Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Funny Women final 2019 review
With so much of today's best comedy, especially on TV, coming from women, it seems more ridiculous than ever to think of female-led comedy as a sub-genre. And judging by the impressively strong final in this year's Funny Women award, there are plenty more talented comics waiting in the traps to keep redressing the industry's historic gender imbalance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2019Review - Eddie Izzard: Wunderbar
Wunderbar genuinely swoops from the sublime to the ridiculous. How many comics will namecheck a specific gene as well as mime a suspicious seagull?
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th September 2019TV review: Comedians Giving Lectures
It's a fun and diverting half-hour of post-Taskmaster entertainment.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th September 2019TV review: Defending The Guilty
Given the Supreme Court deliberations are dominating the news today, this is either the best or worst day to launch a comedy about lawyers.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th September 2019Review - Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic's Mixtape
Romesh Ranganathan has quickly supplanted Jack Dee as comedy's favourite grouch.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th September 2019Review: Perfect Sound Whatever, by James Acaster
James Acaster's second book covers the same annus horriblis as his current, brilliant tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - but with more about the music of 2016. A lot more.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th September 2019Review: Scarborough
When Scarborough was announced, it seemed to have a lot in common with creator Derren Litten's long-running hit Benidorm, being set in a seaside resort town with a cast of working-class characters united by a love of karaoke. But they show two very different iterations of the same broad premise.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th September 2019The Crown Dual: review
This is the pantomime version of The Crown, distilling the first series of Netflix's lavish royal drama into a little over an hour and on a budget that wouldn't cover one of Claire Foy's cardigans.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th September 2019Greenwich Comedy Festival 2019 opening night
The Greenwich Comedy Festival is always a late-summer treat: a chance to catch top names on a line-up bill, often after they've done boot camp of Edinburgh and before their autumn tours.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th September 2019Review - Tom Ballard: Enough at Soho Theatre
We are likely to be seeing more of Ballard in the UK. During the show, he reveals that he's now in the country on a two-year working visa.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2019