Steve Bennett (II)
- Irish
- Stand-up comedian and musical comedian
Press clippings Page 2
For Little Alan review
Party like it's 1994! The boys in the Pub Band are back together - and exploding into silliness.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th May 2016Dave Bailey: Beige Against The Machine review
Bailey is, he readily confesses, a beta male - out of place in nightclubs but declaring himself to have a personality, unlike those who think an interesting hat or peculiar facial hair is substitute enough for that. Yet whet it comes to his material, you'd be quite hard-pressed to find much personality in that, either.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th May 2016Best Boy review
Male double act Best Boy have a handful of excellent 'tentpole' sketches - most notably an enjoyably anarchic finale - but they prop up some pretty flimsy material in between.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th May 2016Mum preview
It revolves around the newly widowed Cathy, with the opener set as friends and family gather at her suburban home for David's funeral. Though it's a big occasion, the comedy here emerges from the apparently mundane. It wouldn't be out of place to mention Mum in the same breath as Abigail's Party.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th May 2016Cunk On Shakespeare preview
This may be the first full-length outing for Cunk, but it surely won't be the last.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th May 2016Upstart Crow critics shouldn't be given credibility
An attack on critics who are angry of Upstart Crow's use of what is wrongly described as "canned laughter".
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th May 2016Upstart Crow review
Gadzooks! After some high-profile flops in both hemispheres, Ben Elton has rediscovered his mojo... and all it took was a return trip to Elizabethan England.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th May 2016Foil, Arms and Hog: Skiddlywup review
It's a bit of a rowdy Friday-night crowd for Foil, Arms and Hog's Brighton Fringe show - but for a sketch trio, these three are well-equipped for the challenge.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th May 2016Review: The Windsors
There are some neat, if not side-splitting, lines and enjoyably daft premises, but the show never really takes off. A lot of the scenes have a touch of the Spitting Image about them for sure - but what works as sketch doesn't necessarily sustain for a full narrative.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th May 2016Citizen Khan: They All Know Me review
This may be an assumption of my own, but it seems this audience do not regularly go to comedy nights, and they seemed reasonably entertained by the show presented to them. If only they knew how much funnier, more original, more ambitious shows are out there.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th May 2016