Easily Distracted

· Cornerstone Digital · Narrated by Steve Coogan
4.8
10 reviews
Audiobook
8 hr 29 min
Unabridged
Eligible
Ratings and reviews aren’t verified  Learn more
Want a 10 min sample? Listen anytime, even offline. 
Add

About this audiobook

Steve Coogan was born and raised in Manchester in the 1960s, the fourth of six children. From an early age he entertained his family with impressions and was often told he should 'be on the telly'. Failing to get into any of the London-based drama schools, he accepted a place at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre and before graduating had been given his first break as a voice artist on the satirical puppet show Spitting Image.

The late eighties and early nineties saw Coogan developing characters he could perform on the comedy circuit, from Ernest Moss to Paul Calf, and in 1992 he won a Perrier award with John Thomson. It was around the same time, while working with Armando Iannucci and Patrick Marber on On The Hour and The Day Today, that Alan Partridge emerged, almost fully formed.

Coogan, once a tabloid fixture, is now a respected film actor, writer and producer. He runs his own production company, Baby Cow, has a raft of films to his name (from 24 Hour Party People to Alpha Papa, the critically-acclaimed Partridge film), six Baftas and seven Comedy Awards. He has found huge success in recent years with both The Trip and Philomena, the latter bringing him two Oscar nominations, for producing and co-writing.

In Easily Distracted he lifts the lid on the real Steve Coogan, writing with distinctive humour and an unexpected candour about a noisy childhood surrounded by foster kids, his attention-seeking teenage years and his emergence as a household name with the birth of Alan Partridge.

Narrated by Steve Coogan himself.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
10 reviews
Deano
30 May 2024
Coogan began reading too quickly to almost get it over with, but then it really sunk into his life and he chilled out in the audio. Really enjoyed it!
Did you find this helpful?
Lorne Campbell
24 April 2024
Great but delivered in a kind of hurried way (self conscious?) that could be mistaken for speaking under duress or tedium.
Did you find this helpful?
Dan Starr
8 February 2018
Steve's performance of his own autobiography is as funny and warm as the man himself seems.
Did you find this helpful?

About the author

Steve Coogan is an English actor, writer, comedian and producer. He is the co-creator and star of Alan Partridge, and has appeared in numerous films including 24 Hour Party People, Minions, Night at the Museum and the BAFTA Award-winning Philomena. He lives in Sussex.

Rate this audiobook

Tell us what you think.

Listening information

Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can read books purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.