Steve Coogan

11 Things We've Learned About Paul Raymond

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 25.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Paul Raymond is the subject of 'The Look of Love', in UK cinemas now, a sometimes funny, sometimes seedy, ultimately tragic tale detailing the rollerc...

WATCH: What Attracted Coogan To Role Of Porn Baron? At Least He's Honest...

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Steve Coogan is shortly to appear on the big screen in the role of Paul Raymond, landlord supreme of London's Soho district, magazine publisher and al...

PICTURES: Steve Coogan On His Strip Club 'Research'

PA | Posted 16.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

Steve Coogan has admitted that he visited a lot of strip clubs to research his latest role as porn baron Paul Raymond. The Alan Partridge star atte...

BAFTA NOMS: Two Nods Each For Capaldi And Colman

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.04.2013 | UK Entertainment

If today's BAFTA TV Awards nominations are a clear indicator of who holds sway in the nation's affections, it seems we are equally entranced by Peter ...

FIRST LOOK: Alan Partridge Movie - Trailer And Title!

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

'Alan Partridge The Movie's first trailer has dropped, with some tantalising plot hints. Alan Partridge is accidentally caught in a situation th...

PICTURES: Happy 80th, Sir Michael - And Who DID Get Your Voice Right?

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Entertainment

Sir Michael Caine turns 80 today, with a knighthood, freedom of the City of London and confirmed status of national treasuredom all in his back pocket...

Piers To Hugh: 'Go Back To Your Dreadful Movies'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Tom Moseley | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK

Piers Morgan has told Hugh Grant to quit his newspaper crusade in the wake of the Leveson inquiry and "go back to your dreadful movies". The CNN ho...

Is That Gunfire In North Norfolk?

Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

North Norfolk may be echoing with a resounding volley of bullets over the weekend, as Alan Partridge, one of the East Anglia's most famous fictional r...

50 Greatest British TV Comedy Characters Of All Time

What Culture! | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Comedy

British comedy may not be in quite as healthy a position as it used to be, but for good reason classic shows like Fawlty Towers, Only Fools & Horses a...

Stewart Lee: 'You Can't Win At Comedy'

Such Small Portions | Posted 09.02.2013 | UK Comedy

Stewart Lee. There are few names which carry more significance in contemporary British comedy. Not only has Lee worked in the industry for over two...

IN PICTURES: Hugh Grant, McCanns, Dowlers, Arrive At Leveson Announcement

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 29.11.2012 | UK

Celebrities, editors and phone-hacking victims arrived at the at the QEII Conference Centre, in central London to hear the final verdict from Lord Jus...

Did The Leveson Celebrities Steal The Limelight?

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 29.11.2012 | UK

Movie stars, singers and models have long been attacked for being foolish, materialistic and dumb, mostly by tabloid editors. But the Leveson Inqui...

WATCH: Alan Partridge Wades Into Leveson Debate

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK Comedy

Hoorah! Or rather: Aha! Alan Partridge has returned to our (internet) screens to proffer his opinion on the Leveson Inquiry. Specifically: to proffer ...

Top Ten UK Comedy Shows...You've Never Heard Of

Philph E. Burbs | Posted 08.01.2013 | UK Comedy
Philph E. Burbs

Here's a list. Not a television show of a list but a real list written in real words. The topic? The finest alternative comedy shows ever produced for UK television...that you've never watched.

Defending the Indefensible: Phone Hacking and Press Freedom

Tom Edwards | Posted 04.01.2013 | UK
Tom Edwards

Who has the right to tell the public what it should and should not know? And how can they decide what is and is not in the public interest? Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan have no more right to dictate the terms of freedom of expression than you or I.

Last-Minute Halloween Costume Idea: Alan Partridge's Zombie (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK Comedy

Stuck for a last-minute Halloween costume idea? Just click play on the video above. Yes, zombies may be two-a-penny these days, but to our mind, th...

EXCLUSIVE: Can The' Little Miss Sunshine' Team Pull It Off Again?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.10.2012 | UK Entertainment

Can the makers of Little Miss Sunshine pull it off again? Six years after the breakout success of the deceptively light indie comedy, husband and ...

The Long Lost Golden Era Of Comedy

Tiernan Douieb | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK Comedy
Tiernan Douieb

Aside from getting confused about how anyone can listen to more than three dubstep tracks in a row without feeling like they need a shit, I am wary of criticising anything or pretending that it was much better in my day.

Coogan Cleared Of Driving Offence, Friend At The Wheel

PA | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK Entertainment

Steve Coogan was found not guilty of a driving offence today after it emerged a friend was behind the wheel of his car when it was caught speeding. ...

Alan Partridge's 10 Best Quotes On Cars...

The Huffington Post UK | Caroline Frost | Posted 15.09.2012 | UK Entertainment

Steve Coogan may be having a few trials when it comes to cars, but his enduring creation Alan Partridge's love affair with road vehicles continues. ...

Steve Coogan To Stand Trial Over Speeding Offence

PA | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK

Comedian Steve Coogan will stand trial on Monday over a speeding offence which could see him banned from the road. The 46-year-old is accused o...

'Til Death Do Us Partridge

Iddo Goldfarb | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK Comedy
Iddo Goldfarb

It is the year of our lord 2012 and, true to his first book, Bouncing Back (which was ironically pulped) and perhaps one of Nostradamus' less celebrated prophesies, Norfolk's prodigal son Alan Gordon Partridge has risen again and returned to our unworthy, spittle-spattered screens.

The Men Who Made Alan Partridge Funnier Than Ever

Radio Times | Posted 26.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Last year, one of the great British TV comedy creations, Norfolk local DJ and disastrous BBC chat show presenter Alan Partridge, returned after nearly...

Alan Partridge Film Details Revealed

PA | Posted 21.06.2012 | UK Entertainment

Armando Iannucci has revealed the highly anticipated Alan Partridge movie will see the hapless presenter doing battle with a media giant. The write...

'I'm Leaving You, You Cow!': Alan Partridge Goes To Sky

The Huffington Post UK | Press Association/Huffington Post | Posted 18.05.2012 | UK Comedy

Sky's ever-increasing grip on British TV comedy has tightened even further with the news that Norfolk's finest, Alan Partridge, will be making his nex...