Steve Coogan

Tim Key interview: the poet discusses Edinburgh, Alan Partridge and 'sexy baths'

Comedy Award winner brings his Masterslut show to the 2011 Fringe

21 Sep 2011

The List has just presented Tim Key with two pages of facts about himself. ‘This is a very good piece of research,’ he says, commending the 16-year-old work experience person who compiled them. ‘I didn’t get to do anything like this on work experience.

Alan Partridge to return to TV?

TV Gossip

3 Jun 2011

Steve Coogan is in discussions about the possibility of bringing back Alan Partridge. The British comedian - who is best known for playing the politically incorrect media personality - is reportedly in talks with the BBC about reworking online show…

The Other Guys

7 Sep 2010

(12A) 107min The action/comedy genre gets a welcome boost with Adam McKay’s crowd-pleaser The Other Guys teaming Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg as Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz, an oddly-matched couple of New York cops. After years in the shadows of…

Steve Coogan feared going blind

Celebrity Gossip

24 Aug 2009

Steve Coogan thought he would "go blind" while making 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'. The British comic star was involved in an accident while shooting the adventure comedy movie – which sees exhibits at a museum come to life after…

Hamlet 2

23 Aug 2009

(15) 92min (Momentum DVD rental/retail) Sneaking out on DVD, having failed to secure a cinematic release Steve Coogan and director Andrew The Craft Fleming’s arch and unfunny Hamlet 2 is a laboured addition to the ‘deluded loser’ genre. Coogan plays…

Around the World in 80 Days

Steve Coogan in the recent interpretation of the classic adventure

21 Aug 2009

The little ones will be back at school soon, but if the schizophrenic weather is doing your head in then it may be time for Saturday morning trip to the cinema. This chaotic and silly adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel starring Steve Coogan and Jackie…

Steve Coogan jokes about Cobain

Celebrity Gossip

13 Feb 2009

Steve Coogan has caused outrage by poking fun at the late Kurt Cobain. The British comic star appeared to reference the former Nirvana frontman - who shot himself in 1994 - when asked about his previous relationship with Kurt's widow Courtney…

5 Things you might not know about - Steve Coogan

27 Nov 2008

1 In 1992 Steve Coogan won the Perrier as Alan Partridge alongside his buddy John Thomson. That gong didn’t stop him speaking out in later times against the award’s parent company Nestlé for the whole baby milk scandal. 2 In 1999 Coogan formed TV…

Steve Coogan's tour 'terror'

Celebrity Gossip

19 Aug 2008

Steve Coogan is "terrified" of his upcoming stand-up tour. The 'Around the World in 80 Days' star - who also appears in Ben Stiller's new comedy film 'Tropic Thunder' - has revealed his fears about returning to his roots with the upcoming British…

Courtney Love still hates Coogan

Celebrity Gossip

23 Jul 2008

Courtney Love has branded ex-lover Steve Coogan "mean" and "sociopathic". The singer, who briefly dated the British comedian in 2005, says Coogan left her in a "dark" place. Also making reference to her late husband Kurt Cobain - who committed…

Steve Coogan comes back to do stand up in Scotland

14 Mar 2008

Steve Coogan, the British comedy actor behind such characters as Alan Partidge, Paul Calf and Saxondale will play a pair of live shows at Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow on 3 and 4 December. The show entitled: Steve Coogan is Alan Partidge and other Less…

Steve Coogan to become Eddie ‘The Eagle’

9 Aug 2007

Comedian Steve Coogan has been signed up to tell the life story of Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards in a film due to go into production early next year. The project, which has been in the pipeline for a number of years, will be shot in the UK and Calgary - the…