Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 38
At Home With Angela Bra review
As it stands, although there's plenty of jollity here, this Bra has too much padding.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th August 2021St Albans Comedy Garden review
St Albans has become the latest city to get a big-name Comedy Garden festival, following similar events in Bristol, Brighton and Greenwich. More excitingly, this run of impressive open-air gigs is the first the organisers have staged in well over a year not to have any form of Covid restrictions.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd August 2021Jerk Series 2 review
Tim Renkow's Jerk is a clear example that anything's up for mockery, just as long as it's done with clear, uncruel intention.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd August 2021Review: Jordan Brookes On...
It's an inventive little nugget of audio, with the late-night slot and immersive presentation giving Brookes' anxious evocations even more trippy potency.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th July 2021Reginald D Hunter at Latitude 2021
The wide-ranging set finds fresh topics or fresh angles on old ones as he covers the death of his father at 102, Meghan Markle, and the private life of Philip Schofield among many others. He even does a proper pub joke you can take away to tell later... if not quite so well.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th July 2021Joel Dommett at Latitude 2021
Those who only know Joel Dommett as the excitable host of The Masked Singer are missing out: for he's a much better stand-up than you might expect from a shiny-floor ITV host. But he's a much worse rapper...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th July 2021Jo Brand at Latitude 2021 review
Not a barnstorming end to the weekend - but a solid one.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th July 2021Katherine Ryan at Latitude 2021
Quite how this will all fit together by the time she goes on tour with her new show, Missus, from September remains to be seen. But on her first outing out, her piercing attitude isn't supported by similarly sharp-edged writing. Though plenty among her army of fans seem more than happy with the truth bombs she delivered, judging from the post-gig chatter as the arena slowly emptied for the night.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th July 2021Mark Watson at Latitude 2021
Between them, Mark Watson and Robin Ince are to Latitude what the ravens are to the Tower Of London. If neither of them is here, all cannot be well with the world.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th July 2021Nina Conti at Latitude 2021
Having the wrong audio track play at a crucial moment might have derailed some comedy sets, but today's snafu at Latitude's comedy arena seems perfectly in keeping with Nina Conti's well-managed chaos.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th July 2021