Topic: Alan Partridge

HEAVEN SAVE us from middlebrow notions of sophisticated entertainment. Classical orchestras play the music of Queen. Pop stars make films about...

A spot of Milibother

Mutterings are growing louder over the stuttering performance of Ed Miliband. . . There's a joke doing the rounds: what's the difference between...
New series of The Fast Show is back - even faster - with Foster's Funny. (PRWEB) November 12, 2011 . . The Fast Show cast is back together after...
Alliance. Steve Coogan in The Trip. . “I don't like to be too comfortable. I'd rather be scared and excited than bored and safe.”. . Steve Coogan...

Steve Coogan

British actor and comedian Steve Coogan began his career as a stand-up and impressionist, but quickly moved to television and film with the creation of his sportscaster turned talk show host turned radio personality character Alan Partridge. The character Alan Partridge was ...

Inherently funny word

Words may be considered inherently funny , for reasons ranging from onomatopoeia to phonosemantics . In the 1996 video Caesar's Writers , former writers for Sid Caesar 's Your Show of Shows discuss a skit in which Imogene Coca places a bet on a ...

Armando Iannucci

Armando Iannucci is a Scottish comedian as well as a radio, television and film producer. In the Loop is based on Armando Iannucci?s BBC sitcom, The Thick of It . Peter Capaldi as Director of Communications for the British Prime Misters is ...
Steve Coogan brings yet another inept character to the screen, with his first starring role on film, in the hilariously funny The Parole Officer. Coogan plays Simon Garden, a failing Blackpool probation officer, who moves to the Manchester office after pressure from ...

Does Comedy Connect???

Firstly thanks to everyone who downloaded and listened to my podcast, I really appreciate it.. I was thinking about TV sitcoms and which ones were better than others. I was thinking how much of a cliche the 3 camera sitcom has become ...

DVD review: The Steve Coogan Collection

Most American filmgoers-at least those who don't watch the cult classic 24 Hour Party People on an endless loop-have only a vague idea of who Steve Coogan is. The bulk of his boob-tube oeuvre remains unseen over here, which is why ...