Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Upstart 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 2016Jonny & The Baptists review
They call The End Is Nigh a play; which might be about as accurate as calling Hotline Bling an opera. Yet despite all the things more focussed direction could have fixed, the jolly duo earned a partial standing ovation from this small studenty crowd. Message delivered.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd April 2016Julian Clary: The Joy Of Mincing review
Today we celebrate the longevity of a queen, a bit anachronistic, but still widely loved. Yes, it's 'renowned homosexual' Julian Clary, back on the road again and celebrating 30 years of camp comedy.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st April 2016Luisa Omielan: Am I Right Ladies?! review
'Empowering' is the unavoidable word when discussing Luisa Omielan. After 32 years of society's body-shaming, slut-shaming and mental-health-shaming, she's come out fighting. Well not fighting so much as singing and dancing - a powerful one-woman female pride movement.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 17th April 2016