Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Review: Kojo Anim Presents the Taxi Tour
He's too insubstantial and uncreative for my taste, but such things are rarely a barrier to superstardom if you're likeable. And that, Kojo most certainly is.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th February 2020Review - Anna and Helen: Stuck In A Rat
It's possible that more comedians have parodied life gurus than there are real ones, but Anna and Helen use the tried-and-tested formula to strong effect.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th February 2020Inside No 9: The Referee's A W*nker review
If conjuring up a fresh set of characters, circumstances and even cinematic style for every new half-hour episode of Inside No 9 takes its toll on Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's creativity, you wouldn't know it from tonight's taut opening episode of the fifth series.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd February 2020Review: Anna Mann and others NextUp recording
For those at the taping at Rich Mix in East London, it's pretty much a normal gig, with unobtrusive cameras and friendly-but-cynical compere Esther Manito setting up running gags with audience members.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd February 2020Jamali Maddix: Strip Club Einstein review
Maddix is a natural storyteller, and tales from his sketchy past or foolhardy present, such as an ill-advised casual hook-up when on tour, have a vicarious interest for the largely young, hip, middle-class and white audience who flock to the Vault Festival beneath London Waterloo station.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st January 2020Leopardess review
Set at a funeral, this new show from sketch comedy team Leopardess shows off the acting chops of performers Rosie Frecker and Rosie Abraham but is let down by an underpowered script that never holds the interest - and doesn't have enough jokes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st January 2020Review - Alfie Brown: Imagination
Maybe if you need your comedy to have a punchline every 30 seconds, this isn't for you. But if you want thoughtful, absorbing insight into the human state, as seen through a wry comic lens, Brown delivers.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th January 2020Police Cops - Badass Be Thy Name review
It's not nuanced or clever - deliberately so - and not always as original as what the creators achieve in their best moments. Yet for all this, they make it a blast. Sound.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th January 2020Rob Delaney: Jackie review
He's a charismatic, naturally funny, teller of tales, whose self-deprecating, and counterintuitively life-affirming, anecdotes will lighten up the hour you spend with him.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st January 2020Tom Basden: Sorry Thank You Please review
The compelling tales are interspersed with wry songs with Basden earnestly delivering twists with credibility and a dry irony.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th January 2020