Big comedy is good, I like things that are big, but good comedy has to be truthful I think and has to reflect some sort of reality. Steve Coogan bigcomedygood Change image and share on social
I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy. Making people laugh one moment and the next making them feel really uncomfortable. Steve Coogan comedydiscomfortdraw Change image and share on social
When you tour you become more intimate with your audience. It's like I need reassurance that they like me or at least find me relevant. And that I can still do it. Steve Coogan audiencefindintimate Change image and share on social
Actually, bizarrely, in America, I get more appreciation from the odd, unusual stuff I've done, almost because I'm not, if you like, famous in America as I am in England. Steve Coogan americaappreciationbizarrely Change image and share on social
I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare. Steve Coogan funnykidshakespeare Change image and share on social
When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together. Steve Coogan comedianconcertcrowd share on social
I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill. Steve Coogan classclowncollege Change image and share on social
I'm a huge fan of Jack Lemmon, he was someone who managed to tread that line between comedy and tragedy and sometimes give very big performances, but they were never over-demonstrative and they were never not based on a kind of real truthful human being. Steve Coogan basebigcomedy share on social
I don't think there's anything outside what comedy can address. Steve Coogan addresscomedy Change image and share on social
I happen to have a public profile. Ditto newspaper editors. It's a result of what I do, not an end. Steve Coogan dittoeditorend Change image and share on social