Steve Coogan
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 39
Presumably, Alan Partridge is a fan of Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, who once said: "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by." So it has proved for Alan, who, in 2018, will finally find himself back on the BBC after years in the wilderness. No doubt he'll be typically gracious about the whole thing. This doc explores one of the most three-dimensional comedy creations of all time.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 27th December 2017The making of Alan Partridge
Twenty years on from the first series of I'm Alan Partridge, the Norwich based comedic creation is returning to the BBC.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 27th December 2017Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How and Whom? review
If you are feeling as over-stuffed on seasonal jollity as you are on pigs in blankets then, surprisingly, this Alan Partridge documentary might be just in order.
Bernadette McNaulty, i Newspaper, 27th December 2017Review - Alan Partridge: Why When Where How and Whom?
Steve Coogan's monstrous comic icon is all set to return to the BBC next year with a new Brexit-related show, so as a nice curtain-raiser this documentary about Alan Partridge works as both a laugh-packed clips show and a history of the spoof celebrity who put Norwich on the map.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th December 2017Steve Coogan: I was conflicted about addressing Brexit
After deliberation, Remain voter Steve Coogan decided to address Brexit in his new series of Alan Partridge as "having a fool praise something is a far more powerful indictment than just criticising it".
i Newspaper, 11th December 2017Preview: Alan Partridge: Why, When, Where, How & Whom?
This richly textured account of the craft involved in that early development and the ongoing story of how, through Coogan's virtuoso performance, Alan remains one of the most beloved comic creations of the last few decades.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th December 2017The 20 best TV comedies of 2017
Here - in no particular order - are the 20 best shows from 2017.
Alex Nelson, i Newspaper, 11th December 20177 real-life Alan Partridges
Here are seven Partridgean presenters who may well empathise with his plight.
Tristram Fane Saunders, The Telegraph, 30th November 201750 best TV shows of 2017, #17: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's biggest indulgence yet, with the lushest restaurants and the loosest structure for their impersonations and complex frenemy vibe.
The Guardian, 30th November 201710 reasons why Alan Partridge is the perfect life-coach
Hard as it is to believe, it was 25 years ago that Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge first aired on Radio 4.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 28th November 2017