Michael Winterbottom
- English
- Writer and director
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Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom on Greed
The actor and director's business satire takes aim at the disgraced retail mogul Philip Green. They talk about celebrity, hypocrisy and showbiz moralising.
Henry Mance, The Financial Times, 6th February 2020Greed review
Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan reteam for an enjoyable but insufficiently scathing satire.
Katherine McLaughlin, The List, 11th October 2019Greed, review
Steve Coogan's satire of the filthy rich is torn between lecturing and sniggering.
Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 9th October 2019Muzzling Michael Winterbottom: how Sony censored Greed
His fashion tycoon send-up, starring Steve Coogan with alarming teeth, was meant to end with shocking figures about workers' pay. But the studio said no. The director relives a six-month spat.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 7th October 2019Greed review - Steve Coogan gleams in knockabout satire
Michael Winterbottom's entertaining mockumentary about a high-street fashion tycoon presents a hideous carnival of obscene wealth, vanity and moral squalor.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 12th September 2019The Trip To Greece to air on Sky One in 2020
Sky One will broadcast the latest instalment of The Trip, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's comic travel series. The Trip To Greece will be shown in 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 14th June 2019Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon plan The Trip To Greece
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are reportedly planning a fourth series of The Trip. The series will see them travel to Greece.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2018Cast revealed for Steve Coogan film Greed
The cast list has been revealed for Greed, the new comedy film starring Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher and David Mitchell. Stephen Fry, Sarah Solemani, Asim Chaudhry and Jonny Sweet are amongst the actors involved.
British Comedy Guide, 5th December 2018Steve Coogan and David Mitchell to star in super-rich satire
Steve Coogan and David Mitchell are reportedly set to star in Michael Winterbottom's new comedy film about the super rich.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2018The Trip: a show about death that deserves to live on
Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan's show is an absurd meditation on ageing - and as the years go by, it just gets better. It would be a grave mistake to stop it now.
Edward Tew, The Guardian, 12th May 2017