Steve Bennett (I)
- Journalist and reviewer
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Review: Perfect Sound Whatever, by James Acaster
James Acaster's second book covers the same annus horriblis as his current, brilliant tour show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 - but with more about the music of 2016. A lot more.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 12th September 2019Review: Scarborough
When Scarborough was announced, it seemed to have a lot in common with creator Derren Litten's long-running hit Benidorm, being set in a seaside resort town with a cast of working-class characters united by a love of karaoke. But they show two very different iterations of the same broad premise.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th September 2019The Crown Dual: review
This is the pantomime version of The Crown, distilling the first series of Netflix's lavish royal drama into a little over an hour and on a budget that wouldn't cover one of Claire Foy's cardigans.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 6th September 2019Greenwich Comedy Festival 2019 opening night
The Greenwich Comedy Festival is always a late-summer treat: a chance to catch top names on a line-up bill, often after they've done boot camp of Edinburgh and before their autumn tours.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 5th September 2019Book review: A Hitch In Time by Andy Smart
Hopefully there will be another instalment that details that transition into comedy - for Smart is a hugely engaging writer with a simple but effective style. Though it surely helps that he has stories aplenty from such a life full of escapades.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2019Review - Tom Ballard: Enough at Soho Theatre
We are likely to be seeing more of Ballard in the UK. During the show, he reveals that he's now in the country on a two-year working visa.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 3rd September 2019Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar review
In almost every story he cheerfully reinforces his perpetual underdog status. Even when he made the BBC News for getting stranded in New York during a snowstorm, he took umbrage at their two-word description of him as a 'diabetic comedian'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit review
You don't have to have a masochistic streak be in Paul Chowdhry's audience, but it might help - as there;s a good chance he'll attack you as a 'bastard' or 'wanker'.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage review
Flo and Joan seem to be growing in confidence as both performers and writers, year on year.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019Chris Ramsey: Approval Needed review
However lightweight the stories, Ramsey's dynamic delivery has the hometown crowd at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle thoroughly entertained.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 29th August 2019