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Steve Coogan - My plans for Alan Partridge movie sequel
The comedian is considering a Norfolk-based road movie as a follow-up to Alpha Papa.
Ben Dowell and Stephen Kelly, Radio Times, 29th July 2013Steve Coogan: Partridge could be a bit like Cameron
Partridge creator tells Radio Times that the character is a bit of a liberal Tory these days, not unlike our very own PM....
Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 29th July 2013Steve Coogan: older, wiser, but as for his alter ego...
Alan Partridge, back in a new film, remains the actor's most memorable part, but much has changed since he first portrayed him - from Hollywood success to his presence at the Leveson inquiry.
Brian Logan, The Observer, 28th July 2013'Are you friends?' 'No, we work together.' p]Rob Brydon]'s response to the receptionist at Lancashire's famous Inn at Whitewell is at the crux of what this hugely entertaining collaboration with Steve Coogan and Michael Winterbottom (first shown in 2010) is all about. Winterbottom's McGuffin is to send Brydon and Coogan - playing variations on their personas from A Cock and Bull Story - motoring off around the north of England, reviewing rustic restaurants for The Observer.
But really, it's a chance for the two comedians (sorry, comic performers) to riff on their reputations (Coogan: chippy and ambitious; Brydon: warm and eager to please), with near-suicidal ruthlessness, for our delectation. This opening episode is a treat. Slightly pathetic one-upmanship abounds as Brydon tears relentlessly through his impressions from A(l Pacino) to R(onnie Corbett) - much to Coogan's derision. The erstwhile Alan Partridge, meanwhile, gripes about feeling unappreciated by all and sundry, flirting haplessly with bar staff while Brydon turns on his unthreatening charm.
Winterbottom's direction is unobtrusive but occasionally telling, while the landscape makes a backdrop spectacular enough to force its way into the foreground in later episodes. All sorts of themes are bubbling under the surface - the ever-evolving nature of male friendship, the dying of the creative light, the relative merits of road maps and satnavs - but you may well be laughing too much to care. Series two is currently in production in rural Italy, and we can't wait.
Gabriel Tate, Time Out, 26th July 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - first look review
The cinematic debut of Steve Coogan's bumbling talk show host is a quietly audacious triumph.
Catherine Shoard, The Guardian, 24th July 2013Rob Gilroy: Making a stand #11
I've mentioned before about why I became a character comedian, haven't I? The fact I'm so frightfully dull that even cold callers refuse to engage in small talk with me? Thought so. Another reason I arrived at this decision, though, was because of one man: Steve Coogan.
Rob Gilroy, Giggle Beats, 14th June 2013Picture Gallery: Steve Coogan's best on-screen moments
Steve Coogan is a comedic jewel in the British crown. We've rounded up a few of our favourite of his big (and small) screen moments.
Anna Smith, MSN Entertainment, 10th June 2013BAFTA TV Awards 2013 - comedy winners
The comedy winners at the 2013 BAFTA Television Awards include Alan Carr, Steve Coogan, Olivia Colman and Graham Norton.
British Comedy Guide, 12th May 2013Opinion: The Problem with Steve Coogan
The Look of Love is another example of Steve Coogan playing a character who is eerily like the iconic Norwich DJ.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th May 2013Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon comedy The Trip to return
It has been confirmed that a second series of The Trip, the BBC comedy starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, will be filmed in Italy.
British Comedy Guide, 26th April 2013