Steve Coogan has admitted that he sometimes grows tired of playing Alan Partridge.
The comic said that while he is still fond of the character, his infamous TV creation is "like a relative who you quite like to see now and again but you don't want to live with".
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Coogan said that the writing process for the forthcoming Alan Partridge movie meant that he had to spend months at a time in and out of character.
"Whenever I've done Alan... work on doing the character quite a lot [and] although Alan's funny, he is a bit annoying," he explained.
"It might be alright watching for half an hour, but imagine sitting in a room with him for three months. That's what you have to do when you write him.
"You do get sick of him because it's like being in the room with an idiot....
The comic said that while he is still fond of the character, his infamous TV creation is "like a relative who you quite like to see now and again but you don't want to live with".
Speaking on The Jonathan Ross Show, Coogan said that the writing process for the forthcoming Alan Partridge movie meant that he had to spend months at a time in and out of character.
"Whenever I've done Alan... work on doing the character quite a lot [and] although Alan's funny, he is a bit annoying," he explained.
"It might be alright watching for half an hour, but imagine sitting in a room with him for three months. That's what you have to do when you write him.
"You do get sick of him because it's like being in the room with an idiot....
- 4/19/2013
- Digital Spy
In 10 years, the 'little fat bloke' from Reading has become a comedy god. But after the 'mong' row, and on the eve of his new TV show Life's Too Short, have we fallen out of love with Ricky Gervais? Plus Ricky Gervais: a prize clown – in pictures
Ricky Gervais was enjoying a relatively quiet time, promoting his new show, when I met him a few weeks ago at his office in Hampstead. We had a nice chat, he talked about comedy, explained in the abstract that causing offence isn't in and of itself a bad thing, then a few days later managed to offend everyone so violently that he wound up being lectured on morality by the front page of the Sun.
He had tossed out a reference to "mong" on Twitter and, when challenged, defended and aggressively reused it on the basis that the word had evolved from...
Ricky Gervais was enjoying a relatively quiet time, promoting his new show, when I met him a few weeks ago at his office in Hampstead. We had a nice chat, he talked about comedy, explained in the abstract that causing offence isn't in and of itself a bad thing, then a few days later managed to offend everyone so violently that he wound up being lectured on morality by the front page of the Sun.
He had tossed out a reference to "mong" on Twitter and, when challenged, defended and aggressively reused it on the basis that the word had evolved from...
- 11/5/2011
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
Ricky Gervais has said that he was "naïve" to use the word "mong" without realising that it is still used to insult the disabled. The Extras creator had previously defended his use of the word in his work and on Twitter after being criticised by comedians including Richard Herring and Francesca Martinez. Disability campaigner and mother of two disabled girls Nicola Clark was moved to tears when speaking on the BBC's Jeremy Vine radio show yesterday when discussing the abuse directed at her daughters by people on the street using words like "mong". Gervais got in touch with Clark on Twitter to offer "a very public thank you" for her "kind, rational and understanding words in private" since the issue broke. Clark asked Gervais if she could ask him some questions, and in the following conversation (more)...
- 10/21/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Comedian Francesca Martinez has backed Richard Herring's criticism of Ricky Gervais using the word "mong" in his work and on Twitter. Herring had previously hit out at Gervais for his repeated use of the insult, which originated as an offensive term for people with Down's Syndrome. Gervais, who is currently promoting upcoming sitcom Life's Too Short, has defended his use of the word, but Martinez, who worked with the comedian on the BBC show Extras, gave her support to Herring on her Twitter feed. "'Mong' has been a derogatory term for years. Just like the 'N' word. Personal context doesn't change that," she said. "No subject should be off limits in comedy. But using historically abusive (more)...
- 10/21/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
King's Speech stars join Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley in urging public to back reform at May poll
Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter have injected some glamour into what had been the preserve of political anoraks by announcing they will support the yes campaign for the alternative vote.
Firth, feted for his role as the stammering George VI in The King's Speech, said: "The referendum is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change our clapped-out politics for good. I'll be voting yes."
Bonham Carter, a cousin of the Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and a friend of Samantha Cameron, also came out in support of the campaign. She won a Bafta on Sunday night as best supporting actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth alongside Firth in The King's Speech.
Firth recently withdrew his support for the Liberal Democrats, admitting he had been disappointed by their role in the coalition government.
Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter have injected some glamour into what had been the preserve of political anoraks by announcing they will support the yes campaign for the alternative vote.
Firth, feted for his role as the stammering George VI in The King's Speech, said: "The referendum is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to change our clapped-out politics for good. I'll be voting yes."
Bonham Carter, a cousin of the Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and a friend of Samantha Cameron, also came out in support of the campaign. She won a Bafta on Sunday night as best supporting actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth alongside Firth in The King's Speech.
Firth recently withdrew his support for the Liberal Democrats, admitting he had been disappointed by their role in the coalition government.
- 2/15/2011
- by Patrick Wintour
- The Guardian - Film News
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