Tag Archives: Steve Coogan

U.S. Remake of ‘Gavin and Stacey’ is Happening

By | Posted on May 9th, 2013
(FOX)

Before you get your knickers in a bunch over one of your favorite British shows being remade in the U.S.

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Steve Coogan to Star in ‘House’ Creator’s ABC Pilot: Is He the Next Hugh Laurie?

By | Posted on March 19th, 2013
Steve Coogan (Photo: Rex Features via AP Images)

Before Hugh Laurie started pulling seven-figure salaries and faking an American accent on House, he was beloved stateside only by Anglophiles who knew him from his long-running Britcom partnership with Stephen Fry. Then David Shore ...

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A Brief History of Michael Caine Impressions

By | Posted on March 15th, 2013
Michael Caine in Las Vegas in 2009. (Chris Pizzello/AP Images)

Michael Caine’s birthday celebration is past – he turned 80 on March 14 – but we have one last salute to the veteran British actor.

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WATCH: Teaser Trailer For The Alan Partridge Movie

By | Posted on March 15th, 2013
Still from the Alan Partridge Movie

Stop what you’re doing, even if it’s reading this now, and watch Steve Coogan and Tim Key throw a few ideas around, in the teaser for what is presumably still called The Alan Partridge Movie.

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The Enduring Legend (And Mockery) Of Bond’s Martini

By | Posted on February 1st, 2013
Three vodka martinis and some nibbles

Let’s start at the beginning, with a simple question to the world’s most famous spy.

Do you fancy a drink, Mr Bond?

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Watch: School-Kids Act Out The History Of Factory Records With Animation

By | Posted on August 13th, 2012

If you’ve seen the film 24 Hour Party People, or have more than a passing interest in the music of the British city of Manchester (that’s basically Joy Division, New Order, the Smiths, Happy Mondays, the Stone Roses and all ...

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Finally! An Alan Partridge Movie

By | Posted on June 21st, 2012

The last couple of years have seen a glorious return from one of British comedy’s most cherished characters. Alan Partridge, played with oily glee by Steve Coogan, has released an autobiography, appeared in a series of web-only ...

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News Roundup: Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge And His Autobiography

By | Posted on September 7th, 2011

We’ve no idea why Steve Coogan, fresh from a triumphant performance alongside Rob Brydon in the BBC reality sitcom The Trip, has suddenly decided to revamp his most celebrated creation – Alan Partridge, the egomaniac failed TV ...

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In ‘Our Idiot Brother,’ Steve Coogan Oozes Smarminess of Past Roles

By | Posted on August 24th, 2011

The chance to see Steve Coogan starkers is only one of many reasons to catch Our Idiot Brother, a beguiling comedy starring Paul Rudd that opens this Friday (Aug. 26).

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Who Does The Best Michael Caine Impression?

By | Posted on July 20th, 2011

In a recent interview to promote the film Cars 2, Michael Caine was asked about all the people who have attempted an impersonation of his unique way of speaking over the years. And let’s face facts; there have been enough of them (and ...

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