Steve Coogan
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
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Secrets of Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa revealed
The initial version of Alan Partridge film Alpha Papa was almost twice as long as the finished version and was 'the worst first cut' writer Neil ​Gibbons ever saw.
Neil Martin, Chortle, 12th March 2024Should Steve Coogan be worried about being sued over Richard III?
A university administrator claims The Lost King makes him out to be 'patronising' and 'misogynistic' - and so he's taking the film director and comedian to court. James Moore weighs up the evidence.
James Moore, The Independent, 2nd March 2024Steve Coogan and companies sued over Richard III film
Steve Coogan is being sued for libel by a university official who claims he was made to look "devious" and "weasel-like" in a film about the discovery of Richard III's remains. Richard Taylor has started legal action against the comedian, who was a writer and producer of The Lost King.
Dan Martin & PA Media, BBC, 29th February 2024Red Nose Day 2024 to include Alan Partridge and The Traitors
Details of this year's Comic Relief telethon have been revealed, including a headline sketch spoofing The Traitors and the return of Alan Partridge to BBC One.
British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2024Gavin & Stacey to return for 2024 Christmas special
James Corden and Ruth Jones are reportedly working on a new Gavin & Stacey special. Filmed this summer, it will air on BBC One at Christmas.
British Comedy Guide, 13th February 2024Alan Partridge to return in new BBC comedy series And Did Those Feet
BBC One will broadcast And Did Those Feet... With Alan Partridge, a new six-part spoof documentary series starring Steve Coogan as his famous character.
British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024Why Alan Partridge still speaks to us
Big Beacon perfectly captures the tragicomic essence of the hapless broadcaster.
Patrick West, Spiked, 11th January 2024Arena: Caroline Aherne review
Craig Cash and other friends and collaborators look back at the phenomenal, but sadly all-too short, career of a woman who insisted comedy didn't need jokes, only people.
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 25th December 2023Arena: Caroline Aherne review
A fittingly grand tribute to an observational genius.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 25th December 2023Alan Partridge on teen years, getting older and why, in a way, he's always been a chat show host
Alan Partridge has been a constant on our TVs and airwaves for over 30 years. Even when there have been tricky, sometimes Toblerone-flecked, years in the wilderness he has bounced back.
Alan Partridge, The Big Issue, 23rd December 2023