A chat and variety show hosted by Alan Partridge. Partridge has all manner of guests on his program, from actors to musicians to child prodigies. Unfortunately things don't always go according to plan and often Partridge lets his personal feelings on certain guests and issues slip.
The first Alan Partridge TV show. Not the first Alan Partridge show - the character and concept was first a radio show - nor the first appearance of Alan Partridge in a TV show - he was the sports reporter in The Day Today - but this is the series that truly launched the Alan Partridge character and brand.
Writer-actor Steve Coogan and writer-producer Armando Iannucci continue their collaboration from the radio show and The Day Today to give us this great series. Very funny and really a parody of chat shows. Not absurdist or as edgy as The Day Today, this is more a comedy show focusing on an inept TV show host.
Coogan and Iannucci also bring along many of the gang from The Day Today - Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Doon Mackichan - making for a great dynamic between Partridge and his "guests".
The first Alan Partridge TV show. Not the first Alan Partridge show - the character and concept was first a radio show - nor the first appearance of Alan Partridge in a TV show - he was the sports reporter in The Day Today - but this is the series that truly launched the Alan Partridge character and brand.
Writer-actor Steve Coogan and writer-producer Armando Iannucci continue their collaboration from the radio show and The Day Today to give us this great series. Very funny and really a parody of chat shows. Not absurdist or as edgy as The Day Today, this is more a comedy show focusing on an inept TV show host.
Coogan and Iannucci also bring along many of the gang from The Day Today - Rebecca Front, Patrick Marber, David Schneider, Doon Mackichan - making for a great dynamic between Partridge and his "guests".