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Steve Coogan
Steve Coogan is a highly entertaining and hilarious awards host and stand up act for any coporate gig.
In the Beginning
After training as an actor at Manchester Polytechnic, Steve Coogan kick-started his career when he began providing voices for the satirical puppet show, Spitting Image. He introduced his most famous character, Alan Partridge, to the nation on the BBC Radio 4 programme, On the Hour.
Etching Alan Partridge Into Our Hearts and Minds
Alan’s sporting commentaries gathered a cult following and Steve was soon to be seen on our TV screens in The Day Today, introducing characters like Alan Partridge and Paul Calf to the viewing public. Alan had also scored his own slot on BBC Radio with the spoof chat show, Knowing Me, Knowing You. The show transferred to television to widespread acclaim and it was followed up with the hit series, I’m Alan Partridge.
He won the coveted Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival in 1992, went on a sell-out tour of the UK in 1998, was named the Variety Club Showbusiness Personality of the Year in 1999, and managed, throughout the decade, to scoop up and armful of other major awards.
Steve has relatively recently branched out into film, taking the lead in both The Parole Officer and 24 Hour Party People.
