Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Simon Day and Friends review
Simon Day's fans are so dedicated they've copied his look, with plenty of bald middle-aged white men in the audience of Southampton's Stage Door venue.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st October 2022Jon Richardson: The Knitwit review
Richardson has such a well-defined persona of grouchy pedantry that even with this slight expansion of his comic horizons, The Knitwit can feel as safe as his risk-averse image.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th October 2022Dave Gorman: Powerpoint To The People review
'I like to play the long game,' Dave Gorman says during his latest show which is, indeed, hallmarked by elaborate callbacks to ideas you'd almost forgotten he'd raised so much earlier.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th October 2022Strictly judge praises Jayde Adams
Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse praised Jayde Adams for bringing a body-positive message to the show last night.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th October 2022Kevin Bridges: The Overdue Catch-Up
While Overdue Catch Up is all about him growing as a person, we should also acknowledge how he's growing as a comedian, taking on bigger issues without losing sight of the funny that defines his every anecdote.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2022Funny Women final 2022
It was a secret vote from industry judges, but Lorna Rose Treen's victory in this year's Funny Women final must surely have been a landslide.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd October 2022Daniel Howell: We Are All Doomed review
If you're a comedy fan who's never previously encountered Howell, and wondering if the guy who's filling out the London Palladium - twice - is a stand-up wunderkind you need to put on your radar... well, the answer's no. But you can't begrudge his success in giving a new generation exactly what they want, and probably need.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th September 2022Stewart Lee: Basic Lee review
It's a reviewers' cliché to call something a masterclass of comedy, but Stewart Lee's latest show is almost literally that, as he gives what can loosely be described as a lecture in the artform: talking about writing material in part one, performing it in part two.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th September 2022The Train review
The Train is sort of an anti-Snowpiercer, where nothing much happens at all.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th September 2022Am I Being Unreasonable? review
It must have seemed well-nigh impossible for Daisy May Cooper to follow up a sleeper hit like This Country, which drew so heavily on her West Country upbringing with her brother Charlie. But she's found fertile new territory with the new BBC comedy-drama-thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th September 2022