiming for the rawness of a gig above a pub, Funny Rotten Scoundrels was not dogged by the shambolic amateurness that pervaded much of London Live's opening night schedule.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st April 2014Bath Comedy Festival review
Most comedy festivals have their launch gala shows with in the biggest theatre in town with the starriest names they can get. Bath, in contrast, has the gala for its sixth annual event in a cricket club bar.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th March 2014Tim Key: Single White Slut review
As a confident work celebrating the socially maladroit, Single White Slut is full of apparent contradictions, but the result is a joyous, adventurous experience that doesn't stint on the laughs.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th March 2014Simon Munnery: Fylm - Review
There are wonderfully pithy one-liners, and every idea is so original that you can only stand in awe of the fertile comic brain that created it, even when scenes veer to the indulgent or the curiously precise.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th March 2014Miranda Hart review
Her strength is primarily her inelegant physicality - she skips, lollops and childishly gallops across the stage more, even, than Michael McIntyre, with whom she shares a fair few delivery traits.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th March 2014Review - Inside No. 9: Sardines
It's been a long time since TV embraced the anthology format, but if it creates episodes as classy as these, it could be time for a revival - although it's hard to envisage who else could pull it off as skilfully as these League Of Gentlemen alumni.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th February 2014