Steve Bennett (II)
- Irish
- Stand-up comedian and musical comedian
Press clippings Page 18
The Infidel: The Musical review
They bring to life a script that's light-hearted, relevant and with the best, most sincere, of intentions - but one would benefit from more finessing, and more of the songs that pack a punch.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th October 2014Simon Amstell: To Be Free review
To Be Free is a typically thoughtful Amstell show mixing existential questions with belly laughs, with neither in short supply.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th October 2014Review: Brighton Comedy Festival opening gala
There's two more weeks of festival to go - not to mention a revived Fringe in a few smaller pub venues - and the gala made for a confident, if a relatively safe, introduction to the jollities ahead.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th October 2014Review: Doc Brown
His take on the industry's hang-ups about black actors is inspired - and opens the gateway to his most socially astute section, belatedly at 37 identifying himself as a feminist.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th October 2014Tom Toal: Prequel review
Huge ha-has are relatively infrequent, certainly after a club-set opener to establish his credentials, but 27-year-old Tom Toal is an enjoyable, gentle-paced storyteller.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th October 2014Book review: More Fool Me by Stephen Fry
More Fool Me isn't Fry at his gossipy, witty, powerful best - but it's a largely jaunty skip through a hard-partying celebrity life. Like the diary page of a mid-market newspaper, but seen from the inside.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd October 2014Dapper Laughs On The Pull - review
The terrifying aim is to create more men like the titular geezer himself; a vain, sleazy pick-up guy who sees women as little more than 'gash' or 'vadge'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th September 2014Lee Evans: Monsters review
Can 15,000 people a night be wrong? Lee Evans's latest, dreary tour, Monsters, is proof they might be.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th September 2014Andrew O'Neill's History Of Heavy Metal review
The metal-loving community - if that's such a thing - is certainly large enough to sustain Andrew O'Neill's genre-specific comedy, so it's to his credit that he plays wider without alienating or patronising either side.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th September 2014Review: Andy Zaltzman - Satirist For Hire
Despite his obvious flair for such intellectual gymnastics, the hour - or closer to 75 minutes tonight - remains hit-and-miss. That much of the material is for one night only, without the chance of being hones, is both a blessing and a curse.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th September 2014