Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Review: Old Comedian Of The Year 2017
Of all the stand-up competitions around - and there are many - Leicester Square Theatre's Old Comedian Of The Year has a point of difference. Not so much the age cut-off - only over-35s need apply, which still leaves a pretty wide field - but the fact that entrants must have been going for at least five years... demanding the comedians have achieved a certain level of experience, without a level of recognition.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th May 2017Book review: That's Your Lot, by Limmy
There are some good stories in That's Your Lot, but it is wildly hit and miss. If you haven't already, plump for Daft Wee Stories instead.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th May 2017Nick Elleray: Just Happy To Be Here review
This show's still a work-in-progress, running not much more than 40 minutes with occasional glances at the notebook (one of which kills the atmosphere completely) and some tried-and-tested material as ballast. But it's enough to mark him as an under-appreciated purveyor of quality downbeat comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th May 2017White Gold preview
Men behaving Badly in a period piece? White Gold could be the British answer to Mad Men... or The Wolf Of Wall Street? The Wolf of Westcliff, perhaps, given its setting in Essex in the the world of 1980s double-glazing salesmen.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th May 2017Robin Morgan: Free Man review
Robin Morgan is stuck in a very crowded genre: Another mid-30s, middle-class, low-status, slightly camp, slightly geeky beta male recounting tales entirely about his own experiences.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd May 2017Manwatching review
I can't tell you who wrote Manwatching, or even who stars in it. The author of this personal monologue about straight female sexuality is keeping her identity secret.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th May 2017Croft & Pearce Are Not Themselves review
It'd be interesting to see them go the whole hog and have properly interacting scenes, rather than tenuously linked ones, in something more narrative-driven, as that seems their forte.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th May 2017Joel Dommett Live review
'Who here's seen my penis?,' asks Joel Dommett. Huge cheer. 'Who here's seen my comedy?' Notably smaller cheer.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th May 2017John Cleese Presents review
Such readings might have made a good Radio 4 Book Of The Week had they done it when the book was published. However, the odd format, more suited to Radio 4 Extra continuity than a stand-alone programme, seems like an attempt to make up for lost time.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th May 2017James Bennison: How To Be A Winner review
The whole show is shlocky and cheerfully low-rent - adjectives that apply to the host as much as the games - yet is fun precisely because it is so tacky.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th May 2017