Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
Press clippings
Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing? review
Amid all the oddballs doing stand-up, Pierre Novellie seems like one of the most well-adjusted: eloquent, composed and wearing his Cambridge-educated sophistication as proudly as his velvet jacket.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 28th March 2024Big Mood review
Blimey. Channel 4's new comedy Big Mood doesn't waste much time getting going.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th March 2024Leigh Francis: My First Time review
My First Time probably does enough to sate Francis's fans, but anyone left cold by the enduring success of this crass idiot will be left none the wiser by the show's end.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 8th March 2024Catherine Bohart: Again, With Feelings review
Review of the new stand-up show from a comic contemplating motherhood.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th March 2024The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin review
Dick Turpin's gone woke! He's now a non-violent vegan who prefers knitting to armed robbery, shuns toxic masculinity, and embraces diversity in his gang of previously ruthless outlaws.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st March 2024Count Arthur Strong: And It's Goodnight From Him review
We're going to see a lot of befuddled old men muddling their words in this US Presidential election year - so thank heavens for confusion that's funny, rather than terrifying.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st February 2024Komedia New Comedy Award 2024 review
I'd wager the judges' scores must have been pretty tight at the final of Komedia's New Comedy Award. I know mine were, with little separating a talented bunch, none of whom crashed and burned under the pressure of the occasion.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 16th February 2024Romesh Ranganathan review
Curmudgeonly but sympathetic, Ranganathan reels off anecdote after anecdote that showcase a grumpiness which many people demonstrably identify with. It's not genre-defining stand-up for the ages, occasionally nudging towards generic wisdom, but wholly entertaining, seasoned with more personal vulnerabilities, and delivered with ease and no-frills charm.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 13th February 2024Frank Skinner: 30 Years Of Dirt review
To deploy the cliché 'he makes it look effortless' can't do justice to how instinctive the mechanics of stand-up are to Frank Skinner.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th February 2024Jonathan Pie: Heroes And Villains review
You can't fault the sheer amount of effort and energy he puts into his superpowered performance.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd February 2024