Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 14
Jordan Gray at Latitude 2023
She attracted 1,500 complaints for stripping naked in a career-defining appearance on Friday Night Live - but at Latitude, Jordan Gray proved she can be entertaining even with her clothes on.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd July 2023Michelle De Swarte at Latitude 2023
Michelle De Swarte has an easy confidence and an open, conversational style that charms. But for much of her Latitude set there isn't much hunger for a punchline - which is especially surprising when you find out she learned her craft on the New York scene, where jokes are usually paramount.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd July 2023Ed Gamble at Latitude 2023
With Amy Gledhill providing the perfect lead-in.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd July 2023Rachel Parris at Latitude 2023
Was becoming a political comedian ever part of Rachel Parris;s plan? The musical comedian found herself in the satirical realm thanks to Late Night Mash and its BBC predecessor - even though she's always been more whimsical than polemical.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd July 2023Russell Kane at Latitude 2023
Offering an astute analysis of the British psyche, Russell Kane comments on our 'all or nothing' attitude: emotionally repressed then getting roaring drunk, for example.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd July 2023Riki Msindo wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023
The winner of the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023 competition was Bristol University's Riki Msindo, with Exeter University undergraduate Josh Adkins named runner-up.
British Comedy Guide, 13th July 2023Accidental Death Of An Anarchist review
Basden has Rigby ask whether any good will come from the liberal hand-writing of the tofu-munching wokerati... and the answer is probably not. But there's still much pointed fun to be had at watching the Maniac scythe through police hubris and proving that the lunatic is the only voice of sanity here. Even so, your senses might want an occasional breather from his relentless intensity.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th June 2023John Kearns: The Varnishing Days review
Ultimately, this is about doing your best on your own terms.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd June 2023Ruby Speaking review
Ruby Speaking is built on gentleness, both of the characters and of the action, and it may be quite a big ask for a streaming show to hope audiences stick with the show and warm to its laid-back pace.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd June 2023The Change review
Much of the advance publicity for The Change has focussed on its menopausal aspect - no surprise given the title and how rare it is for that time of life to be a storyline, especially a positive one.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st June 2023