| Alan Partridge |
 | | | | Information | | Gender | Male | | Date of birth | April 2, 1955 (1955-04-02) (age 52) | | Occupation | Radio and Television Broadcaster | | Portrayed by | Steve Coogan | Alan Gordon Partridge is a fictional television and radio presenter portrayed by English comedian Steve Coogan. A parody of both sports commentators and chat show presenters, the character has appeared in two radio series, three television series and numerous TV and radio specials, including appearances on BBC's Comic Relief, which have followed the rise and fall of his career. Image File history File links This is a DVD cover. ...
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Stephen Steve John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ...
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Character
Whereas many of his personality defects are apparent in his appearances in shows such as The Day Today and Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, it is largely from I'm Alan Partridge onwards that his creators began to explore his personality in depth, and most of the observations that follow originated in that show. In all of the shows, however, Partridge is characterised as being an insecure, superficial and narcissistic 'wally', concerned largely with the status and level of his public profile and, to a lesser extent, the possessions this allows him to acquire (such as his beloved Rover and Lexus cars and Bang & Olufsen stereo systems). Despite being a professional broadcaster, Partridge is a socially incompetent and awkward character, who is prone to social faux pas and often displays deep insensitivity to social norms and a thoughtless, selfish lack of interest in anything or anyone outside of his own needs and desires; as a result, he is often depicted as a highly flawed and unsympathetic character, disliked by many of the people he comes into contact with. Among the character’s few "friends" that are depicted in his appearances are Lynn Benfield, his put-upon and long-suffering personal assistant, and Michael, an emotionally tortured ex-soldier from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It is notable, however, that he treats even these people with little more than disdain, despite expecting complete loyalty from them in return; in the first series of I'm Alan Partridge he does not even seem to be on first-name terms with Michael. Bizzarely, Alan appears to have a close friendship with Bill Oddie, who even sends him birthday presents. Partridge is otherwise depicted as being unable to forge genuine friendships or connections with other people, who are often turned off by his unpleasant, self-obsessed personality frequently comically banal interests and topics of conversation. The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs news programmes. ...
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Partridge is depicted as being a sexually repressed and prudish man, uncomfortable and awkward with overt (or even subtle) displays of sexual or romantic feelings, or what he views as being ‘perverted’ sexual practices. He is particularly discomfited by homosexuality, and despite describing himself as "homosceptic" at one point appears to possess some hidden homoerotic or bisexual tendencies. This is the subject of numerous running gags in I’m Alan Partridge, in particular his numerous efforts to deny his interest in Bangkok "lady-boys" (whom he describes as ‘fascinating creatures’ whilst insisting that he is merely confused by them and not attracted to them) and a recurrent gag in which he will daydream about performing an erotic dance in a peephole Pringle jumper and a vulcanised rubber thong for a selection of men (usually those who can help further his career in some way, such as Tony Hayers). He is also quite misogynistic, displaying a tendency to objectify and patronise women (who usually view him in some disdain). Despite this, in the second series of I’m Alan Partridge he manages to sustain a romantic relationship with Sonja, a scatterbrained 33-year-old immigrant from the Ukraine who is quite devoted to him. Even this relationship, however, is marked by Alan’s open contempt for her, and it is apparent that her affection towards him is largely unreturned and that his relationship with her is mainly based on the boost to his ego that their 14-year age gap provides (which he is frequently heard boasting about). Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ...
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No member of Partridge’s family is shown on any of the series that he appears in; however, his dysfunctional relationship with them informs much of the background of the show. In his early appearances, Alan was married to Carol, a never-seen character, and their relationship appeared to be under a lot of strain. In the Christmas special Knowing Me, Knowing Yule, Alan attributed his rash and erratic behaviour to the fact that Carol had left him on Christmas Eve. By the time of I'm Alan Partridge, Alan and Carol are divorced, and while Alan lives in a Travel Tavern, Carol remains in their home with her new boyfriend, who Alan describes unflatteringly as "a narcissistic sports pimp" who apparently enjoys protein drinks and frequently humiliates Alan over the phone. During their marriage, Alan and Carol had two children - Fernando (apparently named after the song by ABBA) and Denise - neither of whom are ever seen or heard on-screen. During the run of Knowing Me, Knowing You, Alan states that Fernando is studying at the University of Cambridge (a curious claim, as in a later episode Alan confuses the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, believing them to be amalgamated at "Oxbridge University, wherever that is"). The next references to Alan's children are made in "I'm Alan Partridge", in which Fernando hangs up on one of Alan's rambling go-nowhere telephone conversations, and in which a staff member at the Travel Tavern mentions that Denise has an oddly similar appearance to Alan. It is also revealed that Denise has a pierced navel, and that Fernando seems to spend much of his time in bed with a succession of girlfriends. The final mention of Alan's children is an offhand comment in the first episode of the second series of "I'm Alan Partridge", in which Alan glibly states that he has access to his children, but that they have no desire to see him. Television shows and stage plays sometimes include continuing characters — characters who are currently in frequent interaction with the other characters and who influence current story events — who are never seen or heard by the audience and only described by other characters. ...
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Outside of his all-consuming quest to be on television, his various appearances often demonstrate that Partridge does not possess a particularly rich or detailed personal life. In I’m Alan Partridge in particular, he is often shown to occupy himself with pointless or needless tasks, seemingly just to give himself something to do; this is particularly demonstrated in the first series episode ‘Basic Alan’, over the course of which he walks to a petrol station to buy 12 bottles of windscreen washer fluid for no apparent reason, spends time driving repeatedly around a ring road and buys tungsten-tipped screws he has no intention of ever using. Most of the interests he is depicted as having show him as being out of touch with modern society in general; he describes Paul McCartney's band Wings as "the band The Beatles could have been", and is a fan of Kate Bush, the Electric Light Orchestra and particularly ABBA, the music of which is a recurrent theme in Knowing Me, Knowing You With Alan Partridge. The few hobbies he is depicted as indulging in include driving, rambling, birdwatching and collecting celebrity memorabilia. The character is politically conservative, and his favourite newspaper is the Daily Mail, a right-leaning misanthropic publication which he claims is "arguably the best newspaper in the world". He is very pro-law and has a strong stance on criminality, viewing hoodlums and miscreants as "sub-human scum". He also favours the death penalty for treason and murder. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
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Fictional biography
Early years and career Within his fictional world, Partridge was born on April 2, 1955 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, and spent his childhood in Norwich. He was often bullied at school, and in the second series of I'm Alan Partridge recounts a story about a time he was once caned for having a chalk penis drawn on the back of his school blazer by another student, an incident about which he still feels bitter. He appears to have had a lonely childhood, and in a 'Rural Alan' special feature (found on the DVD release of Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge) recounts how he would ramble about the Norfolk countryside in solitude, singing his favourite pop songs. He later married Carol, who gave birth to Alan's son Fernando and daughter Denise. Carol left Alan for a fitness instructor, and took the children with her. is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Radio career After graduating, Alan worked his way upwards from a position as a DJ on Radio Smile on St Luke's hospital radio, until he left, after arguments with patients. He then began presenting the drive time Traffic Buster show on Radio Norwich, where he stayed for five years and was named sports reporter of the year in 1988. He then became a presenter on the BBC's Scoutabout programme, where he entered into the top eight of BBC sports reporters. Alan soon garnered a slot presenting sports news on BBC Radio 4's On the Hour programme (1991) presented by Chris Morris. On that show Alan suffered from a severe lack of any sporting knowledge and developed a notable talent for mixed and/or nonsensical metaphors. St Lukes Hospital may be a reference to one of many hospitals. ...
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Alan got his first starring role in 1992 as host of BBC Radio 4's Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge (a spoof chat show with fictional guests). He managed to offend people on his show who would then attempt to disgrace the host. During his tenure on the show, Alan hit a child genius, unknowingly took cocaine, bribed rent boys, lost his wife's car in a bet, was openly homophobic, forced the resignation of a junior government minister and, in the series finale, his guest Lord Morgan of Glossop died from an apparent heart attack. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
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There was also a one off spoof-documentary about the show called Knowing, Knowing Me, Knowing You. It provided a behind-the-scenes look at how the show was put together and the antagonism between Alan and those who worked for him, as well as giving insight into the problems with his marriage to Carol.
The Day Today On The Hour transferred to television as The Day Today in 1994, where Alan continued as the inept sports reporter ('This is Sports Desk... I'm Alan Partridge'). Here he bungled his way through a feature on the 1994 FIFA World Cup, gave a colourful report on the previous sporting season, made a complete mess of reporting the recent horse racing tournament, and was beaten up by a female martial-arts instructor. The Day Today is a surreal British parody of television current affairs news programmes. ...
Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ...
Knowing Me, Knowing You The transition to television was to be a success for Alan and was swiftly followed by a television version of Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge. The format was largely the same as the radio show, with the addition of a house band under the directorship of Glen Ponder (played by musical comedian Steve Brown). In the sixth episode, Alan accidentally shot dead one of his guests (Forbes McAllister) on air while examining one of Lord Byron's duelling pistols. He was cleared of any wrongdoing by an internal BBC investigation. Glen Ponder was a character played by Steve Brown in UK comedy series Knowing Me, Knowing You (1994). ...
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Forbes McAllister was a fictional character played by Patrick Marber on Knowing Me, Knowing You. ...
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In reality, KMKYWAP was a huge success; in the fictional world of Alan Partridge, it suffered from terrible ratings. This was because of "poor scheduling" (The show was aired at the same time as the News at Ten) and Alan's PA, Lynn, claimed that "the show started badly and went downhill from there". In the end the show was taken off the air at the end of the first series. Sir Trevor McDonald presenting the original final broadcast of News at Ten, from 5 March 1999. ...
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In 1995, Alan hosted a Christmas special of KMKYWAP, humorously titled Knowing Me, Knowing Yule. One of his guests was the (fictional) director of programming at the BBC, Tony Hayers (later to become Alan's nemesis, played by David Schneider). Alan, with a characteristic lack of subtlety, was seen probing for a new series of KMKYWAP. However, the show was an unmitigated disaster for Alan, as his attempt at product placement was blatantly exposed, and the show climaxed with Alan punching both a man in a wheelchair and Tony Hayers (twice) with his hand inside a turkey. After punching Hayers for the first time, Partridge begged "please don't take my chat away from me", then after punching him a second time declared "I'll never work in broadcasting again". Mick Hucknall of Simply Red then played the show out. It was clearly the beginning of the end of his time at BBC television. He was "kept on the books", as it were, for a short while, but after a particularly harrowing meeting with Hayers at the BBC cafeteria (which involved assault by cheese) he was left in no doubt that his BBC TV career was over. A Christmas television special is typically a one_time, 30 minute animated program aired during the Christmas season. ...
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I'm Alan Partridge Partridge next appeared in I'm Alan Partridge (1997), a look behind the scenes of his rapidly failing career. In this television series, he is seen having gained a slot on the fictional Radio Norwich. He continues to cause offence, this time mainly to his listeners and also his colleague Dave Clifton. Alan had by this stage been kicked out by his wife and, after wandering around a John Menzies for five hours in a state of depressed homelessness, Alan had been forced to take up residence in the equally fictional Linton Travel Tavern, which was "equi-distant between London and Norwich". The first episode featured Alan meeting Tony Hayers, begging for a new series on the BBC. Hayers was not impressed, and Alan had to wrap up his production company Peartree Productions, firing all its staff. During his time at the Linton Travel Tavern, we discovered more about Alan's failed marriage, his children and his obsession with "Bangkok Ladyboys". Alan was also nearly kidnapped by his "number one fan", a crazed lunatic called Jed Maxwell. Im Alan Partridge is a British sitcom. ...
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In the final episode, Tony Hayers died after a fall from a roof, and one of Alan's old friends, Chris Feather, took over as head of programmes at the BBC. However, at the decisive moment when the new executive was about to sign a five-year contract, he keeled over and died, forcing Alan to forge the dead man's signature.
(Note: in the fictional world of Alan Partridge, this was not a documentary, but actually a "post-documentary". In the commentary on the DVD, Alan explains that all the events depicted in the series actually occurred, but everyone in the show, apart from himself and his personal assistant Lynn Benfield (played by Felicity Montagu who went on to play a vicar's wife in Nighty Night (2004)), were actors hired to portray the events in the Linton Travel Tavern "after they had actually occurred".) Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ...
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Alan's next appearance was in a 1999 half-hour special filmed for Comic Relief in which Alan started to lose the plot, foreshadowing his mental breakdown in the second series of I'm Alan Partridge. A simulcast between BBC Two and Radio Norwich, Alan appears incoherent and incapable of keeping track of the format of his own show. A second Comic Relief appearance followed in 2001, showing him interviewing a boxing manager, played by Peter Kay. Eventually, this resulted in Alan taking on one of the boxers in the ring and being beaten by the boxer, the manager and his friend Michael. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...
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Coogan was apparently reluctant to continue playing the character, but returned for a second series of I'm Alan Partridge in 2002. This time, Alan was temporarily living in a caravan while waiting for his new house to be built. Despite his five-year contract with the BBC, according to Alan there was "bad blood" between them and they were "shits", so they had to let him go.
Alan returned to radio, securing the "third best slot on Radio Norwich", presenting Norfolk Nights, a big leap from his former timeslot of 4am to 7am, when he presented Up With the Partridge. Alan also presents a military-based quiz show called Skirmish on the (fictional) cable station UK Conquest, and has a deal with Meteor Productions to make the Crash! Bang! Wallop!... What a Video/Scum on the Run series of car-crash videos. Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ...
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In the period from his time at the Linton Travel Tavern to his residence in the temporary "static home", Alan suffered a mental breakdown and put on weight, or as he put it, was "clinically fed up" and "repellent to women for two years". This collapse culminated in Alan driving a Vauxhall Vectra to Dundee in his bare feet, while gorging himself on Toblerones (in a similar incident, Alan recounts throwing all his tax receipts off Brian Ferry). However, by 2002, his life was firmly back on track, save for the odd glitch. He even had a Ukrainian girlfriend called Sonja, who was 33 years old — 14 years younger than himself ("back of the net!"). This period in Alan's life is documented in his autobiography Bouncing Back, which Alan claims has been described as "lovely stuff" by entertainer Shakin' Stevens. 1992 Opel Vectra 2. ...
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Memorable moments of this series include Alan dry-vomiting his way through a speech about fireplaces; mistakenly getting involved with swingers; attacking a six-foot stuffed Beefeater bear; his summing up the entire opening of The Spy Who Loved Me in less than a minute; Lynn's baptism at her Baptist church and, of course, the sad pulping of his autobiography which, despite taking up four weeks of his life to write, simply wasn't selling well (partly because every anecdote ended with the phrase "Needless to say, I had the last laugh".) Unfortunately, Alan tells us, it seems the public was more concerned with buying gangster autobiographies like Bad Slags. Swinging, sometimes referred to in North America as the swinging lifestyle or simply the lifestyle (although this simplified term is also used by people into Leather and BDSM), includes a wide range of sexual activities conducted between three or more people. ...
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The second series saw a move away from the dryer and more realistic style of the first, a move that was at odds with more recent sitcoms, most notably The Office. This led it to be less well received than the first. Surprisingly, producer and co-writer of the series, Armando Iannucci states in the commentary to his own DVD of The Armando Iannucci Shows, that he had recently re-watched the second series of I'm Alan Partridge, and describes it as "terrible". The Office is the title of multiple television situation comedy shows created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. ...
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Anglian Lives In 2003, Alan again returned to our screen in a half-hour special of Anglian Lives, a fictional regional BBC show. This was presented by Ray Woollard (Peter Baynham) and "Digital Dave", and was basically a sycophantic look at Alan's career, past and present; the credits listed it as being executive produced by Alan himself. It shed more detail on Alan's hatred of London, his Toblerone addiction, and his future. Peter Baynham is a British comedy writer and perfomer born in Cardiff, Wales. ...
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Future Anglian Lives was the last time Alan Partridge appeared on TV in his own programme. It is unknown whether he will return, but writer Armando Iannucci says it is "doubtful". Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ...
In 2004 Coogan also gave an interview with Now magazine, and when asked "Is it true that you're killing off Alan Partridge?", Coogan replied: "No, not at all. What's he up to at the moment? Well, I'd say he's being cryogenically preserved next to Walt Disney. Don't worry. When the day comes that I feel like I need to do something else with him, I'll defrost him and make him funny again." Technicians prepare a patient for cryopreservation. ...
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This occurred briefly for Comic Relief 2005, when Alan appeared to interview a grown-up, openly gay Milkybar Kid (played by Simon Pegg). This involved a lot of recycled material from previous live appearances. However, there was some bizarre homoeroticism between Alan and the Milky Bar Kid which resulted in Alan agreeing to rent a caravan and go hiking with him. Milkybar white chocolate, as sold in the UK (September 2006) Milkybar is a white chocolate confection produced by Nestlé and sold in Australia, New Zealand, India, Ireland and the United Kingdom. ...
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Armando Iannucci hinted in a BBC Radio 2 interview with Jonathan Ross in May 2005 that the idea of making a one-off special episode of Skirmish (Alan's fictional military based game show on 'UK Conquest') has been discussed, but no firm plans, script, or rules of the show exist. Armando Iannucci (born 1964, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish comedian, satirist and radio producer. ...
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However in August 2004 a small piece appeared in the Metro newspaper which claimed that: "Steve Coogan got the green light from a US studio to play the spoof DJ on the big screen." Coogan reportedly said: "It's always been my plan to make Alan go global. It's what he lives for really, not just doing the show on Radio Norwich." Other sources confirm the film will be going ahead and ITV has reported that Victoria Beckham will be playing a "demanding diva" in the film. Coogan has since denied that Beckham will appear. Cover for an issue of the Metro newspaper, October 25th 2004. ...
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In mid 2005, the Internet Movie Database submitted that an Alan Partridge movie was in pre-production. It was later revealed the film would involve an al-Qaeda siege. However, due to the sensitivities of such a storyline after the 7 July 2005 London bombings, the project now appears to be on hold.[1] The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...
Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...
Although not appearing per se, Alan Partridge does feature in the 2006 film, A Cock and Bull Story. In a complex, multi-layered film which blurs the viewers' perception of fact and fiction, Steve Coogan plays an egotistical, philandering film actor (called Steve Coogan) who is most famous for his television work in the guise of Alan Partridge. Despite his best efforts to leave Partridge in the past and move onto new projects, other characters in the film constantly remind Coogan about Partridge, going so far as to mimic Partridge in order to mock Coogan. In one highly self-referential scene, journalist Tony Wilson (whom Coogan had played in the film 24 Hour Party People), playing a journalist called Tony Wilson, insists on interviewing Coogan's character, actor "Steve Coogan", in Alan Partridge's Knowing Me, Knowing You style. The self-referencing here is particularly dense because Coogan's earlier portrayal of Wilson had been, by the actor's own admission, reminiscent of Alan Partridge [1], and it has been speculated that the Partridge character was partly based on the real Wilson [2], [3]. A Cock and Bull Story (released in the United States and Australia as Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story) is a 2006 British comedy directed by Michael Winterbottom. ...
Tony Wilson presents So It Goes in 1976 Anthony (Tony) Howard Wilson is an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. // Wilson was (born February 20, 1950, in Salford, Greater Manchester. ...
24 Hour Party People is a 2002 film about Manchesters popular music community from 1977 to 1997, and specifically about Factory Records. ...
Steve Coogan's profile on the BBC Comedy website talks of another series featuring Alan Partridge, entitled I'm Still Alan Partridge. However this was in fact the provisional title for I'm Alan Partridge series 2. Im Alan Partridge is a British sitcom. ...
Speculated Character inspiration While it is likely that Alan Partridge is not based on any one particular real-life personality (but rather a composite caricature of various presenters from British television), it has been speculated that certain presenters might have have inspired his creation. These have included Nick Owen, Fred Dinenage, Tony Wilson and Richard Madeley. Nick Owen is an English television presenter. ...
Fred Dinenage is a British television host and newsreader, based in the south of England. ...
Tony Wilson presents So It Goes in 1976 Anthony (Tony) Howard Wilson is an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. // Wilson was (born February 20, 1950, in Salford, Greater Manchester. ...
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are married co-stars of British daytime light entertainment television programmes. ...
The writers of Alan Partridge have yet to explicitly state who their inspiration was, if indeed, there was anyone.
List of appearances - On the Hour (BBC Radio 4, series) 1991
- On the Hour (BBC Radio 4, series) 1992
- Knowing Me, Knowing You (BBC Radio 4, series) 1992
- Knowing, Knowing Me, Knowing You (BBC Radio 4, spoof documentary) 1992
- The Day Today (BBC Two, spoof news series) 1994
- Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge (BBC Two) 1994
- A Christmas Ramble (BBC Two, spoof documentary) 1994
- Comic Relief (BBC One, with John Thomson) 1995
- Knowing Me, Knowing Yule with Alan Partridge (BBC Two, Xmas special) 1995
- The Big Snog (Live show in support of gay rights) 1996
- I'm Alan Partridge (BBC Two, series) 1997
- Clive Anderson: All Talk (BBC One, spoof interview) 1997
- Election Night Armistice (BBC Two, political satire show) 1997
- Brit Awards (ITV, presenting award for Best Video to the 'not unattractive' All Saints) 1998
- Steve Coogan Live: The Man Who Thinks He's It (Live show) 1998
- Comic Relief (BBC Two, with Bryan Ferry) 1999
- Comedy Awards (performing a duet with Elton John) 2000
- Comic Relief (BBC One, featuring Peter Kay) 2001
- I'm Alan Partridge (BBC Two, series) 2002
- Anglian Lives (BBC Two, spoof career retrospective - also featuring Peter Baynham) 2003
- Cream of British Comedy (Live show) 2004
- Cream of British Comedy (DVD) 2005, as well as live show includes Radio Norwich extras such as Alan meets Roger Daltrey
- Comic Relief (BBC One, monologue; KMKY-style (fictional) interview featuring Simon Pegg as the Milky Bar Kid) 2005
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...
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BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ...
John Thomson on HUWRH John Thomson (born 1969) is an actor from Northern Ireland. ...
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The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also...
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Clive Anderson (born 10 December 1952) is a former practising barrister turned comedy writer and television presenter in the United Kingdom. ...
BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ...
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Independent Television (generally known as ITV but also as ITV Network or Channel 3) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK. Since 1990...
Stephen Steve John Coogan (born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, impressionist, and comedian. ...
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Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945 in Washington, Sunderland) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and occasional actor famed for his suave visual and vocal style, who came to public prominence in the 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with Roxy Music. ...
Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ...
BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ...
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Im Alan Partridge is a British sitcom. ...
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Peter Baynham is a British comedy writer and perfomer born in Cardiff, Wales. ...
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...
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BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ...
Simon John Pegg (born 14 February 1970 in Gloucester) is an English stand-up comedian, writer and film and television actor. ...
The Milky Bar Kid is a long running television advertising character promoting Nestle Milky Bar in the United Kingdom and Australia. ...
Reference - ^ Guy Adams, The 'red-socked fop' returns to the fray, The Independent, 13 April 2006, accessed 19 January 2007
The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ...
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