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I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it, where there's no intellectual point behind it. I like stuff that's got an underlying point of view.
Steve Coogan
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Steve Coogan
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: October 14
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