Steve Coogan
- 59 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, producer and executive producer
Press clippings Page 60
It's a funny job but someone's got to spot new talent
If you believe the hype, a golden future opens up today for the comedian who receives the Edinburgh Comedy Award from Steve Coogan. However, according to one of the most important men in British comedy, it might not count for much.
Mike Wade, The Times, 24th August 2013Edinburgh Comedy Awards Results - right or wrong?
So after all the huffing and puffing and heated discussion Bridget Christie won the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award this afternoon. There had been rumours that she might not accept the award but, apart from calling special guest Steve Coogan a "prick" for dumping his girlfriend, she was on her best behaviour.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 24th August 2013The Trip: box set review
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon bicker, bond and compare Michael Caine impressions in this poignant and unusually honest comedy.
David Renshaw, The Guardian, 22nd August 2013The Foster's Comedy Award shortlist: From O2 to Fringe?
Interesting Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards shortlist just announced. Bridget Christie, Carl Donnelly, James Acaster, Max & Ivan, Mike Wozniak, Nick Helm and Seann Walsh are all in the running for the £10,000 prize to be handed out by Steve Coogan on Saturday. I love the Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Awards and this year's panel decision looks like being an intriguing one.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 21st August 2013Canned laughter doesn't exist, so why complain about it
Count Arthur Strong has been criticised for using so-called canned laughter, but what does that actually mean? Graham Linehan and Steve Coogan explain the 'studio sitcom'.
Andrew Collins, The Guardian, 13th August 2013Steve Coogan interview
On the couch with Steve Coogan, who discusses press intrusion, playing the "fame game" and the liberal views of Alan Partridge.
Sam Delaney, The Big Issue, 12th August 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - review
Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge remains his awful self in this hilarious, ramped-up, utterly English comedy thriller.
Philip French, The Observer, 11th August 2013Steve Coogan: bewildered by his own success
As his Alpha Papa film opens to great reviews, the TV comedian is increasingly resembling his Alan Partridge creation.
William Langley, The Telegraph, 10th August 2013Steve Coogan: Alan Partridge is becoming more like me
"If Alan was a real person, I'd probably just hate him, but there's enough humanity in him for me to have empathy"
Andrew Collins, Radio Times, 7th August 2013The gamble of bringing Alan Partridge to the big screen
As the much-loved comedy creation Alan Partridge finally makes it onto the big screen, Steve Coogan and the team behind it tell the BBC how it only happened after "many rows", "jumping through hoops" and almost another film's worth of material ending up on the cutting room floor.
BBC Magazine, 7th August 2013