The Latest Breaking News from Alan Partridge

Today marks a quarter of a century since the hit BBC sitcom first aired; somehow, Alan Partridge is still going strong. There’s no denying the brilliance of Coogan’s creation, writes Louis Chilton – but it’s long felt like the character is running out of road

Hat Mancock. Matt Halfcock. The Oatmilk Tray Man. The wandering member for West Suffolk. He who makes Alan Partridge look like Viggo Mortensen. Making fun of former health secretary Matt Hancock is like shooting fish in a barrel. No, wait, it’s like shooting a fish that spends its entire life…

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