645. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 4)

Join me for a completely spontaneous "rambling challenge" in which I attempt to talk without stopping for at least 45 minutes. I end up discussing the benefits of talking to yourself for English fluency, the ideas of "practice makes perfect" and "practice makes permanent", the be ...  Show more

Small talk is not just a pointless way to fill silence in social situations, it is an opportunity to make great social connections, build your network and just have an interesting conversation with someone new, but how do we do it successfully? How can you develop your confidence ...  Show more

I'm Alan Partridge, Episode 19. We explore the comedic genius of Coogan and the crews 12 episode, 2 season run, from roadside hotel to caravan. An egocentric broadcaster, completely inept at his job, whose inflated sense of self has no boundaries...this was prime 'best of' fodder ...  Show more

Comedian and actor Steve Coogan feels quietly optimistic about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Steve sits down with Conan to talk about channeling comic persona Alan Partridge, Steve’s newest film Greed, portraying Stan Laurel in Stan & Ollie, a ...

Louis sits down with writer, actor and comedian Steve Coogan in the first episode of the new series. Steve discusses falling in and out of love with Alan Partridge, literally wearing Jimmy Savile’s shoes in ‘The Reckoning’, and being sober after his ‘delayed adolescence’. Warning ...  Show more