Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 45
Michael McIntyre: Showman review
For a benign observational stand-up, Michael McIntyre can be a surprisingly divisive figure among comedy aficionados. This review - and indeed his first Netflix special - is not going to change your mind either way as to the merits of his work.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th September 2020The Duchess review
Maybe it will take a second series to emphasise what is so obviously great about this comedy, and to exorcise what so obviously isn't.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th September 2020Review: Phil Ellis Is Trying - Series 3
Phil Ellis is unlikely to ever become embroiled in a debate about the politics of comedians on the BBC. Instead, his returning Radio 4 series Phil Ellis Is Trying offers an almost timelessly absurd type of humour that can only work on radio, unconstrained by reality.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th September 2020Two Weeks To Live review
"Fish out of water" is a stock comedy premise, and in Two Weeks To Live, Kim is a very strange fish indeed.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd September 2020The Lenny Henry Show review
Considering the writers and cast of The Lenny Henry Show features a lot of up-and-comers, the style of this new Radio 4 series is remarkably old-school, dated, even.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th August 2020The battle to Save Live Comedy is getting critical
'Use it or lose it' as best you can, writes Steve Bennett.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th August 2020Famalam season 3 review
It's a shame the new series of Famalam has run into a racism storm on its release, as the row over offensive Jamaican stereotypes certainly doesn't reflect the more savvy wit that generally pervades this almost all-black sketch show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Harry Hill's World Of TV review
Where have we seen this before? Harry Hill offering his surreal commentary on scenes from television... But Harry Hill's World Of TV differs from the phenomenon that was TV Burp in several ways.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Review: Punting Comedy, Oxford
Given the restrictions on gathering indoors, almost every comedy gig in these times has an unusual twist: it's a drive-in, or in a stately home... or in this case on a pontoon floating in the Thames with most of the audience on punts. 'The most Oxford thing ever,' host Harry Househam of the local Jericho Comedy Club called it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st August 2020Book review: To Be Someone by Ian Stone
You don't have to be a Jam fan to appreciate Ian Stone's reminiscences about his formative experiences following the band, but you possibly have to be of a similar age. And quite probably a bloke, where love of a group or a football team can help forge an identity and a friendship group for many a socially awkward teenager.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th August 2020