Mick still seeing red
Irish Sunday Mirror|February 19, 2023
Singer snubs Coogan for 20 years over quip
STIAN ALEXANDER
Mick still seeing red

SIMPLY Red singer Mick Hucknall has not spoken to comic Steve Coogan for 20 years – after his former pal gave him an Almighty ribbing in a movie.

The pair fell out after Coogan took on the role of God in his 2002 comedy 24-Hour Party People.

Dressed in a white toga, with flowing white beard and hair, he is seen giving advice to Factory Records supremo Tony Wilson – also played by Steve in the movie. The comic’s God character tells Wilson: “It’s a pity you didn’t sign the Smiths.

This story is from the February 19, 2023 edition of Irish Sunday Mirror.

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