Steve Bennett (III)
- Actor
Press clippings Page 2
Mum 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 2016S**tfaced Shakespeare - review
As this kingdom becomes a stage for so much reverential Bard adoration, Shitfaced Shakespeare restores his work to the bawdy pantomime so much of it would have been back at ye olde Globe.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th April 2016Book review - Sara Pascoe: Animal
Few comedians' books can lay claim to being important; but Sara Pascoe's debut, Animal, falls firmly into that category.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 26th April 2016Flowers review
Having previously co-written and co-directed the acclaimed indie film Black Pond, one of Chris Langham's few projects since his downfall, Will Sharpe can rightly stake a claim to be a genuine comedy auteur on the back of this original and compelling work.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th April 2016