Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 25
Jordan Brookes: This Is Just What Happens review
Compared to the audacious high-concept fare that has so far been his trademark, This Is Just What Happens is Jordan Brookes at his most accessible and most personal.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2022What Women Want! review
What women want is apparently a good job in Dubai - as that's what Kimberley Datnow, the female half of this intended two-hander, is doing instead of stand-up in a Brighton pub function room on a Sunday afternoon. And in the show, she was clearly doing the job of three men, because that's who Peter Bazely replaced her with.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th May 2022Snowflake review
The blurb promises 'truly bewildering comedy performance art' - and the emphasis should definitely lie on the 'bewildering' part. Hanna Winter's one-woman show greys the line between pretentious drama-as-therapy and parodying it - leaving the audience gently bemused.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th May 2022An Audience With Stuart Bagcliffe review
Ignore the billing that this is a 'comedic one-man show': that sets false expectations of what to expect, especially for a play staged in a stand-up space.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th May 2022Mel Byron: Standing At The Back review
Her confidence is testament to the fact that she needn't have been so timid in the past, but that needs to be backed with a tighter, more purposeful script if a show is to demand an audience's attention for an hour.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th May 2022Omar Ibrahim: Decolonise This
Omar Ibrahim offers a more nuanced take on the hypocrisies and rigidity of left-wing thinking, especially regarding race. His take is detoxified by coming from a largely sympathetic standpoint, from playing up his own stupidity and - of course - from not being white.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th May 2022The Unfriend review
Review of Steven Moffat's new comedy play with Reece Shearsmith, Amanda Abbington and Frances Barber.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th May 2022Ricky Gervais: SuperNature review
"Comedy evolves," Ricky Gervais tells his SuperNature audience as he explains the nature of stand-up. But his comedy barely does.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th May 2022Athena Kugblenu: Shaking Her Class review
She has plenty of thoughts on the matter, if few clear-cut conclusions, as she considers the topic more subtly than simply dividing the world into quinoa-consuming Tarquins and chip-munching Daves.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th May 2022BBC Comedy Festival Live review
Reviews of the stand-ups showcased in Newcastle.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th May 2022