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Steve Coogan on his very unusual new comedy: ‘The penguin takes the edge off the fascism’

INTERVIEW: In ‘The Penguin Lessons’, the man behind Alan Partridge plays a school teacher in military-occupied Argentina who forms an unlikely bond with a seabird. Such tonal extremes required a delicate hand, he and his co-star Jonathan Pryce tell Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025

'No time to waste' for those requiring a postal vote

As the federal election looms, people who cannot vote in person have been urged to apply for a postal ballot as soon as possible, or risk missing out.

AAP · Apr 3, 2025

Abbie Chatfield cleared of breaching electoral rules

Abbie Chatfield has been cleared of overstepping electoral rules after a review of posts by the social media influencer featuring politician interviews.

AAP · Apr 2, 2025

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 · Sep 6, 2024

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 · Jun 14, 2024

Steve Coogan and makers of The Lost King sued by academic over his portrayal in the film

The former deputy registrar of the University of Leicester claims the 2022 movie presented him as ‘dismissive, patronising and misogynistic’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024

Jason Isaacs on playing Cary Grant in ITV's Archie: 'I had no idea what a mess he was'

The actor on how the idea of playing the matinee idol was terrifying, Grant's shocking backstory and why A-listers are never happy

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023

‘Cary Grant’s whole life was a civil war’: the TV drama unmasking Hollywood’s permatanned icon

The mansion-dwelling megastar was born Archibald Leach and grew up in a squalid Bristol terrace believing his mother was dead. The stars and writer of Archie talk about his rise, shame and redemption

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Disney defends itself after backlash to ‘tasteless’ 7/7 bombing scene in new drama

‘Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes’ began filming in south-east London last month

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2023

The week in TV: The Reckoning; Frasier; Lessons in Chemistry; Scars: Surviving a Stabbing – review

Steve Coogan excels as Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s damage limitation exercise; a reboot of Frasier is slow to find its rhythm; and Brie Larson stars as a scientist turned chef in Apple’s adaptation of a hit novel

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023