Steve Bennett (II)
- Irish
- Stand-up comedian and musical comedian
Press clippings Page 26
Latitude review: Pappy's
This boisterously playful nonsense is interspersed with some greatest hits of the past couple of years: strong sketches made stronger by their devil-may-care attitude.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2013Latitude review: Mark Watson
He realises comedy and tragedy are close bedfellows, and is brilliantly, darkly, fully when frankly describing his own struggles with sobriety - such as the strain of enduring things that, tipsy, he would have let slide, allowing for fruitful strand of observational comedy through the prism of intolerance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 20th July 2013TV review: Count Arthur Strong
First episodes of sitcoms are, notoriously, the most difficult, and Count Arthur Strong got a great deal right, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments crammed into its 28 minutes. This could well become the next comedy smash the BBC so desperately needs... expect an eventual leap to BBC One.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th July 2013The World's End review
With a fabulous Madchester-era soundtrack and a strong, believable portrait of male bonding at its core, The World's End turns out to be a hugely entertaining caper. It doesn't live up to the memorable brilliance of Shaun Of The Dead, but it's great fun if you're happy to go along for the ride.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th July 2013Mat Ricardo's London Varieties review
Juggler Mat Ricardo was annoyed by the lack of variety in the West End and on TV, so decided to do something about it.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th June 2013TV review: Vicious
For all that is wrong here, McKellen and Jacobi come with a certain camp chemistry, that's fun and forgiving. It's a thin basis for a comedy classic, admittedly, but can just about sustain half an hour of no-brain frippery.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th April 2013Interview: Steve Bennett, editor of Chortle
Steve Bennett, the Editor of comedy website Chortle says: "I'm not just a reviewer. The website is used as a resource and has news on it. That's mine. I made that. I'm proud of that."
John Fleming, 24th March 2013Review - Micky Flanagan: Back In The Game
It's on the eternal subject of the co-existence of men and women that Micky Flanagan has most to say. It risks sliding into cliche, but just about avoids it simply by dint of the situations he describes seeming so familiar to anyone in a relationship.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st March 2013Review - Pierre Hollins: White Man Blues
Hollins is an old pro, and guides the gig back to solid jokes, bookending the hour with proven hits.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 19th February 2013Rob Deering: The One - review
The hour becomes too much about a muso noodling about with his toys rather than a comic maximising the laughs.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th February 2013