Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Jack Whitehall: Settle Down review
Whitehall remains the archetypal banter merchant.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th June 2023Queen Of Oz review
Some of the supporting cast put in a game effort, but sympathies go out them for being hitched to such a limp excuse for a comedy which - after The Nan Movie and Netflix series Hard Cell - completes a hat-trick of Catherine Tate comedy flops. Still, she's good in Doctor Who...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th June 2023Louise Atkinson and Priya Hall amongst 99 Club bursary recipients
The 99 Club's 2023 bursaries for female and non-binary comedians were awarded to Louise Atkinson, Priya Hall, Alexandra Haddow, Leila Navabi and Lorna Rose Treen.
British Comedy Guide, 14th June 202399 Club bursary showcase 2023 review
London's 99 Club has a track record of picking winners when it comes to its bursary for female and non-binary acts making their Edinburgh Fringe debuts.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th June 2023Call Jonathan Pie review
Has the BBC muted Jonathan Pie? Not directly - but the first venture into radio for Tom Walker's disillusioned political journalist is an uneasy hybrid which never captures the incandescent rage of his viral videos nor the powerful intensity of his live shows.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th June 2023Ben Hodge: It's A Boy? - Brighton Fringe review
It's A Boy? is Ben Hodge' account of his trans journey - a route that took him on so many diversions that he's now pretty much completed the full LGBT+ alphabet.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd June 2023Changing Ends review
Changing Ends beams with warmth despite - or more likely because of - the endemic 1980s homophobia which forms its backdrop. Dropped into this world, like a naive alien, is a camp, buck-toothed, socially awkward child, misunderstood by almost everyone and ostracised by most of them.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2023Nir Gottleid: Middle Rage - Brighton Fringe review
An Israeli comic based in Berlin, Nir Gottleid describes himself as 'one of the darkest comics' in Europe, and sells his show about ageing by promising - threatening? - that 'you'll want to die'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2023Mustafa Algiyadi's A Little Killing Hurts No One - Brighton Fringe review
A warm and engaging comic, Mustafa Algiyadi greets the audience as they enter the pub, let alone the intimate room he's performing in. And when he gets going, his hour is peppered with good-natured crowd work, affectionately ribbing the audience in the finest traditions of compering.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2023Brown Girls Do It Too review
Review of the stage show spawned from Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani's podcast.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st May 2023