Steve Bennett (II)
- Irish
- Stand-up comedian and musical comedian
Press clippings Page 23
Harry Hill: The Movie - Review
Too many ideas that might look zany and original on paper actually seem increasingly futile, even desperate.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th December 2013BBC New Comedy Award final 2013 review
Proof, were ever it needed, that the geeks have inherited the world of comedy came at the final of the BBC New Comedy Award last night, thanks to an almost uninterrupted parade of the terminally uncool
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th December 2013Review: Jane Bussmann
In Bono And Geldolf Are C*nts, Jane Bussmann rattles a hornets' nest of patronising Western complacency that almost certainly need to be rattled.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th November 2013Crackanory review
A show such as Crackanory is dependent on the varied voices of individual writers even more than its roster of big-name performers, so almost inevitably some tales will appeal more than others. The opener showed both what can be achieved from a fertile imagination, and the disappointing product of a more pedestrian approach.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th November 2013Why comedians write the best memoirs
It might sometimes seem as if anyone with a public profile has a book out, but the best of them, will surely come from comedians.
Steve Bennett, The Huffington Post, 11th November 2013Review - Vikki Stone: Definitely
This is all well-structured, taking in diversions into more original territory than Cowell's vacuous shiny-floor TV output - most notably a lyrical tricksy power ballad about a pretentious Will Self quote that requires all her Royal Academy Of Music training to pull off.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th November 2013Review - Stewart Lee: Much A-Stew About Nothing
It's a darkly heartfelt section that goes much deeper than the stock thoughts about ageing that many a middle-aged male comic might share...
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th November 2013Review: Sarah Millican: Home Bird
Her shtick is to be like the gossipy best friend, so makes no secret of her divorce and shares vignettes from her seven-year relationship, whether it's the silly jokes they share or an anecdote about a trip to Warwick Castle, not the most heavily exploited of comedy topics, but one which shows her ability to hold a longer narrative.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 4th November 2013Andrew Maxwell review
His skill, astuteness and wit means Andrew Maxwell deserves to be much better known beyond the circle of comedy aficionados; although it's also his down-to-earth experiences as a globe-trotting road comic that give him such a brilliant everyman perspective that's on clear display here.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd November 2013Ross Noble interview
Ross Noble's new TV venture, Freewheeling, starts on Dave tonight. Part-travelogue and part comedy show, the programme sees him zipping around the country on his motorbike, taking his lead as to what to do next from suggestions made by his followers on Twitter.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th October 2013