The Trip -- new Coogan/Brydon vehicle

[belboid]

It's brilliant.

Bollocks. Enjoy what you will, but it is siomply nonsense to call this 'brilliant'. Its a lazy rehash of A Cock And Bull Stoy, which took the same idea but ran with it and gave it some legs and some depth. This has neither. Tho it does have lovely (Historic) Lancashire countryside. And a few one liners. But mainly its already retread.

 

[Diamond]

Bit patchier last night. The Holbeck Ghyll stuff was inspired though.

 

[belboid]

If you want a pisstake of posh eaiteries and their over-pricing these guys did a far far more insired and amusing take on it than Coogan/Brydon/Winterbottom

 

[strung out]

Bollocks. Enjoy what you will, but it is siomply nonsense to call this 'brilliant'. Its a lazy rehash of A Cock And Bull Stoy, which took the same idea but ran with it and gave it some legs and some depth. This has neither. Tho it does have lovely (Historic) Lancashire countryside. And a few one liners. But mainly its already retread.

isn't it just a continuation of a cock and bull story?

 

[Santino]

This episode was the funniest yet.

 

[belboid]

isn't it just a continuation of a cock and bull story?

without the skill, wit, subtletey or counterpoint? ie, the things that made ACABS good.

 

[belboid]

This episode was the funniest yet.

I'm not sure I actually believe you

 

[Santino]

I lolled most of the way through it.

 

[belboid]

You didnt you want to stab a fork though Rob Brydons eyes then?

 

[strung out]

that's what was funny

 

[belboid]

fucking masochists!

 

[Santino]

I liked the Alan Bennett bit especially.

 

[Divisive Cotton]

I've stood aside so far but there's enough thumbs up on this thread to convince me it's worth giving a go

 

[strung out]

just watching last night's episode again. so so good. i take back what i said about not being as good as the previous couple of weeks. it's just as good, and it's really worth repeated viewings.

 

[Stigmata]

Weird to be watching this and Mid Morning Matters side by side.

 

[Maggot]

I'm enjoying this, although it doesn't make me laugh much.

If you want a pisstake of posh eaiteries and their over-pricing these guys did a far far more insired and amusing take on it than Coogan/Brydon/Winterbottom

Yes cos a couple doing a runner and a TV series are easily comparable.

 

[strung out]

i don't think The Trip is a pisstake of posh eateries and their overpricing anyway

 

[littlebabyjesus]

i don't think The Trip is a pisstake of posh eateries and their overpricing anyway

Nope, not at all.

 

[London_Calling]

Very good. Best I have is that Coogan is doing to Steve Coogan what he did to Tony Wilson (as Partridge).


May as well state my best now as it's unlikely to improve; guessed within 30p of last nights bill!

 

[D'wards]

I like the fact that Coogan is the cool one, all one night stands and drugs, whilst Brydon is a nerdy annoying fella, but seems to be really happy with a great relationship with his wife, and knows exactly his level of fame. Coogan is never satisfied with his career, and seems quite a damaged person.

Wonder how true to life it is.

 

[mrs quoad]

Coogan's former lover Courtney Love yesterday said his hard-living party lifestyle had drawn in the actor and helped accelerate his downward spiral into drugs and depression.

The fuck?! I never knew!

e2a:

He was also dumped by the mother of his nine-year-old daughter, solicitor Anna Cole, back in the Nineties, after affairs with not one but three women - including a topless model, who later revealed how Coogan flung £5,000 in £10 notes on his bed and told her: "Lie on them. Go on, lie on them."

 

[London_Calling]

I still laugh everytime I think of that scene in 24 Hour PP, when his partner opens up the back of the van and some bird is giving him a blow job and he says "It's not what it looks like . . . "

 

[mrs quoad]

I still laugh everytime I think of that scene in 24 Hour PP, when his partner opens up the back of the van and some bird is giving him a blow job and he says "It's not what it looks like . . . "

Never seen it - I'd never realised there was such a dark side to Coogan, until, well, about 15 minutes ago!

 

[belboid]

Yes cos a couple doing a runner and a TV series are easily comparable.

No, of coursem, how can anyone compare comedy drama with life! How absurd

 

[belboid]

i don't think The Trip is a pisstake of posh eateries and their overpricing anyway

it's an aspectI think. Albeit a small one. More of middle-class attitudes to and behaviour in them tho. Or B&C's attitudes n behavour anyway.

 

[Gingerman]

Not laugh out funny but amusing and watchable never the less,the scenery is absolutly gorgous

 

[Diamond]

 

[mrs quoad]

That reminds me of Derek and Clive.

 

[London_Calling]

i don't think The Trip is a pisstake of posh eateries and their overpricing anyway

You're not alone in being confused; so far the Observer gig looks like a standard device by which to get The Odd Couple sharing space - maybe there will be a punchline in the article Coogan writes for the glossy Sunday mag . . .

 

[mystic pyjamas]

"please don't press charges"