Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 26
Travis Jay: Son Of David review
Travis Jay has some potent things to say about endemic racism and toxic masculinity - sometimes told with sharp comic analogy, sometimes told from the heart. But he takes time to find passion and direction in a show of patchy quality and muddled focus.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd June 2022Damned Andrew review
Not quite an instant cult classic, but seems worth sticking with, especially if the set-up already appeals.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st June 2022Ellie & Natasia review
What a welcome addition to the sketch show pantheon.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st June 2022Matt Forde: Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right review
Despite Matt Forde's position as one our foremost political comedians, he struggles to alchemise these apparently bottomless reserves of Westminster shitstormery into pin-sharp comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th June 2022Goodbye Baz: how stars celebrated the life of Barry Cryer
Friends, fans and family of Barry Cryer gathered in London's West End last night to remember the great gagsmith at a star-studded memorial gig.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th June 2022Rowan Atkinson interview
'People think perfectionism is admirable... I find it quite corrosive'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th June 2022Janey Godley: Still Got It review
To say Janey Godley has had quite the six months since she was last on stage would be an epic understatement.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th June 2022Lara Ricote and Sikisa amongst 99 Club bursary recipients
Lara Ricote, Sikisa, Ania Magliano, Lily Phillips and Sian Davies received money from the The 99 Club's 2022 bursary for female and non-binary comedians.
British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2022Backstage With Katherine Ryan review
The suggestion that Backstage With Katherine Ryan is a genuine look at what goes on in the green room is clearly a myth. If nothing else, the lawyers would never allow it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th June 2022Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] review
Given Boris Johnson's daily catalogue of calamities, the time does not seem especially right for satire on the bygone deeds and misdeeds of Tony Blair. But this musical comes from the childish mind of Harry Hill, so the politics almost always plays second fiddle to the silly.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th June 2022