Steve Coogan rips into The News Of The World

Steve Coogan and Greg Dyke unite to rip Paul McMullen apart on Newsnight

[@myenemysenemy1043]

‘Hitler was nice to dogs’ was pure Partridge

[@pauloneill9880]

Not his dogs though. He tested suicide pills on them.

[@AsifKhan-ju4ld]

They weren't "suicide pills" then were they?

[@TheComedyColosseum]

@@AsifKhan-ju4ld 😂😂😂

[@mikefraser4513]

@@AsifKhan-ju4ld good one!

[@pauloneill9880]

@@AsifKhan-ju4ld cyanide pills, come under the term suicide pill.

[@WhiteSleevedStu]

You feed beef burgers to swans

[@siggyavos7275]

+Stu Mackenzie it helps them float

[@davidlister370]

Whooo.... whoo... who do you think you are...??

[@darthmetallus3893]

They're scared! They don't know why they're so big! "Why am I so massive?" 😂

[@awinbisa]

Hahaha. I would have loved him to warp in to partridge.

[@markmoz]

How about an infected spinal column in a bap? XD

[@saladdays4883]

No offence, but Paul’s life is technically not worth insuring.

[@kevinian5528]

Haha, love the angle. I normally feel really uncomfortable with these type of interviews, because Paul was absolutely destroyed in front of millions of people, and it feels like bullying. But to think going on air and defending the stuff he did makes him look and sound like the vermin he clearly is, so the more people destroy the rat the better. He's not a journalist. He's that feral pleb in the office or playground that goes round grassing on other people because he's got absolutely no personality of his own. It's his only way to feel important. To think that he's breathing the same air as normal people even annoys me!

[@docholliday1112]

Oh, none taken

[@benmaher3911]

best response ever on the interwebs .... back of the net

[@nickstone1587]

@@docholliday1112 You don't know what I'm going to say yet

[@ValentijnEnJack]

"No offence but-" I mean, "free press", right?

[@LeofromFreo]

They never phone tapped Jimmy Savile.

[@wishfix]

But.... They did it to Brian Harvey.

[@akasickform]

They always fight for their own biased agenda, with no equality.

[@onetwo6064]

John Bryan Jim didn’t fix it

[@onetwo6064]

Coogan looks like a Gaymen with that wig.

[@crossman3940]

@dogs aren't dangerous they didn't M I 6 asset

[@danbull]

To me this issue seems pretty clear cut. Freedom of the press means freedom to write whatever you want, not freedom to DO whatever you want.

[@sexualchocolate1498]

Dan Bull m69, love that you can make funny songs like 50 years of gaming and that you also have opinions on important things. Keep up the good work.

[@sexualchocolate1498]

purplenurps Yeah...that's not what he was saying at all

[@purplenurps]

Sexual Chocolate He was though

[@sexualchocolate1498]

purplenurps Nope, if you read it properly he's saying that the press don't have the right to do what they want.

[@purplenurps]

Sexual Chocolate No he's for private lives being exposed listen to super injunction. He's a tool

[@musefan12345]

coogan is spot on here. 10 on 10

[@wangdangdoodie]

Jackaknackanory!

[@Yellowswift3]

@CURTIS8516 Button mushrooms, ten on ten.

[@MrMmnngghh]

needed more space between the egg and the beans.

[@imogengold5747]

Use a sausage as a breakwater.

[@MrMmnngghh]

@@imogengold5747 I may want to mix them, but I'd like that to be my decision.

[@Zzzzz_Zzzzzz______]

The way he said "It's absolute, B S" was just pure Alan Partridge lol.

[@nickstone1587]

He's in a can-do-go situation

[@Zzzzz_Zzzzzz______]

@@nickstone1587 Aha!

[@RadagonTheRed]

Needless to say, _Steve_ had the last laugh.

[@flaggerify]

Ginger Ninja Needles to say...

[@Jamolioz]

I took drugs

[@Soprano_661]

Underrated comment

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

Jurassic Park!

[@sturycroft]

Eh-her, eh-her, eh-her, eh-her… tabloid news

[@flaggerify]

Chris Morris should be moderating.

[@momotheelder7124]

you're wrong and you're a grotesquely ugly freak.

[@AakashBhadoriaHAL9000]

Lmaooooo!!!!

[@MrMmnngghh]

with Collaterly Sisters whipping any bastard that dare step out of line.

[@ewaf88]

So it's war then.

[@laswap1]

Ted Maul reports reports reports

[@chiphead777]

Crash! Bang! Wallop! What a video!

[@barringtonfisher87]

Back of the net

[@evilronald6566]

This isn't Britain...THIS IS DA AUTOBAHN!

[@darthmetallus3893]

"Kiss my face!"

[@Etcher]

That's Britain 2011, you're welcome to it!

[@marieadams3720]

Textbook!

[@booleneghan]

McMullen is such a mealy-mouthed little pratt. His every movement, his every word; it's all so smug & shifty. Dripping with petulant insincerity

[@geoffpoole483]

Would McMullen like his phone hacked? I doubt it.

[@chrisdawson955]

Summed him up perfectly

[@kevinwhelan9607]

Le mot juste!

[@timothy790110]

its so strange that paul thinks just because someone is successful and makes money, he has a right to camp outside their house to "expose" them

[@wolfgangrecordings]

it's "just a bit of fun" mate. everyone's faces when he said that, my god... ruining people's lives for cash just because they did ok for themselves doesn't sound like fun to me

[@ballisticcranberrypeat7777]

That's a pretty common take, at least here in US unfortunately. People are such failures that they believe no one could ever have done so much better for themselves with legitimate means, so any success must be ill-gotten. Therefore, it's fair to take everything they have somehow.

[@dontlookspins]

@@ballisticcranberrypeat7777 what a wild false equivalence, whatever helps you sleep at night comfortable in your delusional belief that people in the same class as Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, etc got there without exploiting the labour of people infinitely more talented and innovative than themselves. People like you keep the fantasy alive that these tech billionaires are selfmade geniuses when nothing could be further from the truth.

[@ballisticcranberrypeat7777]

@@dontlookspins I’m not referring to any particular people, and I’d agree that the ones you listed are exploitive. I’m referring to the thought process that allows you to believe that you’re morally superior, simply because you haven’t done well for yourself. If you don’t recognize how and why that sort of belief is a problem; then you’ll just have to wait until someone worse off than you decides you don’t deserve anything you have. Hopefully you’ll understand then.

[@gourmetwaters6916]

@@ballisticcranberrypeat7777 >Hates the rich: is in top 2% of global wealth >Complains about exploitation; on a device made by slaves, on a platform that uses slaves, then sells their personal data to the companies they hate, that also use slaves. Either people wake up and admit they're complicit in their own accusations, or they keep championing a cause they don't understand and wind up inadvertently destroy themselves. "We count our miseries carefully, yet accept our blessings without a thought" ~Chinese proverb

[@MrBoBoTom]

Steve Coogan is a legend.

[@paulp1008]

paul calf is ; )

[@orth82]

He so is! And I love how the inner Alan Partridge in him comes out from time to time. I mean that in a good way, of course.

[@irishelk3]

Literally?

[@test-ks7ux]

Full marks to him for standing up to these turds in the gutter

[@MegaClashcityrocker]

Sadly morons still buy and subscribe to Murdoch tat.

[@lizclegg7556]

Wow, Paul McMullen is just sitting there saying that its OK to hack into and listen to people's messages. The expressions on the rest of the panel's faces when he started saying that were priceless.

[@keepitreal6487]

McMullen is an idiot, he should have made the comparison between suffering a benign free press and living under a Dictatorship.

[@dicarpio2177]

He’s absolutely disgusting, his arrogance in this interview is astounding

[@LiamLewyShepherd]

Watching the way Coogan was staring across I would pay a good few quid to see what said after the cameras cut!

[@deckpool1598]

And these chickens are walking around wondering 'why we're so massive'

[@robmoss8198]

Just when I thought that Steve Coogan couldn't be more of a legend....

[@inthelittlewood]

I love the moment when Coogan told him he wasn't a journalist and you could see it in the guy's eyes that he began to realize the fact.. Priceless!

[@MrUndersolo]

And the NOTW is dead. Justice exists.

[@NowhereSessions]

'Oh sorry, I didn't realise you were on a moral crusade.'

[@adamsykes7872]

Steve Coogan in an argument with a real life Alan Partridge

[@buckbumble]

Coogan becomes Chris Morris.

[@funkychicken4509]

real life Alan Partridge has a little more heart than this guy

[@guscox9651]

lol ur right

[@barringtonfisher87]

hang on what does how much Steve Coogan gets for a movie have to do with him being angry at having his privacy invaded? That right there is clutching at straws. Just because he's successful, doesn't mean he deserves to have his phone hacked

[@stevechristie2569]

I agree Barry (he could've been successful if he'd pushed that more eloquently, you make millions from Murdoch's companies then complain when he stings you....Coogan doesn't care about his personal life being intruded upon as much as the Dowlers' et al who don't have his media knowledge). Worrying what low calibre, no scruples folk tabloids employ.

[@TheBlackguard]

Exactly. I would ask “Where in my contract, for a Murdoch film, have I signed away my right to privacy?”

[@jaycuthbert245]

Exactly and btw there's no way Steve's on 5 million per film.

[@drexlspivey5828]

@@jaycuthbert245 that's just the line Paul McMullen was using in all these interviews, he started it with Hugh Grant who probably does earn that depending on the film then just started saying it to everyone

[@gilessinnott109]

I love the way any scenario can be connected back to an Alan Partridge quote. Proves how much steves show is comedy genius. Will never get old.

[@roseharvey2664]

McMullen is unbelievable. Coogan and Grant were great putting themselves out there to confront the horrifying behaviour of the tabloids.

[@stephenfletcher5391]

Yes respect to Coogan and Grant for doing that.

[@rumblefish9]

Grant dropped the most savage of mic drops live on the BBC "You should try real journalism, Paul. You're not an idiot. You could do it." In the most dry, sarcastic way.

[@JoeNumberwang]

"20 FOOT HIGH CHICKENS!"

[@bluespyusa8979]

Someone had to.... xD 👍

[@jimladd2774]

They are confused, "why are we this big!?!?!"

[@randomuploadsism]

His silence speaks volumes.

[@jonisginger]

Steve Coogan was visibly enraged by him - he's genuinely angry, I've never seen that before!

[@tornapart75]

Make sure you dont go neart him when hes got some cheese "you mother!"

[@DeimosPC]

I'd be pretty angry if some cunt was sat outside my house with a camera every day

[@milea10]

mr coogan has gone up in my estimation , well done that man!

[@WhiteUnicorn82]

Why have so many commented that "[Coogan has gone up in my estimation]"..? It seems odd!

[@TheHungryPigeon]

@@WhiteUnicorn82 I think they must have thought more highly of him after watching this.

[@tdurb0]

Fair play to Steve Coogan, especially for what he’s said in the past regarding the Dowlers and also Christopher Jefferies.

[@Pogomix]

Holy shit. Alan Partridge just evolved from 1 to 10.

[@rp1455]

Coogan has always been very intelligent. You have to be to create such a brilliant satirical character as Alan Partridge - probably the greatest comedy character ever.

[@Kelly14UK]

Yeah.

[@user-hm8wf2jf1h]

Brilliant smack down of these gutter snipes. Good man Alan!

[@luaseast1251]

I've seen those big eared boys in the newsroom.

[@IgglePyggle]

steve coogan**

[@beans4011]

Good efford Coogan - his intentions to give the damages payout to good causes actually happened also

[@Communist-Doge]

He's a good chap.

[@jacobfraser5456]

@@Communist-Doge I can confirm he is 😊

[@pickfordsmaher845]

I still love the way Steve coogan dismantled that fool.

[@Livikyu]

Coogan in the green room talking about how many houses he'd bought with money he earned writing comedy. Journalist hacks into murdered girls phone for profit. not really comparable is it, Paul.

[@RaferJeffersonIII]

That’s one thing though isn’t it? They also exposed huge amounts of corruption but Partridge here is batting for the rich and famous, and using a dead girl as a human shield. Far more reprehensible than the NOTW, and this was about bringing down a right leaning paper, this had nothing to do with decency. He wouldn’t have given a shyt if it was tory MPs having their privacy invaded.

[@sarahholland2600]

@@RaferJeffersonIIII am not one for celebs who whinge about their fame, but: 1. He's earned & worked for his money. Why does that mean it's ok for Press to regard it as open season on him 2. He stated well documented fact re Milly Dowler. That was not hiding behind it, it was hard evidence showing they're despicable 3. He gave the damages £ he received to victim support.

[@RaferJeffersonIII]

@@sarahholland2600 1. That’s the deal if you work in entertainment. Same as football. If you want people hanging on your every word and women throwing themselves at you, press intrusion is the price you pay. Of course, arrogant narcissists like Steve don’t agree. Like you, they think they deserve all the perks but none of the downsides. 2. This had nothing to do with press corruption, this was a left winger taking down a right leaning paper for a political victory. If you’ve ever heard Steve speak about “tories” he’s the most bigoted man alive, despite being a comedy actor, he thinks he has credentials to comment on politics when in reality a hairdresser is probably better qualified. He used Milly Dowler as hard evidence - he passed on the countless incidents of corruption they exposed and centred on the mistakes - so he did indeed exploit that for his own benefit. As for the donation, that was clearly well publicised. It’s kind of the minimum standard. Well done Steve, you helped usher in a world of state press censorship to protect the lifestyles of the rich and famous snd for political point scoring. If he wasn’t such an Islington “tory scum” asswipe I’d have a bit more sympathy. Tory scum whilst driving sports cars.

[@Andy78L]

just needed a 'who do you think you are!' From Coogan

[@bellycuda]

whoooooooooo do yooou think you areee?

[@ggff3761]

Andy1ad I wanted him to catch him in a lie and shout AHA!

[@michaeldixon9942]

Unfortunately for you, I'm the Chief commissioning editor of the BBC.....

[@BigShaun]

@@michaeldixon9942 let’s forget all this nonsense.

[@rentalsnake6542]

@@michaeldixon9942 can I just shock you... i like wine.

[@ryama8657]

wasnt that guy on skirmish the millitary based quiz show on uk conquest

[@Kraftwerker1]

All part of his process of bouncing back!

[@BigShaun]

Had kenco coming out of my nostrils.

[@rubberchix]

Thats TV host Alan Partridge. he had a chat show or something 20 years ago

[@neptunesbounty1786]

@Constantin Lungu do you know Domingo from Little Oakley?

[@pashiki5480]

I believe so. Sadly "Youth hosteling with Chris Eubank" couldn`t make it to the screen

[@blacktoothfox677]

"its good of you to come on, but you strike me as a genuinely tortured soul" - oh man, nothing like a posh english lady to utterly destroy with the gentlest of put-downs. That was award-winning.

[@thedude5600]

Nice to see the BBC giving Alan Partridge a chance to bounce back!

[@BrightJordan]

"Hitler was nice to dogs!" I know this is a serious subject but for a moment I thought this was an Alan Partridge sketch!

[@haydenbarnes5110]

Freedom of speech is not the freedom to do whatever one wants without responsibility

[@psoteriou3884]

"Smash, Bang, Wallop. What a video!"

[@TheMrSark]

Coogan handled this pretty well.

[@harveysmith100]

One guy is super talented, inteligent and has worked very hard for everything he has. The other guy makes his money off of the backs of others. Enough said I think.

[@TehDawg]

Only just seen this now. The term morally bankrupt was brilliant, summed it up.

[@MegaAshWilliams]

Nothing but respect for Coogan

[@FixedFace]

05:10 “hltIer was nice to dogs” “exactly, thats why we have no hitler in this country” wot?

[@C20H25N3O_]

‘Walking PR disaster for the tabloids’ What. A. Line.

[@CreativeCache101]

This guy talks about coogans wealth as if he doesnt deserve it, he earnt it all making people laugh and feel happy, guy is just jealous and small beyond belief.

[@Ben-qz6kg]

Idea for a new television show: “Hacking phones with Piers Morgan”

[@orth82]

Coogan is the man.

[@firebeardnc6012]

I've got your kids McMullen, I've got your kids!

[@nickstone1587]

I'm the Terminator!

[@POLITICALLYSTUPID]

10 yrs on....Coogan is still spot on

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

Excellent hosting by Emily Matliss, perfect timing. Coogan so eloquent and accurate. Duke was spot on. Tabloid Tosser was busy making evidence against himself.

[@LeeH688]

She intervened to let McMullan finish, let McMullan freely interrupt Coogan throughout, and then put a ludicrous straw man question to Coogan as well. Maitlis is closer to the scummy News of the World than she is Coogan.

[@danjtitchener]

My favourite McMullen arguments: 1) Hey, Steve, you have money, why shouldn't your phone be tapped? 2) It's all a bit of fun 3) Freedom of Speech? Huh? I'll google it... 4) A process, which raises huge privacy and moral issues, manages to achieve positive outcomes some of the time and utterly fails with no chance of success at others, so therefore the process is always OK.

[@jamiecook7926]

Hey just doesn’t care to be fair.

[@drprfssrprft4511]

"a bit of f...." He almost leaped across the table.

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

The world needs more of him, Chris Martin and Will Self

[@ddg3210]

Love Steve Coogan even that much more. Well said that man!

[@THEOUTCASTSCREATIVE]

Totally behind Coogan on this 100 percent

[@mccabessupplementsandgym3913]

Never new Alan Partridge was so intelligent. "Back of the net" 😂

[@tornapart75]

*knew...you're welcome.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@tornapart75 *wanker. You're welcome, too.

[@SMARTARTSMEDIA]

I love this, in a way!

[@LeeBillinghamTabanaArt]

Dan! Dan....Dan......Dan......Dan.....Daaaaan! Dan....Dan.................Dan.....Dan......Dan.....Dan!

[@KuroMicra]

Steve Coogan went even further up in my estimation. Calling it like it is.

[@pickledegg1989]

From Kent Online: "[McMullen] has also been appointed as the press officer for the Dover and Deal branch of UKIP, and says he would be interested in eventually standing for the European Parliament." Make of that what you will.

[@juliemclean6266]

Love how coogan sits there after the end of the programme he's still exasperated with the morally corrupt guy. I already loved Steve coogan but after seeing that he has gone up a notch or three more. Thankyou Mr coogan for your voice .❤️❤️

[@AAABBCCA]

Coogan is great as partridge and as himself, top quality man all round.

[@jimi6354]

I was half expecting Alan partridge to come out and say eat my cheese you mother! 😁

[@thefrecklepuny]

Paul McMullan reminds me of a short lived character from Viz, Charles Pontoon, a similarly sleazy tabloid journo.

[@anthonymercer3701]

A reason why I haven’t bought a newspaper in over fifteen years, nor do I watch the news. Complete and utter gutter press

[@-xirx-]

Not all of them, some are still doing great, important work to this day. Granted though, any rag with Rupert Murdoch's grubby mitts all over it is cancer, pure & simple.

[@humphrey4976]

This is beautiful

[@nickyaerobones]

Coogan: speaks. Decent people: *Standing ovation

[@rvic11]

Paul McMullen makes me feel physically sick. The press don't have the right to listen to anyone's answering machine messages - whether they're good or bad, rich or poor.

[@duncansteedman9986]

Steve Coogan expressing the truth. Peter Cook would be proud. 👍

[@seaniek9175]

Fair play to Paul for coming on there. There is an honesty about him. He's not pretending he's perfect and I can see his point about exposing multi millionaire celebrities

[@bobbykotick1163]

ooohhh its a good paper.

[@MrMmnngghh]

don't shine that torch in my face mate, I've just lost a pint of blood

[@richiestrich8079]

“Mooooooooooooooooooooooooo”

[@DavidCoverdale2000]

That shocked me.

[@jayrox40]

This is great banter. It really is.

[@bst857]

This is great banter, it really is

[@thepenguin9]

"so you happily take 5 mil per movie" yeah at least he isn't taking people's privacy

[@kevfulchester]

Holy crap. Listening to McMullen is just simply incredible.

[@zekeedwards7904]

Lovely stuff!

[@tommydeggerino4995]

This is great banter!

[@version736ha2]

Needles to say, Coogan had the last laugh

[@mrtoad1408]

Paul should have read the small print in his conetract

[@mirving1016]

Haha I love it. steve gets angrier n angrier until he nearly turns into the incredible partridge

[@paulparkinson4721]

'The incredible partridge' brilliant line

[@lauraclark1520]

Brilliant 👏 👏 Steven Coogan is so succinct.

[@northcliffe4lyfe]

If I couldn't love Coogan anymore...

[@carlosp3835]

'Paul, I'll just talk over you...' Paul: I...uh 'You're not a real journalist, you're not a real journalist, you're not a real journalist'

[@gallupgordy600]

Was just waiting on him bursting into Alan partridge and doing the “smell my cheese” scene

[@philipowen9529]

This video raised my blood pressure

[@laurenloader6102]

Go on, Steve!

[@humanforfreedom9583]

I don't care if he gets 5 million a movie and o only get a few hundred a week because that means if his freedom can be destroyed then so can mine, financial worth or whether there a good a bad person is totally irrelevant it's about freedom liberty and privacy

[@mrtoad1408]

Paul was clutching so hard when he made that statement. As if your bank balance denotes whether your private life should be intruded upon. I wonder what he thinks the cut off is.

[@Vojife]

"You've gotta get rid of emotions to think about it rationally". So many people say stuff like this. What's rational about disregarding emotions? About ignoring a whole realm of facts - because emotions are facts and they're facts that matter a lot.

[@MrBarker73]

Coogan speaks so much sense. The whole tradgedy in this particular situation is that there is even a debate on who was right and who was wrong.

[@kasimsultonfan]

I agree. It really was a tragedy that something as fundamental as press freedom was up for debate. Or wasn't that what you meant?

[@discovery6194]

Steve Coogan I salute you.

[@damienocallaghan7914]

Piers Morgan was the Editor of the NOTW at the time........ Do i have to say anything more??????

[@garethedwards3379]

No he wasnt. It was a women called Rebekah Brooks. Who was the ex partner of Steve McFadden and it transpires was the perpetrator of domestic violence towards him. Lovely person.

[@theflyingninja1]

@@garethedwards3379 Ross Kemp, wasn't it? Wrong Mitchell brother lol

[@IRISHBUTCHER]

Wasn't he editor of the mirror?

[@IRISHBUTCHER]

@@harrywallace7091 always thought he was sacked for the made up prisoner of war photos

[@MrBooBeeDoo]

@@harrywallace7091 no he wasn't sacked for phone hacking, you fake news spreading dog shit. He was sacked for publishing fake photos. I hate Piers Morgan but I hate fake news dick splats like you more.

[@jacobslater6787]

steve coogan is a hero

[@wangdangdoodie]

And a hypocrite. Sky TV anyone?

[@allybally0021]

He is a twat.

[@DanGulinobass]

the Question about Paul being a tortured soul made me laugh!! ahhhh

[@riverbankjohn]

Brilliant Steve!

[@witchothewood455]

Seems the News of the World may be in danger of becoming... moribund.

[@SIRDWIGHTKS]

You know Steve's in the right when Paul tries to interrupt him at any moment he can by shouting and spouting nonsense.

[@jakobvanklinken]

What a wonderful piece - you can clearly see that everyone around the table has their own biases, their own motivations, and you can see what arguments spring out of those motivations. Next time you hear "freedom of the press" you'll have a clearer understanding what sort of person would make that argument

[@kasimsultonfan]

Really? You can? Based on that discussion? Oh well, if you say so.

[@TRayTV]

I'm hearing: "I care about journalism which is why I solicit and peddle gossip. Of course I don't actually do journalism unless it falls in my lap. But those rare occasions when I can't get out of doing journalism justify my invasions of privacy and propriety for the sake of salacious gossip and slander by innuendo."

[@johnnycobalt2758]

''I'll just talk over you...''