Alan Gordon Partridge je fiktivni karakter televizijskog i radijskog voditelja u portretu engleskog komicara Stiva Kugana koji ga i tumaci, i koji mu je i udahnuo zivot - uz grupu saradnika na scenariju - prvobitno za BBC Radio 4 program "On The Hour". Karakter je izuzetno inteligentna parodija kako nekih britanskih sportskih komenatora starog kova, tako i chat-show voditelja i uopste small-time broadcastera odredjene generacije. Pojavljuje se u dve radio i tri televizijske sitcom serije kao i u nizu tv i radio specijala, ukljucujuci i nastupe za BBC's Comic Relief, koji svi dokumentuju uspon i pad njegove medijske "karijere" na gorko-satiricno-urnebesan nacin. Izvanredna studija karaktera uz to.
U trenutku odvijanja akcije iz gornjeg klipa, Alan je spao na "graveyard" nocnu smenu voditelja i DJ-ja lokalnog radija Norwich, i zivi u sterilnom "motelu iz lanca" na autoputu London-Norwich, uglavnom se boreci za goli opstanak, u potpunosti nesvestan efekta koji ima na svoju okolinu tokom socijalne interakcijie. Inserti prikazuju njegovo nesnosno smaranje hotelskih recepcionarki, uglavnom ujutro, pri povratku s posla. Dijalog, gestikulacija, comic timing i, generalno, schtick - su priceless, a gegovi medju vrhucima britanske TV komedije u novije vreme za moj ukus, anticipirajuci tip humora koji ce kasnije postati jedan od idejnih osnova za The Office. Fragmenti pripadaju dvema sezonama tokom kojih Alan zivi u motelu, a koje su sve u potpunosti grohotne, ponekad i histericne na smesno-tuzno-uzasan nacin. Vise o Alanu Partridzu i njegovoj socijalnoj maladapciji mozete saznati ovde.
Taster: Partridge is characterised as an insecure, superficial and narcissistic 'wally', concerned largely with the status and level of his public profile and, to a lesser extent, the ostentatious possessions this allows him to acquire (such as his beloved Rover and Lexus cars and Bang & Olufsen stereo systems). Despite being a professional broadcaster, Partridge is a socially incompetent and awkward character prone to one-upmanship, embarrassing social faux pas and displays of deep insensitivity to social norms. Partridge's thoughtlessness and selfish lack of interest in anything beyond his own objectives exposes an unsympathetic character that is disliked and privately lampooned by many of those with whom he comes into contact. Among Partridge's few 'friends' are Lynn Benfield, his put-upon and long-suffering personal assistant and Michael, an emotionally tortured ex-soldier from Newcastle upon Tyne. It is notable, however, that he treats even these people with little more than disdain despite expecting complete loyalty from them in return; bizarrely, Alan appears to have a close friendship with Bill Oddie, who even sends him Christmas presents. Partridge is otherwise depicted as being unable to forge genuine friendships or connections with other people (who are, seemingly without exception, repelled by his unpleasant and self-absorbed personality).
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