Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Inside No 9: Wuthering Heist review
Wuthering Heist is another ambitious episode, bringing back Inside No 9 with a bang that should satisfy all the fans who have been eagerly awaiting it. Even, maybe, those on internet fan boards...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th May 2021Bloods review
For a show that features crack addicts, multi-vehicle pile-ups and a cardiac arrest, Bloods is surprisingly silly.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th May 2021This Time With Alan Partridge review
It's not exactly the most relaxing comedy to watch, but there are comic gems in the rich feast of awfulness.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th April 2021Geoff Norcott: It's OK To Change Your Mind review
For the most part, though, Norcott's an affable and amusing centre-right voice, able to present an alternative view with a witty turn of phrase, far from going the full Farage. It makes for a moderately entertaining commentary on a unique 12 months - in both senses of the adverb 'moderately'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th April 2021Review: The Secret Diary of a British Muslim Aged 13¾
Tez Ilyas writes in an entertainingly self-deprecating way (even if the cover boast of 'shalwar-wettingly hilarious' is definitely overstating the case) and conveys a credible sense of his teenage years that can only contribute to the visibility of South Asian family lives, as he so clearly set out to do.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th April 2021Starstruck review
Why is Starstruck a BBC Three commission with a late-night terrestrial slot, when it has 'mainstream' written right through it?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th April 2021Don Rodolfo review
Rodolfo needs a whole world to conquer, not just the attention of some tavern drunkards.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd April 2021Rose Matafeo on her new romcom, Starstruck
'People have been constantly asking, "So who was it?, when did this happen to you?",' she says. 'I'm like, "It didn't happen to me. I swear to God!"
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th April 2021Dreaming Whilst Black: review
The BBC's iPlayer blurb for Dreaming Whilst Black manages not to mention the entire reason the show exists - or what makes it so funny.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th April 2021Review: Frank Of Ireland
It's a squally, inconsistent show, and one that could certainly do more to make the viewer want to spend time with these aggressively dysfunctional characters. But if you don't mind the lack of depth, Frank generates his share of primal laughs through sheer commitment to the mayhem.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th April 2021