The Trip To Italy - Coogan and Brydon are back

[GetCarter]

Rouleur said:

Rosie Fellner = posh boat girl
Claire Keelan = Steve's PA
Ronni Ancona = Steve's agent

I should add..I'm responding to the statement: "Er, you do realise that everybody they interact with is an actor?"

Which is just tosh.

Here are the stats: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2967006/fullcredits?re...

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 10th May 18:35

[pincher]

Ronnie Ancona was in the episode before last.

[GetCarter]

pincher said:

Ronnie Ancona was in the episode before last.

Apols. She's not credited. Will ask why.

We know it's all a fake, a well rehearsed 'as if', but they interact with 'real' (non actor) people, which is what makes it so fun.

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 10th May 18:44

[topsprayer]

Brydon said it wasn't Steve Coogans son either

[Justin Cyder]

Yolanda the photographer is Marta Barrio. So we all agree what we have is a scripted but semi improvised show featuring actors, writers, a full crew & everything else that goes with a TV production, right?

[crostonian]

I like Coogan, I like Brydon, I love Italy, I love food, I love cars. So why do I hate The Trip? It just seems so self indulgent, sycophantic and with no substance. Perhaps its because it's on the publically funded BBC. Maybe it's just because I'm jealous.

[NDA]

crostonian said:

I like Coogan, I like Brydon, I love Italy, I love food, I love cars. So why do I hate The Trip? It just seems so self indulgent, sycophantic and with no substance. Perhaps its because it's on the publically funded BBC. Maybe it's just because I'm jealous.

I've had similar feelings. But I got told off.

[MC Bodge]

GetCarter said:

Apols. She's not credited. Will ask why.

We know it's all a fake, a well rehearsed 'as if', but they interact with 'real' (non actor) people, which is what makes it so fun.

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 10th May 18:44

Ok, I'll revise what I said:
everybody they interact with who isn't a waiter is 'acting'.

Brydon is not carrying out an affair on the BBC, unless it is a very clever double-bluff and probably doesn't constantly do impressions and sketches either.

[MC Bodge]

I enjoyed the series.

They could have eaten at cheaper establishments though.

Clever idea though, getting a nice trip and great food on expenses. It's always nice.

[flat-planedCrank]

Found a 20 minute interview with Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon about The Trip to Italy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5dDTk0vkNM


From that I gather it's mainly improvised, with the main over-arching narrative decided beforehand.

[thehawk]

crostonian said:

I like Coogan, I like Brydon, I love Italy, I love food, I love cars. So why do I hate The Trip? It just seems so self indulgent, sycophantic and with no substance. Perhaps its because it's on the publically funded BBC. Maybe it's just because I'm jealous.

I enjoyed The Trip, the Italian one I found unwatchable, self-indulgent, unoriginal and ultimately boring.

[andy_s]

thehawk said:

I enjoyed The Trip, the Italian one I found unwatchable, self-indulgent, unoriginal and ultimately boring.

Can you say that again but as Pierce Brosnan?

[Fuchs]

Don't suppose anyone knows the opera that the final episode played out to ?

[ofcorsa]

I loved it. I did find the scene where Rob tells the story of his affair to Steves PA jarring though. Was almost bragging. We've seen nothing to suggest Rob was a close confidant.

[MC Bodge]

ofcorsa said:

I loved it. I did find the scene where Rob tells the story of his affair to Steves PA jarring though. Was almost bragging. We've seen nothing to suggest Rob was a close confidant.

agreed. Slightly unpleasant and creepy with her earlier on too.
He sort of tried it on with her in the first series, which seemed out if 'character' at the time and my wife found shocking.

[The Don of Croy]

crostonian said:

I like Coogan, I like Brydon, I love Italy, I love food, I love cars. So why do I hate The Trip? It just seems so self indulgent, sycophantic and with no substance. Perhaps its because it's on the publically funded BBC. Maybe it's just because I'm jealous.

I agree with all of this except I enjoyed it...! I enjoyed it because I reasoned it was all made-y uppy and therefore pure entertainment.

Too many times I've heard Coogan interviewed and he just hates doing impersonations 'in his own time' ie. whilst trying to enjoy a nice meal with a friend (or friends) or family etc.

Or it's a triple bluff...

[marcosgt]

andy_s said:

thehawk said:

I enjoyed The Trip, the Italian one I found unwatchable, self-indulgent, unoriginal and ultimately boring.

Can you say that again but as Pierce Brosnan?

Ha ha - Now I'm reading that in my head in a hundred different voices!

"Oh, Gosh, errr, weell...."

"Nah then, I found the Italian one, unwatchable, self-indulgent, unoriginal and, ultimately, bloody boring Master Bruce"...

That's me done for the day!

I really enjoy it - Nothing much happens, but it's rather enjoyable.

M

[MC Bodge]

The Don of Croy said:

I agree with all of this except I enjoyed it...! I enjoyed it because I reasoned it was all made-y uppy and therefore pure entertainment.

Too many times I've heard Coogan interviewed and he just hates doing impersonations 'in his own time' ie. whilst trying to enjoy a nice meal with a friend (or friends) or family etc.

Or it's a triple bluff...

It's almost all real, according to some people

[woodypup59]

Fuchs said:

Don't suppose anyone knows the opera that the final episode played out to ?

I'd like to know too.

We tried running it through Sound Hound but it didn't recognise it as music (insert roll eyes icon) - Heathens !

[Tony2or4]

When was the original series shown (I mean the one set in Britain)?

I thought it was within the last 12 months or so - but the programme about 50 years of comedy on BBC2 said it was 2010.

Somebody please tell me I saw it as a repeat, rather than that the last four years have just gone by at 4 times the usual speed.

Edited by Tony2or4 on Sunday 25th May 09:00