Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 70
Comedy Central Live review
Comedy Central might have had trouble attracting punters to its first live festival - surely not helped by the fact it would have initially cost £90 to see a day's stand-up, a price subsequently slashed to £20, or a tenner if you went on Groupon - but they had no such problem attracting the top-notch acts.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th October 2018Review: Johnny English Strikes Again
The premise of Rowan Atkinson's third Johnny English film - a good seven years after the last - is that our titular secret agent is an analogue hero in a digital age.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th October 2018Best Foot Forward by Adam Hills review
Adam Hills is surely the most positive man in comedy. So it would be delicious to report that had used his autobiography to settle old scores, start new feuds and indiscreetly call out all the bastards he's encountered over his career. But, no. Best Foot Forward is as hospitable, heartwarming and uplifting as you could expect from the ever-affable Aussie.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th October 2018Review: Dave Gorman
Long-running TV series often end in a feature-length special, so Dave Gorman's latest tour could well be seen as an elongated swansong for Modern Life Is Goodish, with the Prince Of Pedants offering 90 minutes of methodically forensic observational comedy in the same format that's entertained viewers these past five years.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st October 2018David McIver Is A Nice Little Man review
Toxic masculinity is at the heart of David McIver's show. This we know as he or his characters expressly say so a number of times, even though the audience surely don't require the message to be so unsubtly spelt out.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th September 2018Goodnight Sweetheart: The Musical review
This is clearly a run designed as a work in progress for the big league.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th September 2018Jak Knight review
There was certainly sympathy for this likeable young comic in the room, but the lack of connection meant his comic ideas just weren't bearing fruit, as he struggled to get us to get on board with set-ups.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th September 2018The Luke McQueen Pilots: The Luke of Love review
Some of the scenes are certainly funny, especially the image of the comedian as a baby, 'Pukey Lukey', in a segment purportedly designed to test the contestants' mothering skills, which again goes on too long. Meanwhile McQueen crashing a date in the real world is as embarrassing as it gets, another step towards the inevitable collapse of the format.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th September 2018Greenwich Comedy Festival day 3 review
Reviews of Sean Lock, Henning Wehn, Rosie Jones, Tom Lucy and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th September 2018Greenwich Comedy Festival day 2 review
Review of James Acaster, Nish Kumar, Suzi Ruffell and John Robins.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th September 2018