Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Andrew Maxwell review
His skill, astuteness and wit means Andrew Maxwell deserves to be much better known beyond the circle of comedy aficionados; although it's also his down-to-earth experiences as a globe-trotting road comic that give him such a brilliant everyman perspective that's on clear display here.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd November 2013Ross Noble interview
Ross Noble's new TV venture, Freewheeling, starts on Dave tonight. Part-travelogue and part comedy show, the programme sees him zipping around the country on his motorbike, taking his lead as to what to do next from suggestions made by his followers on Twitter.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th October 2013TV review: You Me And Them
The shallowness of characters you couldn't care less about and and underpowered script means most viewers probably found themselves with heavy eyelids, out of pure boredom.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th October 2013Review: David Brent and Foregone Conclusion
The first half of the gig seemed to just coast, but in the second, it simply became fun; tracks enjoyable either on an ironic level or just because everyone else is having a good time - and fuck cool, let's dance...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th October 2013Review: Brighton Comedy Festival 2013 gala
It was a coup for even the already star-studded Brighton Comedy Festival gala: a rare and unbilled appearance by one Michael McIntyre.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th October 2013Comics' egos make Edinburgh expensive
Stoking comedians' egos is one of the reasons taking a show to the Edinburgh Fringe has become so expensive, an industry conference has heard.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2013Review: Mencap Big Comedy Special
Well, it was billed as a Big Comedy Special, and certainly Mencap pulled out an impressive list of stand-up names for its fundraiser at the surprisingly unsold-out and recently refurbished Hammersmith Apollo last night.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd October 2013Mixed Doubles review
This youthful sketch quartet are barely a year old, having formed while at a London drama school last summer. And while their cheeky enthusiasm is infectious, their relative inexperience also shows, as they frequently tap obvious ideas without taking them into new directions.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th September 2013TV review: London Irish
Amorality may seem fun - and indeed isolated scenes are funny, in an exaggeratedly inappropriate way - but over half an hour the effect is dulled.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th September 2013Adam Buxton: Kernel Panic review
Even the interaction with his laptop is well done, 'accidentally' revealing the embarrassing contents of his hard drive to the audience, or having bogus alerts pop up.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th September 2013