Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Book review: A Hitch In Time by Andy Smart
Hopefully there will be another instalment that details that transition into comedy - for Smart is a hugely engaging writer with a simple but effective style. Though it surely helps that he has stories aplenty from such a life full of escapades.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2019Fleabag review
Although you're never more than a minute away from another hilariously inappropriate image, it's the emotional turmoil Waller-Bridge depicts so vividly that has made this a hit since its very first days at the Soho Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar review
In almost every story he cheerfully reinforces his perpetual underdog status. Even when he made the BBC News for getting stranded in New York during a snowstorm, he took umbrage at their two-word description of him as a 'diabetic comedian'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit review
You don't have to have a masochistic streak be in Paul Chowdhry's audience, but it might help - as there;s a good chance he'll attack you as a 'bastard' or 'wanker'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage review
Flo and Joan seem to be growing in confidence as both performers and writers, year on year.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Chris Ramsey: Approval Needed review
However lightweight the stories, Ramsey's dynamic delivery has the hometown crowd at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle thoroughly entertained.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019This Way Up preview
The title This Way Up is intended as a wry acknowledgment of how Aisling Bea's character Aine is struggling to reorientate herself towards normality following a mental breakdown.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th August 2019Review: The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk
Amid the trend for meaningful, realistic comedies such as Fleabag, how refreshing it is to have The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk back for a full(ish) series of unadulterated, visually stunning stupidity following a successful pilot last year.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd August 2019Tony Hawks: The A-Z Of Skateboarding review
The contents of this book don't really matter too much as its very existence is the gag.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th July 2019Review: Muzlamic
Aatif Nawaz and Ali Shahalom's offering doesn't shake the perennial sketch show curse of being 'a bit hit and miss', but it has a lively energy and some strong ideas.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd July 2019