Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Ghosts Series 2 review
It's been more than a year since Ghosts were on our screens - but it seems like they have never been away, such is the way these spooks from down the ages already feel so familiar.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st September 2020Suzi Ruffell: Stand Up The O2 review
She also regaled the audience with well-honed tales of coming out to her geezerish dad and vivacious mum, a woman unable keep a secret. As an aside, Ruffell revealed that she should have been getting married this summer, had Covid not struck.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 18th September 2020Michael McIntyre: Showman review
For a benign observational stand-up, Michael McIntyre can be a surprisingly divisive figure among comedy aficionados. This review - and indeed his first Netflix special - is not going to change your mind either way as to the merits of his work.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 15th September 2020The Duchess review
Maybe it will take a second series to emphasise what is so obviously great about this comedy, and to exorcise what so obviously isn't.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 11th September 2020Review: Phil Ellis Is Trying - Series 3
Phil Ellis is unlikely to ever become embroiled in a debate about the politics of comedians on the BBC. Instead, his returning Radio 4 series Phil Ellis Is Trying offers an almost timelessly absurd type of humour that can only work on radio, unconstrained by reality.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 9th September 2020Two Weeks To Live review
"Fish out of water" is a stock comedy premise, and in Two Weeks To Live, Kim is a very strange fish indeed.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 2nd September 2020The Lenny Henry Show review
Considering the writers and cast of The Lenny Henry Show features a lot of up-and-comers, the style of this new Radio 4 series is remarkably old-school, dated, even.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th August 2020The battle to Save Live Comedy is getting critical
'Use it or lose it' as best you can, writes Steve Bennett.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 24th August 2020Harry Hill's World Of TV review
Where have we seen this before? Harry Hill offering his surreal commentary on scenes from television... But Harry Hill's World Of TV differs from the phenomenon that was TV Burp in several ways.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020Famalam season 3 review
It's a shame the new series of Famalam has run into a racism storm on its release, as the row over offensive Jamaican stereotypes certainly doesn't reflect the more savvy wit that generally pervades this almost all-black sketch show.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 23rd August 2020