Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Tarot: Soundbleed review
Without over-egging their attempts to be different, Tarot have created a slick, witty and sometimes silly sketch show that stands apart.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th October 2021Stand Up For Shelter 2021 review
As unexpected guests go, Michael McIntyre is quite the coup.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th October 2021Chris Ramsey: 20/20 review
Comedy of the everyday is harder than it looks, but Ramsey is authentic, effervescent and self-effacingly frank. The content is light, but Ramsey knows how to sell it, with his luminous presence ensuring a jolly night out.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2021Review: Sidesplitter, by Phil Wang
While there's a smart pun in the title of Sidesplitter, he artfully argues for a shared humanity that crosses divides.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2021Outsiders review
There are strong Taskmaster vibes to Outsiders, with contestants challenged to take on various trials by an unyielding authority figure who rates their variously awful, but occasionally brilliant, attempts.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th September 2021Funny Women 2021 final review
One word for Lara Ricote: Wow! The Mexican-born, Dutch-based comic exploded onto the vast stage with several megawatts of vibrant energy - an electric presence for funny, sparkly, self-deprecating stories of her sexual inexperience. Her funny bones are apparent, and she has a well-used knack for physical comedy, too. It was instantly obvious she would be the one to beat... but no one could. Her victory was surely a runaway one.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th September 2021Chortle Student Comedy Award final 2021 review
This has not been a good year to be a student, or to be a comedian - and twice as challenging to be both. Yet you would never have guessed there had been such unprecedented disruption from the final of the Chortle Student Comedy Award on Monday night, with the young acts providing as strong a line-up as ever.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd September 2021Joe Kent-Walters wins Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021
Joe Kent-Walters has won the Chortle Student Comedy Award 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 21st September 2021Gary Meikle: Surreal review
As the archetypal 'funny mate down the pub' comedian, he certainly puts the work in to make sure everyone feels they know him personally and breaking down the barrier between performer and audience. But being gregarious doesn't feel like enough.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2021Nabil Abdulrashid: N.A.B.I.L. review
Yes, he has his beefs, but they are all justified. Not least against the embittered comic (whom he names) who diminished Abdulrashid's very existence by dismissing his race as a 'gimmick'. In fact, with such a wealth of genuine first-hand experiences he can draw upon without need for embellishment, Abdulrashid is one of the least gimmicky comedians around.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th September 2021