Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 7
Josh Pugh: Existin' La Vida Loca review
His forte is the apparently trivial observation, made absurd.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st May 2024Morgan Rees: Turning Thirsty review
It's a funny act-out that tops a night of solid stand-up from a man with a catalogue of amusing observations about setting into who he is in life, warts and all, occasionally sprinkled with dick jokes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th May 2024Otto Kuhnle review
Imagine all the oddball variety acts from Britain's Got Talent rolled into one, and you'll have a good idea of what ridiculous entertainment former Malcolm Hardee Award-winner Otto Kuhnle is offering.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th May 2024Baron Fortitude: Victorian Rapper review
One thing the alter-ego of comic Luc Valvona does bring to the party is historical accuracy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th May 2024Inside No. 9: The Trolley Problem review
It's enough to say this is one of the pair's more darkly dramatic pieces. There's very little comic relief to relieve the ratcheting tension - an absurdly out-of-place reference to a certain national treasure notwithstanding - which will have you guessing till the end, certain only that this pressurised encounter is not likely to end well.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th May 2024Father John's Evening Mess review
The poster for Father John's debut show carries a quote from Viz co-founder Simon Donald, which holds the promise of some gloriously ribald filth. But it's a mood John O'Sullivan cannot muster among a dozen or so people at the end of a long day... instead the entire audience seems awkward and embarrassed about what half-hearted crudity they had let themselves in for.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th May 2024A Mundane Slide-Show Trilogy review
There's no danger of Neil Davidson's show falling foul of the advertising standards people. This is pure anti-comedy, in which a benign, amiable middle-aged bloke prattles gently on about his day-to-day life, no matter how boring, nor without much care for where any of it might be going.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th May 2024Jacob Hatton: The Hour Of England's Greatest Need review
Midlife crises come early these days. Jacob Hatton had his at his 32nd birthday party, at least according to the loose premise of this show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th May 2024Steve Parry: The Last Of The Famous International Amateurs review
Steve Parry intends his show to be a celebration of amateurism in its true sense - done for love rather than money - rather than referring to a lack of polish. In truth, he exhibits a big chunk of both, though that's no bad thing as his chaotic enthusiasm is a powerful engine for this loose but entertaining hour.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th May 2024Going Coastal With Donald McGinty review
Talk about commitment to the idea. Post-lockdown, Manchester-based comedian Sean Mason made just over a dozen episodes of his spoof travelogue Going Coastal, most about ten to 15 minutes long, even though most of them attracted well short of 100 viewers on YouTube.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th May 2024