A mockumentary about documentaries

Steve Coogan is making another attempt to break into American TV – this time by teaming up with his Hollywood buddy Ben Stiller.

Coogan is starring in new half-hour comedy called Documental, which is being piloted for the upmarket HBO network.

He will also be an executive producer alongside Stiller and Justin Theroux, who co-wrote the 2008 movie Tropic Thunder, in which Coogan and Stiller appeared together.

According to the Deadline industry website, the new show stars Theroux as a documentary maker who tracks down his idol, an equally inept filmmaker played by Coogan. The pilot will be filmed in London.

Coogan – who from 11am today returns as Alan Partridge in a series of internet shorts funded by Fosters lager – also appeared alongside Stiller in the Night At The Museum movies.

Published: 5 Nov 2010