Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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In the Long Run review
One thing you should be able to guarantee for any programme set in the 1980s is a cracking soundtrack. And so it is with In The Long Run, the new comedy based on Idris Elba's childhood on a South London council estate.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th March 2018James Acaster: Recap review
Acaster's precision in writing extends to structure, too.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th March 2018The Comedians at the King's - live review
Whether the screen version of The Comedians at the King's will change the minds of those who decides who appears on existing TV stand-up and panel shows is probably open to question, given how such programmes are often about developing relationships with emerging talent more than showcasing a tight ten honed over years on the circuit.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd March 2018Joe Pasquale in Some Mothers Do Ave Em review
As it stands, if you accept the clichés of broad old-school farce and wordplay you can often see coming, this revival of Some Mothers Do Ave Em is played out with enough verve to satisfy. But with little attempt to update its sensibilities, it's unlikely to win over a new generation of fans.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th March 2018The Greatest 50 Films In 50 Sketches - gig review
Forget the Oscars, THE biggest cinema-based event last night was surely The Greatest 50 Films In 50 Sketches, an assembly of acts penning bespoke five-minute routines based on a crowdsource list of the best movies of all time.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th March 2018Action Team review
With its high-tech HQ basking in the blue glow of vital computer monitors, ITV2's new comedy Action Team might look like [i]Spooks[i]. But it actually has a lot more in common with a rather different franchise: Austin Powers.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th March 2018Jonathan Pie: Back To The Studio review
Powerful stuff - and very often funny, too.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd February 2018Hold the Sunset review
Why do bad things happen to good people? Well, not bad exactly, but decidedly mediocre.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th February 2018Bliss review
It's the perfect premise for farce, so it's a surprise that bigamy hasn't really been the subject of a TV comedy before.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th February 2018Comedy Unleashed: new free speech comedy night review
There's always somebody who has to ruin it. Comedy Unleashed has been widely advertised as a new free-speech stand-up night, where comedians have the safe space to say what they want, without fear of falling foul of the politically correct police. Yet during the bonfire of taboos that is Scott Capurro's headlining set, one front-row punter was drawn to his feet to heckle.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th February 2018