Pick The Better Title For Alan Partridge's Film Within A Film: 'Colossal Velocity' or 'Alpha Papa'?

Long before the Is-Ricky Gervais'-Version-of-The-Office-Funnier-Than-Steve-Carell's? argument raged in bars frequented by comedy junkies, I spent way too much time debating similar question: whether Steve Coogan's BBC TV talk-show spoof Knowing Me, Knowing You...With Alan Partridge was superior to Garry Shandling's HBO series The Larry Sanders Show.  more »

Michael Caine Loses Michael Caine Impersonation Contest

We already know of two world-class Michael Caine impersonators in Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, and even they can't agree on the accuracy of each others' expert work in the field. But here's one thing they can take comfort in: When it comes to other impersonations of the Oscar-winning legend, few fail as grandly as... Michael Caine.

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