Steve Coogan
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings
Dr 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 2024Tim Harding's comedy diary
With a zingy, approachable tone, a certain Broadway slickness (there's even a 'Who's On First'-style routine added) and an obedient fidelity to the original script, it's unlikely to upset anyone, but part of Dr Strangelove's enduring power is in its originality, and there's none of that here. Plus Janine Harouni, Andy Barr and Bangmouth Village.
Tim Harding, Chortle, 24th November 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 2024Steve Coogan's West End gamble - can he rival Peter Sellers?
Taking on Captain Mandrake and co in Dr Strangelove was always going to be a risk. There's no doubting the energy. Yet the uneven new lines and old favourites alike play too much in the same heightened register.
Dominic Maxwell, The Sunday Times, 3rd 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 2024Steve Coogan & John C. Reilly reunite for rival actor film The Players
Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are reuniting for The Players, a comedy film about rival actors in which they play 19th century thespians Edwin Forrest and William MacCready, written by Coogan's regular collaborator and Stan & Ollie scribe Jeff Pope, with Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty, Military Wives) directing.
British Comedy Guide, 31st October 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
A solid five-star show in my opinion, though some politically charged jokes might fly over the heads of less politically minded viewers.
Valentine Gale-Sides, Curtain Call Reviews, 30th October 2024