Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Black Ops review
The BBC looks as if it has an instant hit on its hand with Black Ops.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th May 2023Inside No 9: Paraskevidekatriaphobia review
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton can be forgiven for a little bit of showing off in titling their latest Inside No. 9 "Paraskevidekatriaphobia" - the fear of Friday the 13th - though this episode, for the most part, is a (relatively) conventional farce.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th May 2023The Windsors review
In contrast to Frankie Boyle's no-punches-pulled Farewell To The Monarchy, which followed on Channel 4 last night, The Windsors Coronation Special offers a comparatively affectionate mockery of the characters within the Royal Family.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st May 2023Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy review
Frankie Boyle's Farewell To The Monarchy is a welcome - and bitterly tart - antidote to the media's wall-to-wall forelock-tugging Coronation coverage, which expects us to believe the pouring of God's special oil from a gold, eagle-shaped ampulla as a perfectly normal part of a modern democracy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st May 2023Inside No. 9: Mother's Ruin review
Pemberton and Shearsmith's script skilfully sets up the backstory without ever feeling like laboured exposition - and almost every nugget of information proves crucial to what happens next.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th April 2023Chortle Student Comedy Award 2023 final to air on Radio 4 Extra
Radio 4 Extra is to broadcast the 2023 final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Thursday 13th July.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2023The Oldest Comedy Club In Britain review
Eighty-five minutes is probably too long for the film, with repetition that an hour-long version would exorcise. But the film serves as a tender portrait of idiosyncratic labours of love that built Britain's vibrant comedy scene, so perfectly personified by Peter Grahame.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th April 2023A Brush With Comedy review
Review of the Sky Arts documentary featuring Vic Reeves and others.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th April 2023Ricky Gervais: Armageddon review
How nice it would be to write about Ricky Gervais without going over the same old 'cancel culture' talking points which so consumes those who rarely actually see live comedy. But he's the one leaning into it, setting himself up as the crusading defender of saying bad things in jest, whatever the wokey snowflakes say.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th March 2023Jumping The Shark review
Set in a workshop for would-be sitcom creators, Jumping The Shark puts one well-known tip above all others: write what you know.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th March 2023