Steve Bennett (II)
- Irish
- Stand-up comedian and musical comedian
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Kevin Bridges review
The whole hour is delivered in an intimate tone, him chuckling at his own gags or occasionally glancing subtly left and right, a tacitly conspiratorial gesture that cements the atmosphere of this being playful banter before the boss shows up. But, of course, Kevin Bridges IS the boss...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th September 2015TV review: Rotters
Rotters, about a hapless bunch of thieves attempting an antiques heist, couldn't bring the same inventiveness to the silent comedy genre as Sam Simmons, John Kearns and Phil Burgers (aka Doctor Brown) bring to the live field.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th September 2015Cradle To Grave review
The cast make the characters shine, particularly the empathetic Laurie Kynaston as 15-year-old Danny, and Lucy Speed, underused in episode one as long-suffering mum Bet, reduced to histrionics after stumbling across her son making out.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2015Review: An Evening with Harry Enfield & Paul Whitehouse
After last year's brilliant Story Of The Twos to mark BBC Two's 50th birthday, Harry and Paul return to the channel to honour another great institution: themselves.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 31st August 2015Nine things I was asked to do this Fringe...
From deleting bad reviews to paying for their own tickets.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th August 2015TV review: Top Coppers
It doesn't match the excellent Brooklyn Nine-Nine for quick-fire sass, but Top Coppers could well be a grower in terms of undemanding distraction over the next five episodes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th August 2015Writing That Sitcom by James Cary - review
James Cary's book is is slightly mis-titled. Writing That Sitcom is not so much a step-by-step guide to creating a magic script, more a very long way of saying: Writing a sitcom? What the hell are you thinking! It's hard. Really hard. Your genius idea probably never get made and if it does, the process is so awful you'll hate it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th August 2015Preview: Terry Alderton's All Crazy Now
Comedies on Radio 4, however good, can sometimes fall into the trap of sounding the same. No such chance here. This show is so packed full of disjoined sentences, cheap and silly songs, odd impressions, tape loops, sound effects and electronic beats, that it feels like a pirate takeover.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th July 2015Review: The Last Sparks Of Sundown
On stage, the Pajama Men create multi-stranded filmic epics in their nightwear, so a transfer to the big screen seems long overdue. However their first foray into features, The Last Sparks Of Sundown, though sporadically amusing, lacks both the ambition and the consistency of their stage shows.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th July 2015Review: Jason Manford at Latitude
He hasn't been to Latitude for nine years, and hasn't played any other outdoor festivals in the meantime, but it's not for want of appreciation. The audience here love him, no matter what his level of cool.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2015