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  • But turning himself into a character might also be a way of distancing himself from his most successful comedy creation, the Norfolk-based radio presenter and chatshow host Alan Partridge, whose ebullient faux pas and naff catchphrases so engaged public affection that he would have secured Coogan's place in British comedy's hall of fame even if his creator had never worked again.

    Steve Coogan: Two parts Partridge, one part genius Stephanie Merritt 2010

  • I hope Palin gets the nomination just for comedy's sake.

    Poll shows tight race for 2012 GOP nomination 2009

  • A director is entitled, of course, to bring out a comedy's dark and angsty subtext if he so chooses (look at what Sam Mendes did to with As You Like It).

    A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010

  • His comedy's got a lot in common with one-liner merchants Milton Jones and Tim Vine; he delights in the beautifully crafted gag and always seems to have a plentiful supply.

    This week's new comedy 2011

  • A director is entitled, of course, to bring out a comedy's dark and angsty subtext if he so chooses (look at what Sam Mendes did to with As You Like It).

    A Little Night Music deliasherman 2010

  • As the less attention-seeking half of one of British comedy's most successful double acts, this is not the only time Merchant has been cut out of the limelight.

    Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies – review 2011

  • This jibe about modern comedy's turn from shouty politics to smug consumerism slowly turns into a riff about how Mr Morphy Richards strives to make toasters that work, then advice on how to return broken toasters.

    In praise of… Stewart Lee | Editorial 2011

  • This jibe about modern comedy's turn from shouty politics to smug consumerism slowly turns into a riff about how Mr Morphy Richards strives to make toasters that work, then advice on how to return broken toasters.

    In praise of… Stewart Lee | Editorial 2011

  • He says the victim, although probably not one of the comedy's main stars, is someone you've seen a lot.

    Keck's Exclusives: A Community Death 2012

  • I would say that music's gain is definitely comedy's loss, as it has been suggested he was the funnier of our double act all those moons ago.

    Andrew Lawrence: my comic partner swapped Edinburgh festival for The Pictish Trail 2011

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