In the mid-'90s, following the huge success of his BBC talk show Knowing Me, Knowing You, one time sports reporter-turned-king of-chat Alan Partridge became one of the most recognisable faces on British television. This, in turn, made Manchester comedian Steve Coogan, the man who portrayed Norfolk's premier light entertainment personality, a celebrity in his own right, with members of the British public shouting Partridge's catchphrase "A-Ha!" at him on a daily basis.
As Coogan's fame sky-rocketed in the '90s, so too did his reliance on alcohol and cocaine, to the point where, as he recalled in his 2015 autobiography Easily Distracted, he recognised that he had become a "functioning addict", and admitted himself to rehab.
"I was there because of my own selfishness," he wrote in his memoir. "I had to accept personal responsibility. I wanted to say, I don’t take cocaine because I feel terrible about myself, I take it because I feel fucking great about myself and I deserve a reward for working so hard."
Coogan would eventually quit both alcohol and drugs, but not before he shared a memorable evening 'partying' with another Mancunian celebrity, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.
