Steve Coogan
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings
Steve Coogan interview: "There's no such thing as a no-go area in comedy"
His reputation as an irascible, press-hating leftie is no longer accurate - thanks to a penguin, Partridge and some crows' feet.
Ed Cumming, The Telegraph, 18th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Adapted from Tom Michell's memoir by the ever industrious Jeff Pope, The Penguin Lessons begins in 1976, when Michell (Steve Coogan) is a somewhat disaffected English teacher, beginning a new post in a private school in Argentina.
Philip Caveney, Bouquets & Brickbats, 18th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Improbably, the feel-good factor prevails.
Michal Boncza, Morning Star, 18th April 2025Steve Coogan on his very unusual new comedy
"The penguin takes the edge off the fascism."
Annabel Nugent, The Independent, 17th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Stark political reality of 1970s Argentina and zoological farce fail to gel in glib story of an English teacher abroad.
Jonathan Romney, The Financial Times, 17th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
A sweet, inoffensive tale starring Steve Coogan.
Kevin Maher, The Times, 17th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Not even Steve Coogan and his cute pet can save this twee tale.
Tim Robey, The Telegraph, 17th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Think Dead Penguins Society.
David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 16th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Starring Steve Coogan as a jaded teacher in 1970s Argentina, The Penguin Lessons is a whimsical misfire.
Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 16th April 2025The Penguin Lessons review
Steve Coogan's English teacher takes up a position at a boarding school in Buenos Aries in the 1970s, where a military coup and a penguin upend his life.
John Nathan, The Jewish Chronicle, 16th April 2025