Steve Coogan, creator of enduring BBC comedy character Alan Partridge and director Michael Winterbottom's apparent muse, is joining the cast of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm as a psychiatrist. According to the ever reliable and always tasteful Sun, Coogan is a huge fan of the show and jumped at the chance to play opposite David.If you haven't seen Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story or Knowing Me, Knowing You... Alan Partridge, I must insist that you leave TV Squad immediately, join Netflix and get started on your own personal Coogan marathon. It's rare that I say this about anyone media-related other than Joss Whedon, but the man is a genius. My fandom cannot be stopped.
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3-07-2007 @ 4:00PM
Benjy said...
Coogan rocked as Tony Wilson, the founder of Factory Records, in the movie "24-Hour Party People". Highly recommended!
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3-07-2007 @ 4:37PM
BartmanDK said...
He's also damn funny in Saxondale
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3-07-2007 @ 6:40PM
Justin said...
When the hell is this show coming back?!
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3-07-2007 @ 10:42PM
Mike said...
Best TV news I've heard in months. Why won't HBO or ANY network (ABC, obviously you don't have to pay attention to this) give Coogan a chance to do his own show?
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3-07-2007 @ 11:57PM
kevin said...
brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! i've loved coogan in everything i've seen him in and now he joins another of my favorite shows.
seek out any incantation of alan partridge you can. one of the funniest tv characters ever.
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3-09-2007 @ 4:07PM
sean tubbs said...
I got hooked on Alan Partridge when BBC America ran all of series 1 in one evening. The first series is brilliant, and the second series isn't quite as good. I'm working my way through Knowing Me Knowing You, and it's great to see they heyday of Alan's career.
Ah ha!
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