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‘The worse the world gets, the better for this play’: Armando Iannucci on staging Dr Strangelove with Steve Coogan

Stanley Kubrick’s pitch-black comedy about nuclear armageddon was once called ‘sick’. Iannucci explains why – in the age of Trump, Putin and Musk – this madcap story is as relevant as ever

The Guardian - UK

‘Oh god I’m Sue Gray – don’t, I’m cringing’: comic Emma Sidi brings the embattled civil servant to the stage

After Starstruck and Taskmaster, the new project sees Sidi play a profane, lowbrow version of Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff. She explains why her latest comedy creation is breaking-news proof

The Guardian - UK

Steve Coogan's first-look picture as Dr Strangelove with the cast in the new West End show is released

Stanley Kubrick’s classic film hits the stage at the Noel Coward Theatre for its world premiere

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Todd Phillips praises Steve Coogan's work opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie a Deux

'Joker: Folie a Deux' director Todd Phillips admits one his favourite scenes in the sequel is when Steve Coogan's character Paddy Meyers goes “toe-to-toe” with Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck for an interview in the sequel.

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On my radar: Armando Iannucci’s cultural highlights

The satirist and director on Scottish landscapes, falling asleep with his favourite podcast, and why he’s fascinated by Elon Musk’s X feed

The Guardian - UK

First look at ‘Brian and Margaret’, a Channel 4 drama depicting former PM Thatcher's final ever TV interview

The two-part drama will air on Channel 4 next year

Evening Standard

Dr Strangelove: London theatre audiences warned that nuclear satire play features 'cigarette smoking'

Critics mock warning of smoking on stage in West End adaptation of Dr Strangelove featuring Steve Coogan

Evening Standard

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The celebrities who went from No to Yes on Scottish independence

IN the 10 years since the Scottish independence referendum, political events have made many people change their view on the country's future,…

The National (Scotland)

I'm hooked by Netflix's Billionaire Island but trust me, watch it with Norwegian subtitles

I was reeled in by the comedy-drama about the fishing industry but avoid the odd English subtitles!

WhatToWatch

‘Counterproductive and silly’: 30 years since the end of the bizarre Irish political voice ban

A new film looks at the restriction of broadcasting on named political groups in Northern Ireland – and the actors and comedians who benefited

The Guardian - UK

The Penguin Lessons review – Steve Coogan’s teacher p-p-picks up a penguin in 70s Argentina

Tom Michell’s feelgood memoir could have been a winning buddy movie with Coogan’s colleague – if it wasn’t for the titular bird always muscling its way in looking baffled

The Guardian - UK

Will the grass be greener for Chido Obi-Martin at Manchester United?

In today’s Football Daily: Have Manchester United scored a pre-season victory over Arsenal after all?

The Guardian - UK

Can Steve Coogan solve a feud that has gripped Irish football for decades?

In today’s Football Daily: get ready for the film adaptation of events in Saipan

The Guardian - UK

Saipan: Steve Coogan to play Mick McCarthy in film about famous Roy Keane World Cup bust-up

The furious row between captain and manager in the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea has become part of Irish football folklore

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Steve Coogan to play Mick McCarthy in film about bust-up with Roy Keane

Steve Coogan is to play Mick McCarthy in a film about the then Republic of Ireland manager’s bust-up with Roy Keane before the 2002 World Cup

The Independent UK

Steve Coogan to play ex-Ireland boss Mick McCarthy in film about Roy Keane bust-up

‘Saipan’ will tell the story of Keane’s departure, with the Alan Partridge star confirmed in the role of McCarthy

The Independent UK

Everything we know as Prince Harry to appear in ITV phone hacking scandal documentary ‘Tabloids on Trial’

Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley, Elton John, Paul Gascoigne and Steve Coogan will also feature in the ITV documentary

The Independent UK

Rob Brydon: ‘I knew Gavin & Stacey was coming back ages ago, but had to deny it’

The actor and panel show host talks to Katie Rosseinsky about the return of the sitcom phenomenon, his new historical romp about Lady Jane Grey, and the perils of having a goatee beard

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Netflix's spooky comic book sequel getting a touch of Alan Partridge magic

Aha! Steve Coogan joins the cast of The Sandman season 2.

Total Film

The Sandman season 2 adds Game of Thrones and The Conjuring stars – and Steve Coogan as a talking dog

The long-awaited Sandman season 2 is on the way

WhatToWatch

Brian and Maggie: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know

Brian and Maggie on Channel 4 features Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter as TV interviewer Brian Walden and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The Guardian - UK

What does Steve Coogan’s Lost King case mean for future biopics?

The appetite for drama based on real events seems insatiable, but a preliminary ruling that a British film defamed the original of one of its characters – along with legal action against Baby Reindeer – may give producers pause for thought

The Guardian - UK

Portrayal of character in Steve Coogan’s film The Lost King is defamatory, judge rules

Coogan, production company Baby Cow and Pathe, the distributors of the 2022 film, will now face a full trial

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 artists tell Starmer to halt arms sales to Israel if he becomes PM

Letter signatories from Steve Coogan to Paloma Faith urge Keir Starmer to ‘take stand’ for human rights and international law

The Guardian - UK

From Green Wing to Buffy: why classic TV shows are returning – as podcasts

Audio reboots aren’t just fun and fast to make – they’re also a way to create the easiest naked scenes stars will ever record. For the stars of retro television hits, the future is audio

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