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Steve Coogan
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Steve Coogan
About this listen
Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age, he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should "be on the telly". Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image.
The late '80s and early '90s saw Coogan developing characters he could perform on the comedy circuit, from Ernest Moss to Paul Calf, and in 1992 he won a Perrier award with John Thomson. It was around the same time, while working with Armando Iannucci and Patrick Marber on On the Hour and The Day Today, that Alan Partridge emerged almost fully formed.
Coogan, once a tabloid fixture, is now a respected film actor, writer and producer. He runs his own production company, Baby Cow, and has a raft of films to his name (from 24 Hour Party People to Alpha Papa, the critically acclaimed Partridge film), six Baftas and seven Comedy Awards. He has found huge success in recent years with both The Trip and Philomena, the latter bringing him two Oscar nominations for producing and cowriting.
In Easily Distracted he lifts the lid on the real Steve Coogan, writing with distinctive humour and an unexpected candour about a noisy childhood surrounded by foster kids, his attention-seeking teenage years and his emergence as a household name with the birth of Alan Partridge.
Narrated by Steve Coogan himself.
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- Anna K.
- 27-08-19
cracking stuff!
Honest and a great listen. Coogan is a comedy genius. Enjoyed every ruddy minute - jurassic park.
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- Mrs Clare Mead
- 03-02-19
really entertaining.
really enjoyed this book. Was a fan of Steve Coogan but now I think that has increased.
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- Jackie
- 30-11-15
Honest, funny man.
Great mix of stories and emotions from (in my view) a comedy God. Makes me want to watch the whole box set of Allan Partridge again.
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- Mat
- 27-12-16
Very honest and insightful.
loved it. It's interesting to chart Coogan's career and the slightly disjointed almost Pulp Fictionesque way which the book is presented works really well and gives it a very loose and conversational style.
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- pauline cooper
- 27-06-17
Funny and honest account of his life.
Lived local to me so enjoyed listening about his younger years. Very funny and eloquently read.
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- John Turner
- 14-02-22
I was hoping for more laughs.
Perhaps my fault for assuming anything by Steve Coogan would be hilarious. This 'reads' more like an essay he's been forced to write. Glad I listened though.
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- Sarah N
- 07-09-23
VG tick
This memoir touched me in many ways- oh er misses- having also being born in 1965 many references rang so true, and I did have tears in my eyes at times… also, of course, I laughed… thank you so much mr coogan, vg tick 😊 xx
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- alan ball
- 01-08-24
A ha
Incredibly intense and detailed life story read by the man himself. Learned so much about his family, his upbringing and his childhood, none of which I’d heard before
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- Dion
- 20-10-24
I love him even more now
I’m a massive fan of Coogan, Over the years his comedy has brought me so much joy,
This book offers a great insight to his journey in becoming the legend he is today. As often is the case with successful people, he started with the most humblest of beginnings and I loved hearing about his childhood and how different he was from his 5 siblings.
It was also very interesting to learn about the invention of his characters and from where he drew inspiration.
All in all it is exactly what I hoped it would be. I have listened to Nomad twice now as it is just pure comedy genius and literally every sentence is amusing and cleverly crafted. I loved him already and now I have a sense of the little boy he was, and the dedication and commitment he gave to build his career and become who he is now, I love him even more.
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- Jamil Husain
- 04-12-15
Two Halves!
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Big fan of Coogan, not sure why he felt he had to write this; first half is about about his reputation and recent press privacy issues, second half is his uneventful childhood which is narrated in an Alan Partridge way.
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