30 Funniest Steve Coogan Moments

Flying AIDS (Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life)

The Moment: Alan compares the Black Death to HIV, helpfully “putting it in context” for us.

Classic Coogan:
The “flying AIDS” line is funny, but “two handfuls of sausagemeat” is the bit that always gets us!

Farming (Im Alan Partridge)

The Moment: Partridge steers an apology to an outraged representative of the Norfolk Farmer’s Union into an ever-more absurd verbal attack…

Classic Coogan:
“You make pigs smoke. You feed beef-burgers to swans.” Vintage Partridge.

Crampons Not Tampons (The Trip)

The Moment: Coogan seethes as Rob Brydon does his Alan Partridge impression for the benefit of their dinner companions.

Classic Coogan: The venom in his response is truly delicious. “I’d love to quote your own stuff back at you,” he snarls, “but I just don’t know any.”

Bond, Alan Bond (Im Alan Partridge)

The Moment: Partridge loses his rag when his copy of The Spy Who Loved Me is wiped in favour of America’s Strongest Man.

Classic Coogan:
“STOP GETTING BOND WRONG!”

Wind-Up Merchant (A Cock And Bull Story)

The Moment: Coogan and Rob Brydon sit together in makeup, with the former growing steadily more irritated by the other’s incessant chatter.

Classic Coogan: The scene sets the tone perfectly, as Coogan plays on his arrogant insecure persona to great effect.

Martin Hannett (24 Hour Party People)

The Moment: Tony Wilson drafts in super-producer Martin Hannett into the studio, who proceeds to make himself popular…

Classic Coogan: This one is more about Andy Serkis really, although Coogan’s nonplussed reactions sell the sequence brilliantly.

Monkey Tennis (Im Alan Partridge)

The Moment: Alan pitches some TV ideas. The quality is variable…

Classic Coogan: Monkey Tennis remains a byword for shoddy TV!

My Name Is Michael Caine (The Trip)

The Moment: Coogan trades Michael Caine impressions with Rob Brydon. Both are excellent.

Classic Coogan: Impressions aside, Coogan’s irritation is supremely entertaining.

Skewered (Im Alan Partridge)

The Moment: Alan has a rather painful run-in with a spike. Not for those of a squeamish disposition.

Classic Coogan:
Alan’s plaintive cry is what really makes it. “Lynn… I’ve pierced my foot on a spike!”

Goooooaaaaal (The Day Today)

The Moment: Alan Partridge presents his World Cup preview, which mainly consists of shouting nonsense over a disparate collection of clips.

Classic Coogan:
Coogan’s commentary remains head and shoulders above Clive Tyldesley’s best efforts. “That… was a goal!”

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