Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings Page 94
Rum Bunch preview
Rum Bunch is an unashamedly old-fashioned slice of gang-show radio comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd May 2017Mindhorn review
There are enough laughs from the characters, if not the plot, to make for an entertaining 90 minutes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd May 2017The Philanthropist review
Across the board, supposedly soul-searching scenes often come to sound more like shallow, self-centred millennial whines than the intended existential angst.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th April 2017The Comedy Happening review
Phil Nichol was the headliner, and Bobby Davro was the most famous name on the bill. But the comedian who'll be best remembered from this Comedy Happening gig was the relatively unknown Chris McGlade. 'Relatively unknown' for not much longer, I'd wager.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th April 2017Marcel Lucont's Whine List review
When you can ad lib as elegantly as M. Lucont, the exchanges he has with the audience are more than enough for a show as fruity as the wine he sups.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th April 2017Richard Gadd review
Monkey See, Monkey Do might not be a laugh a minute, - and there are much easier ways of getting that fix - but it's a clear demonstration of how comic sensibilities can tackle the most gruesome of issues, challenging an audience and communicating big, dark ideas with wit and absurdity.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd April 2017Bucket: BBC Four review
Bucket has a proudly female viewpoint without excluding the other half of the population. But its main appeal is that it offers prime Margolyes, always a force of nature to be savoured.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th April 2017Peter Kay's Car Share Series 2 preview
Car Share is predominantly more 'warm feeling inside' comedy than the laugh-out-loud sort, though it certainly has its moments of the latter.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th April 2017Henry IX preview
Gold's new three-part comedy Henry XI doesn't quite seem like the 'must-watch' its pedigree suggests, although it's a gently enjoyable half-hour with a handful of strong gags.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th April 2017Decline And Fall review
Imagine such a bygone world where someone would get a job they are ill-suited for, simply because they are posh. How foolish! Still, it will be interesting to see how George Osborne's London Evening Standard reviews the new BBC One adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's stinging social satire Decline And Fall.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st March 2017