http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-9122-steve-coogan/topic-rss.do Steve Coogan RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23765491-sound-check-rocking-with-laughter.do Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once. 2009-11-06T11:57:28Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23697050-funny-men-in-night-at-the-museum-2.do Ben Stiller calls in the kings of comedy for a Night at the Museum sequel that outclasses the original and scales the heights of absurdity. 2009-05-21T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23691898-night-riders-the-men-behind-mahiki.do After dark, they rule London. Guy Pelly, Piers Adam and Nick House are the team behind Mahiki and Whisky Mist. Their latest offering is a new bar in Walton Street 2009-05-14T12:35:59Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23676716-in-the-loop-pauses-for-thought.do Peter Capaldi is the spin doctor from hell in Armando Iannucci’s foul-mouthed political satire, In The Loop. 2009-04-15T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-sport/article-23662923-classic-comedy---football-played-just-for-laughs.do After James Cordon's Red Nose Day team-talk with the England players, we look back at some of the best sporting comedy moments... 2009-03-16T16:43:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23656739-jennifers-not-used-to-such-a-frosty-reception.do Jennifer Aniston brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to London for the premiere of her film Marley & Me. 2009-03-03T11:56:14Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23585684-steve-coogan-isnt-so-bad.do Steve Coogan has certainly learned his lines and is frequently stomach-achingly funny, says Bruce Dessau. 2008-11-12T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/review-23575623-illogical-fun-with-the-mighty-boosh.do The Mighty Boosh gave an ill&#8209;fitting pantomime cow of a show, yet with more than enough moments to keep the Boosh bandwagon rolling. 2008-10-20T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23562934-television-and-radio.do <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/js/image-resizer.js"></script> London still exports hit formats all over the world and is a hothouse for the use of new technologies in tandem with traditional creative talents. 2008-10-02T11:08:24Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23557161-bens-boys-storm-tropic-thunder.do Actor-director Ben Stiller has assembled an all-star cast for his war movie satire Tropic Thunder — but parodying Hollywood is too easy. 2008-09-17T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23556446-to-dye-for-ben-stiller-shows-his-dark-roots-at-tropic-thunder-premiere.do The cast list reads like a who's who of Hollywood comedy - with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and Steve Coogan all vying for airtime in Tropic Thunder. 2008-09-16T18:40:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23551789-i-went-to-hell-on-the-way-to-winning-dragons-den-says-dj-robin-banks.do Last week, he charmed TV&#8217;s notoriously tough Dragons into handing over £60k. But a year ago, blitzed on drink and drugs, DJ Robin Banks was on the brink of death 2008-09-06T17:33:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23550514-comics-steve-coogan-and-noel-fielding-leave-their-girlfriends-behind-to-party-with-a-pair-of-blue-ladies.do Noel Fielding and Steve Coogan made an unlikely pulling team until well into the early hours today. 2008-09-03T09:23:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23550471-the-night-even-liz-hurley-got-squiffy-and-she-wasnt-the-only-one.do Elizabeth Hurley has perfected the art of red carpet glamour. But even she succumbed to the lure of the free bar at last night's star-studded GQ awards and left the event looking uncharacteristically worse for wear. 2008-09-03T08:11:34Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23546597-how-tvs-obsession-with-perfect-bodies-has-made-a-small-screen-outcast-of-julie-t-wallace.do Her 6ft frame (and 48in bust) turned her into a big star. But now, thanks to TV's obsession with perfect bodies, they've made Julie T. Wallace a small-screen outcast. 2008-08-27T22:16:42Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23480414-can-sex-addict-and-reformed-junkie-russell-brand-conquer-america-and-can-america-cope-with-him.do Sex addict. Reformed junkie. Self-confessed egomaniac. How will Britain's most notorious funnyman get on as he tries to conquer Hollywood? He was unknown in America until a few weeks ago, but with the release of Russell Brand's new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall, all that has changed. 2008-04-25T15:43:43Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/showbiz/article-23458066-sneak-peek-robert-downey-jrs-controversial-new-comedy.do The trailer for Robert Downey Jr's new comedy has been released amid controversy over the actor's casting as black man 2008-03-18T15:00:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23429027-the-gift-of-laughter---the-best-comedy-dvds.do After groaning at the cracker jokes, raise some real belly laughs with the best of this year's comedy DVDs. 2007-12-21T10:27:32Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23417346-is-katy-brand-the-new-catherine-tate.do Her spoof Lily Allen song on Radio 1 was mistaken for the real thing and her new TV series lampoons Amy Winehouse and Kate Moss - they deserve it, says comedy's latest star. 2007-10-19T11:26:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23411583-going-underground-to-a-hidden-gem.do Tamarai on Drury Lane may be yet another subterranean restaurant - but it has an excellent kitchen serving the best pan-fusion food Mark Bolland has sampled in London. 2007-09-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/comedy/article-23405499-is-edinburgh-killing-comedy.do With a record 2,050 shows this year, Bruce Dessau asks if The Edinburgh Fringe has become a victim of its own success. 2007-07-24T08:10:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23397622-dvds-of-the-week.do This week's releases are led by the return of Rocky Balboa, the entertaining Rob Brydon and small-scale Chinese drama Little Red Flowers 2007-05-22T13:45:15Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23391388-dvds-of-the-week.do The dinosaurs at the New York National History Museum come to life, Eddie Murphy travels back 24 years in time, and Dame Edna's 1987 talk shows are revived on DVD this week. 2007-04-03T13:55:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23387062-dvds-of-the-week.do This week's top releases include Oscar winner Andrea Arnold's first feature, a French and Saunders series, and a bonkers Japanese exploitation flick. 2007-02-27T12:45:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23385595-smalltown-affair-thats-not-much-cop.do The Shaun of the Dead team recruit a starry comedy cast for a police caper through the West Country that is too flashy by half, says Nick Curtis. 2007-02-15T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23385487-hot-fuzz-stars-swap-red-carpet-for-blue.do The stars of police comedy movie Hot Fuzz swapped the traditional red carpet for blue at the film's world premiere. 2007-02-14T08:32:05Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23381913-hollywoods-new-royalty.do After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players. 2007-01-16T11:56:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23371215-a-lady-di-from-the-18th-century.do Marie Antoinette is based partly upon Antonia Fraser's biography but mostly on director Sofia Coppola's imagination. And, just when things are getting really interesting, the film fades to black. 2006-10-18T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23368544-what-next-for-matt-and-david.do As their live show arrives in London, the UK's favourite comedy duo talk about their private lives, public adulation and what the future holds after Little Britain. 2006-09-29T11:03:27Z