Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 63
Mother: Character Assassination review
Jack Mosedale and Laura Curnick have plenty of strengths as comic performers, even if they don't always play to them.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th May 2019Leicester Square Not-So-New Comedian Of The Year review
Don't mention the big O... Leicester Square''s Not-So-New Comedian Of The Year - a retort to all the new act competitions rewarding youthful promise over hard-won experience - was previously known as the Old Comedian Of The Year. But that had to go because of its negative connotations.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th May 2019Map Man review
It is underdeveloped, and even Tom Curzon admitted at the end that he'd overlooked many of the things he had intended to do.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th May 2019Songs of Smut and Sparkle review
You have to feel a little sorry for Marcia D'Arc - the drag alter-ego of Bristol-based Mark Stewart - playing to about seven people scattered widely around a decent-sized bar.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th May 2019Janet review
Any fears that alternative comedy is on the wane can be laid to rest with Janet, the tale of a headstrong lump of uncooked dough.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th May 2019The Art Of Caring review
It will come to us all, sooner or later. And this fine one-woman show not only offers a foretaste of what it will be like to be old and in need of looking after, but also shines a light on the people who undertake the often thankless task of providing that care.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th May 2019Alistair McGowan review
He has perfectly mimicked just about everybody in the public eye, but could this be Alistair McGowan's greatest impersonation yet? A concert pianist.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th May 2019Review - Roger Clammy: How To Save A Life
Clammy is neither the sort of extravagantly broad nor devastatingly accurate comedy character that becomes an instant classic, but How To Save A Life is a solidly funny hour - and anyone who can make a heart attack funny must have something going for them.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th May 2019Review: Last Hive
Shockingly, they performed a run of this self-indulgent nonsense at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, so it's clearly supposed to be this shoddy, this is no early work-in-progress. The lack of effort and application is insulting - don't be stung.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th May 2019Review: I Am Not Victoria Wood
It's not without irony that Julia Knight's one-woman play about a Victoria Wood tribute act frustrated at being caught in the shadow of her comedy hero cannot quite escape the very same trap. It's great to hear the old VW routines again, presented in such an affectionate and faithful way by a very engaging performer, so we can easily forgive the fact her script is a little undercooked.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th May 2019