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Steve Coogan stars in Peter Cattaneo-helmed The Penguin Lessons
Steve Coogan is set to star in The Penguin Lessons, with The Full Monty's Peter Cattaneo to direct the Jeff Pope-scripted adaptation of the Tom Michell nonfiction bestseller. The Penguin Lessons is the true story of a disillusioned Englishman who went to work in a school in Argentina in 1976.
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 9th February 2023The Lost King review - Sally Hawkins saves Richard III dig drama
Stephen Frears, Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan turn the true story of how the infamous king's remains were found under a Leicester car park into an uneven comedy drama.
Mark Kermode, The Observer, 9th October 2022The Lost King film review
A plucky outsider seeks to rectify a centuries-old libel in Stephen Frears's utterly English film.
Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 6th October 2022Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile
Steve Coogan is to take on his most serious role yet: playing Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama series The Reckoning.
British Comedy Guide, 26th September 2021Steve Coogan movie The Lost King begins filming
Production has started on The Lost King, a film starring Sally Hawkins and Steve Coogan. It focuses on the true story of how the bones of Richard III were found beneath a Leicester car park.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd April 2021Steve Coogan to star in Richard III film The Lost King
Steve Coogan will star in The Lost King, a movie about the discovery of Richard III's remains beneath a Leicester car park.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd September 2020Writers' Guild Awards 2020 shortlist
Danny Brocklehurst, Lisa McGee, Rufus Jones, Tom Neenan, Brenda Gilhooly, Caroline Moran and James J Moran are amongst the comedy writers nominated for the Writers' Guild Awards 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 4th December 2019Radio Times TV 100 2019: Phoebe Waller-Bridge tops list
The result is a rundown of 100 TV stars who've had a tremendous past 12 months. Fleabag co-stars Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott came 13th and 21st respectively.
Morgan Jeffery, Radio Times, 3rd December 2019Review: Stan & Ollie
Long gone are the days of the noughties rom-com and Jon S. Baird's charming biopic, Stan & Ollie, proves that the best way to warm our hearts is through the bromance comedy.
Helena Merron, The Student Newspaper, 31st January 2019Stan & Ollie review from Mark Kermode
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly excel in this bittersweet film about the twilight years of the great double act.
Mark Kermode, The Guardian, 13th January 2019