Davina Bentley
Davina Bentley
- Actor, comedian and writer
Press clippings
Leicester Square Not-So-New Comedian Of The Year review
Don't mention the big O... Leicester Square''s Not-So-New Comedian Of The Year - a retort to all the new act competitions rewarding youthful promise over hard-won experience - was previously known as the Old Comedian Of The Year. But that had to go because of its negative connotations.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th May 2019Leicester Square Theatre comedian of the year review
Here's a sobering thought: in the ten years of the Leicester Square new comedian competition, 4,200 hopefuls have auditioned, according to venue owner Martin Witts. That's quite a lot of acts whose careers have gone nowhere.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th December 2018Where stand-up and Alcoholics Anonymous meet
Late afternoon in a dark, intimate room in London and people are sharing their experiences of addiction. Alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, sex and love, their raw pain and degradation revealed to strangers. But there's laughter too.
Jay Richardson, i Newspaper, 11th June 2018