Sean Foley
- English
- Actor, writer and director
Press clippings
Greg Davies to headline first Rik Mayall Comedy Festival
The first Rik Mayall Comedy Festival, due to run in Droitwich Spa from 31st May to 7th June, will feature acts including Greg Davies, Peter Richardson, Shaparak Khorsandi and Helen Lederer.
British Comedy Guide, 20th February 2025Armando Iannucci & Chris Morris interviewed for BBC arts documentary
Armando Iannucci is to be profiled by the BBC's imagine arts series, in a film that also features interviews with Chris Morris, Steve Coogan, Michael Palin, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Jesse Armstrong, Peter Capaldi and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
British Comedy Guide, 14th February 2025Dr Strangelove director Sean Foley on Steve Coogan's extraordinary performance
Foley and Armando Iannucci have adapted Stanley Kubrick's classic satirical film for the theatre. It's more relevant now than ever, they say.
Lauren Murphy, The Sunday Times, 15th December 2024Dr Strangelove play to be screened in cinemas
A recording of the stage version of Dr Strangelove starring Steve Coogan will be released in cinemas from 27th March 2025.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd December 2024Dr Strangelove review
Of course, satire should always be serious, but go in a better frame of mood to really enjoy it.
Howard Loxton, British Theatre Guide, 7th November 2024Dr Strangelove review
Maybe we should call him Steve Sellers, or perhaps Peter Coogan... Either way, comedian Steve Coogan makes a fine fist of channelling the maniacal ghost of the late Peter Sellers in one of his best-known films: Stanley Kubrick's satire of nuclear Armageddon, Dr. Strangelove.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 1st November 2024Dr Strangelove review
It is really Coogan who makes Dr Strangelove a classic production, mixing hard-hitting satire with knockabout humour
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 31st October 2024Dr Strangelove review
Coogan is bang on the button.
John Nathan, The Jewish Chronicle, 31st October 2024Dr Strangelove review
Steve Coogan excels in four roles in Armando Iannucci's adaptation of the classic movie.
Gary Naylor, Broadway World, 30th October 2024Dr Strangelove review
The play is not one for the whole family but does highlight that it is sometimes better to embrace a tragic situation through laughter rather than horror.
Ramsey Baghdadi, London Theatre Reviews, 30th October 2024