Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Review - Rob Newman: A Total Eclipse Of Descartes
Rob Newman makes no apology for the ambitious scope of his latest show, promising to cover 2,500 years of human ideas in just 60 minutes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th January 2018Angstrom review
Not every gag fires, but there are certainly enough of them to ensure you'll soon find one that does. Aptly, you're never far from a killer. Plus the story is compelling and labyrinthine enough for listeners to want to tune in next week to find out what happens next.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th January 2018Inside No. 9: Bernie Clifton's Dressing Room preview
This reunion, after three decades, is a tense affair.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th January 2018Review: Vic and Bob's Big Night Out
We should be grateful they wouldn't let it lie, and the next four Big Night Outs planned for BBC Four next year can't come fast enough.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017The 10 most memorable comedy gigs of 2017
Every year, I see more than 300 gigs as Chortle's editor and chief reviewer. Here's my personal round-up of the ten most memorable of 2017. Not necessarily the best - though that's a good metric - but the performances that will stay with me.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017Eric, Ernie And Me review
It's not Christmas without Morecambe and Wise, but even you think you've seen everything the duo have done, this latest BBC Four comedy biopic offers a new perspective on their enduring partnership, through the prism of the contribution Eddie Braben made to the act.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th December 2017300 Years of French and Saunders review
It wouldn't be too much to ask for a full French and Saunders Christmas special for 2018, rather than raking over old ground.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th December 2017Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People 2017 review
For a show based upon the rigours of the scientific process, Robin Ince's annual celebration of the curious and the creative has some pretty large margins of error. Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People? More like 19, by my count of the guests.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th December 2017Russell Howard: Recalibrate review
Whenever the material teeters towards mawkishness or a trite feelgood message - which is relatively frequently - Howard always undercuts it with a daft image or some sniggering sexual material, not always sophisticated, but done with flair.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th December 2017Leicester Square Theatre Comedian of The Year 2017
ifteen new acts - plus a headliner - over a three-and-a-half hour gig might sound more like a demanding endurance test than a fun night out. But thanks to a very strong line-up, Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian Of The Year final entertained to the end. Mo Omar was the winner.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th December 2017