Steve Coogan
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 53
10 reasons why Alan Partridge should present Top Gear
There could be a vacancy at the BBC's Top Gear, and Steve Coogan's car-loving character is perfect for the role.
Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 18th March 2015Steve Coogan backs bid to buy BBC Three
The comedian Steve Coogan, and his independent TV production company Baby Cow, have backed Jimmy Mulville and Jon Thoday's bid to buy BBC Three.
Neil Midgley, The Guardian, 4th March 2015Review: Count Arthur Strong at Exeter
Having perfected the character over thirty years, Steve Delaney is now no longer dramatically younger than the Count is presumably supposed to be himself. But rest assured, in Count Arthur Strong he has created a comedy character as enduring as Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge and whether appearing on stage, radio or TV, he remains very funny.
Chris Hallam, Exeter Express and Echo, 26th February 2015Funny feeling: Idil Sukan's soulful snaps of standups
In her exhibition This Comedian, Idil Sukan captures comics in contemplative poses - plus there's Phil Nichol snogging a lion. Katherine Ryan, Bridget Christie, Stewart Lee and Steve Coogan all feature in the show, which runs from 20 February to 2 March at the Embassy Tea Gallery in Southwark, London. An accompanying live event, in which standups talk about baring their soul on stage, takes place at the Duchess theatre on 26 January. All photographs: Idil Sukan.
The Guardian, 23rd January 2015US TV orders Happyish series, starring Steve Coogan
Showtime has picked up the new series Happyish, starring Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Steve Coogan.
ComingSoon.net, 13th January 2015Radio Times review
Could such a gimmicky, conceptual comedy survive in a second series overseas? Yes. If anything, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's more expansive return as "Steve Coogan" and "Rob Brydon" was better, with the scenery and restaurants even lusher, and a more solid but still lightly sketched story adding unlikely new pathos to the theme of vain, over-analytical divas suffering a rarified midlife crisis. And those pinging comic riffs over lunch were just as dazzling. A luxury bitter chocolate of a show.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 29th December 2014Video: Steve Coogan on acting and screenwriting
Steve Coogan says he finds screenwriting a grounding experience and as rewarding as acting.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 23rd December 2014Best TV of 2014: No 5 - The Trip to Italy
Was the Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon vehicle a travelogue, a comedy, a food show, scripted reality, or something else entirely? Or was it simply as good as television gets?
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian, 17th December 2014Steve Coogan to play fictional version of himself
Steve Coogan is to play a fictional version of himself in The Lost Honour Of Christopher Jeffries, the ITV drama about how the media treated the innocent teacher arrested for the murder of Joanna Yates. Coogan appears in a fictionalised scene when he speaks to the Jeffries as they wait to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry about media conduct.
Andrew Dipper, Giggle Beats, 15th November 2014Steve Coogan to star in new 'Happyish' pilot in USA
Eight months after original lead Phillip Seymour Hoffman passed away, Showtime has announced plans to move forward with comedy Happyish. The premium cable network has ordered a new pilot, which will see Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) succeeding Hoffman as the lead, TVWise has learned.
Patrick Munn, TV Wise, 22nd October 2014