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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">video via <a href="http://thefilmstage.com/2011/05/04/trailer-steve-coogan-rob-brydon-take-the-trip/">the film stage</a></span></p>

The first time I really began to appreciate the comedic talents of Steve Coogan was when he assumed the character of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Partridge">Alan Partridge</a>, the somewhat dim radio and television host. Steve's ability to mimic has only got better over time - and his celeb imitations skills are on show in the gasto-mockumentary The Trip, set for limited release in the USA on June 10th.

The premise is somewhat believable, Coogan is given an assignment to tour ten North England's restaurants on behalf of The Observer newspaper. When his dining partner dumps him at the last minute he reluctantly invites Welsh comedian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Brydon">Rob Brydon</a> to join him. Cue a wealth of passive aggressive banter, one up-manship and oh yeah, the occasional shot of food.  The Michael Caine and Woody Allen impersonations in the trailer are enough to convince me that this is a film I want to see. 

