Steve Coogan

An earlier slot might have been more suitable for this rudimentary animated children's fable. It's a gruesome, cautionary tale about love, greed and a giant crab, written by Tim Gallagher and Joel Veitch, and produced by Baby Cow. Steve Coogan narrates the story of a miserably creepy, grey old man, Uncle Wormsley, whose sole companion is a huge crab that he keeps in a cage and to whom he feeds the neighbours' pets. Across town lives the spoilt Johnnie, whose parents are obscenely wealthy and who is given everything he wants. But the one thing he craves is a giant crab and so his father enters into a devilish pact with the mysterious "crab-catchers". Julian Barratt, John Thomson and Julia Davis provide the voices.

Steve Coogan: We've been betrayed by Cameron on Leveson

I was one of the victims of phone hacking, and am disgusted that the PM has sided with the Fleet Street bullies.

Alan Partridge Mid Morning Matters, DVD review

Steve Coogan's performance is pitch perfect throughout, and he is ably supported by comedian Tim Key as 'Side-kick Simon', as well as his various baffled guests.

New poster for The Look Of Love (formally King of Soho)

Michael Winterbottom's look at the life of Paul Raymond, with Steve Coogan starring, ran into a hitch a few months ago when another film with the same title was announced. But now it has a new title, The Look Of Love, and a new poster, and we have them exclusively here.

Steve Coogan's Baby Cow profits drop by almost half

Baby Cow, the independent production company which makes Gavin & Stacey, reports profits of £953,418 in year to end of March.

I'm sure BBC2 has its reasons for burying Harry And Paul at 10pm on a Sunday night. But if Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse can keep up the opening episode's 70 per cent strike rate, I'm definitely in.

Their Question Time skit was spot on, especially the bit about the panel often including a 'comedian who wants to be taken seriously'. I'm presuming it was a reference to the likes of Steve Coogan and Jimmy Carr, but let's face it: the description could also apply to any number of MPs these days.

Tim Key interview

Tim Key, 36, plays Alan Partridge's sidekick in the web series Mid Morning Matters. He chats to Metro about his new tour, working with Steve Coogan and whether he prefers baths to showers.

I'm Alan Partridge: Tube Talk Gold

Take your typical, rambling, old-fashioned local radio DJ, then imagine that awkward, buffoonish persona applied to everyday life and you've got Steve Coogan's Partridge, a man who seems permanently unable to prevent his foot from entering his mouth.

Video - Steve Coogan: Tories' 'pleb management' policy

Jacob Rees-Mogg has said that "people in public life should show good manners to the electorate and the police are part of that electorate".

The Conservative MP was speaking on Question Time in the aftermath of the accusation that Conservative Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell insulted police officers in Downing Street. Mr Mitchell has denied that he used the word "plebs" but apologised for his lack of respect.

Comedian Steve Coogan responded by suggesting that some modern Conservative MPs disguise their real thoughts and modify their language in public.

Steve Coogan is such a prat, isn't he?

Steve Coogan has made his living defining goodies and baddies. But that lack of nuance, that dismissal of grey areas, is a very bad quality to have. He's convinced that people educated at private schools see him as a pleb. But that's the wrong word. He's a prat.