Steve Coogan

Look Of Love review: Steve Coogan can't escape Partridge

The actor's attempt to play Soho sex king Paul Raymond should have worked on paper - they share a similar look and mannerisms - but there is only one role he can play.

Look Of Love cast interview

'Paul Raymond made his living off sex. I make my living by being funny,' says Steve Coogan.

With the hype building for August's Alan Partridge film, it's time to catch this magisterial comeback from Norfolk's infamous broadcaster, if you missed it last year. Steve Coogan's alter ego fronts an hour-long documentary about his home town which owes a debt to portentous history shows and chummy celeb travelogues. It's as funny as Partridge ever was, but pushes in new directions.

Steve Coogan talks about Alpha Papa

"We're putting him into a situation," says Steve Coogan. "We had to make it filmic without throwing away the DNA that makes him Alan-like."

Steve Coogan to star in ABC's David Shore drama 'Doubt'

The actor-comedian will play a cop-turned-lawyer in the Sony Pictures Television drama.

Video - Michael Caine turns 80: the 6 best impressions

To mark Michael Caine's 80th birthday, Digital Spy has taken a trip through the video archives to unearth some of the best impersonations of the Brit actor. Includes Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan and Phil Cornwell.

Made by Steve Coogan's Baby Cow stable, Common Ground is a collection of ten 15-minute comedy shorts, each set in a neighbourhood in south London. Having featured Simon Day, Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes and Charles Dance in previous weeks, the series concludes with Barry - based around Alex Lowe's octogenarian little Englander character which he honed by calling in to Iain Lee's LBC programme in the mid-2000s. With his wife having run off with a retired financial advisor, Barry embarks on a bucket list with his grandson.

It may not be earth-shatteringly original, but it's worth it just to hear Barry's view on pink candy floss: 'It's like eating Barbara Cartland's minge.' A (fictional) former member of So Solid Crew takes over a church choir in the far-funnier Nell, Ted and Marlon. It quickly descends into a creepy love triangle (with One Foot In the Grave actress Annette Crosbie occasionally chiming in with some unexpected filth); the humour is sharp, surreal and pleasantly wicked in places.

Video: Steve Coogan 'armed' on Cromer Pier

Early visitors to north Norfolk were up with the Partridge on Monday to enjoy glimpses of Steve Coogan on Cromer Pier reprising his role of the spoof DJ.

Steve Coogan film shoots on Cromer Pier

Gunfire is predicted in north Norfolk at the weekend when filming of the long-awaited movie about spoof DJ Alan Partridge comes to Cromer.

UKTV keen to see funny side

UKTV has pledged to order risky and ambitious shows, and wants more original scripted comedy ideas after revealing plans for its first sitcom. Speaking at a Broadcast Breakfast Briefing earlier this week, controller Emma Tennant and director of commissioning Jane Rogerson said they were also looking for UKTV's version of The Trip, the Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon fronted comedy that aired on BBC2. Rogerson said UKTV is keen to develop further comedy ideas for both Gold and male-skewing network Dave.