Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Phil Wang: Wang In There, Baby! on Netflix review
With a knack for making a lot out of a little, Wang is an understatedly stylish comic.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2024Pierre Novellie: Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? book review
For anyone interested in neurospicy brains, Novellie is a charming guide.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd September 2024Adrian Bliss: The Greatest Nobodies of History review
It's probably a good job that tickets for Adrian Bliss's live show to launch his book The Greatest Nobodies of History came with a free copy, as his sketches acting out chapters did little to sell the concept.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th August 2024Daddy Issues review
Daddy Issues may not stick its landing, but it undoubtedly takes flight.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th August 2024Do Gooders review
Garrick Millerick's acerbically jaded worldview is evident from the pre-credit scene of Do Gooders, in which his character is being grilled about the lack of enthusiasm for his job in a mid-level charity.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th July 2024Piglets review
They may have had to go back 20 years to get the old writing team back together again, but ITV deserves to have a hit on its hands with Piglets.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2024Daniel Kitson: Collaborator review
Kitson has wrung out jokes from every angle of this innovative conceit, and made comedic capital out of his possible pretentiousness, thus avoiding it. He takes swipes at the awfulness of actors, calls stand-up a bankrupt art form full of people telling you too directly what they think and mocks his own legacy and reduces storytelling to its simplest elements.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th July 202499 Club Bursary Showcase 2024 review
Five female comics making their Fringe debut.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th July 202499 Club announces 2024 bursary recipients
The 99 Club's Female & Non-Binary Comedians Bursary Programme has announced five winners for 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 16th July 2024Kingston Comedian Of The Year review
Surely the only final anyone cared about yesterday was the Crack Comedy club's inaugural new act competition.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th July 2024