Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Not Going Out, 100th episode review
A hundred episodes is quite some achievement for any UK sitcom. But it also means Lee Mack's remarkably long-lived Not Going Out has come to feel like part of the furniture rather than appointment-to-view TV.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th December 2023We Forced A Bot To Write This Show review
There's much talk about whether Artificial Intelligence will ever outperform humans in their jobs. Well, this silly Radio 4 comedy proves that people can take on bots at their own game - and defeat them with the power of ridicule.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st December 2023Pandemonium review
Pandemonium is flawed, but at a time when Johnson and his media cronies are trying to rewrite the narrative that they 'got the big calls right', this is a reminder that no, no they didn't.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th December 2023Sophie McCartney: Tired & Tested review
Unsurprisingly, when it comes to her material, relatability is everything.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th December 2023British Comedian Of The Year 2023 review
Its £10,001 prize has previously wooed some of the circuit's biggest hitters, such as Ian Stone, Steve Gribbin, Mike Gunn and Jeff Innocent. But this year's final of the British Comedian Of The Year seemed more open, with many experienced names but no perennial headliners at the bigger clubs. Indeed, the winner, Alistair Williams, has previously complained about being cancelled from the circuit for his contrarian views.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 30th November 2023Review - Farah Sharp & Elaine Fellows: Greatest Hits
Review of two up-and-coming comedians.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th November 2023Such Brave Girls review
Such Brave Girls falls squarely into the contemporary fashion for TV comedies that draw on unhappiness and trauma, with no shortage of either.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 22nd November 2023Review - Fascinating Aida: The 40th Anniversary Tour
At 71, indefatigable founder Dillie Keane deserves national treasure status for four unflagging decades of telling it like it is, while maintaining the grouchy hangdog demeanour that trying to entertain hoi polloi like us really isn't worth the effort.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th November 2023Mark Simmons: Quip Off The Mark review
In the age of superstar comedians emerging from nowhere - or rather TikTok - Mark Simmons has been doing things the old fashioned way: relentlessly gigging and writing jokes.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th November 2023