Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 9
Jazz Emu review
Jazz Emu surely deserves a knighthood for his contribution to musical comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th June 2024A Comedy Tribute To Andy Smart review
Without him around, the world of comedy is a lot quieter, too.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th June 2024Tom Greaves review
Fudgey is a fine, and somewhat sympathetic, character study of the privileged upper-middle-class ruling classes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd June 2024Rik Mayall: Panglobal Phenomenon review
Inspired by punk, he was always seeking to be subversive, which, it is clear, meant not worrying too much about finesse while embracing mistakes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st June 2024Josh 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 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 2024