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Rob Brydon revealed that he initially opposed playing a fictionalized version of himself in the comedy series "The Trip" alongside Steve Coogan, but changed his mind once director Michael Winterbottom convinced them of its potential appeal. Now starring as exaggerated versions of themselves, they travel and dine around various locations including Scandinavia for their latest season titled "The Trip To The Northern Lights." Brydon shared that despite some cold weather, the trip was visually stunning due to climate conditions leading to blue skies and clear views during their travels in search of the northern lights.

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Rob Brydon, a star in the comedy series The Trip, originally opposed playing an exaggerated version of himself alongside Steve Coogan when the idea was first suggested by director Michael Winterbottom. Despite initial hesitation, Brydon acknowledged that their portrayal of fictionalized versions of themselves has been successful and intriguing to audiences. The latest season of The Trip, titled The Trip To The Northern Lights, follows Brydon and Coogan as they travel through Scandinavia in search of the aurora borealis, visiting locations ranging from Swedish hotels to remote Norwegian fishing huts. Throughout the series' run, which has taken place across various international destinations including Spain, Greece, Italy, and now Scandinavia, Brydon often engages in competitive mimicry of famous actors such as Michael Caine, Al Pacino, and Hugh Grant for comic effect.

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He currently stars alongside Steve Coogan as exaggerated versions of themselves in popular comedy series The Trip, which follows the pair as they travel around the world and dine at different restaurants. asserted

they → star → restaurants

“When (director Michael Winterbottom) first suggested it, we were both against the idea of playing versions of ourselves,” he said. uncertain

he → suggest → ourselves

“We both thought, ‘Oh, it’s a bit passe’. asserted

it → think → ?

“But in fact, as ever, Michael was right because it just gives the show… asserted

it → give → show

You’re more curious about it. asserted

You → ’re → it

“That’s the feedback I get anyway. asserted

I → ’ → ?

The Welsh star is often seen engaging in competitive mimicry of famous actors such as Michael Caine, Al Pacino and Hugh Grant in the programme. asserted

star → see → programme

“When we have a meal, it’s not combative,” he said. asserted

he → have → meal

“We don’t do impressions to each other – or if we did, we would never argue over that. asserted

we → do → that

It’s all just for comic effect. asserted

It → ’ → effect

“But then there are other times when I suppose (our characters) are pretty close to us. asserted

characters → be → us

“But you just do little tweaks and you do little extracts, so there’ll be grains of truth. asserted

you → do → truth

“We just exaggerate it until it becomes funny.” asserted

it → exaggerate → it

The Trip has covered different locations through the years, with its first season in 2010 set across north England, while other instalments have traversed Italy, Spain and Greece. asserted

instalments → cover → Italy

The latest season, titled The Trip To The Northern Lights, is set in Scandinavia as the duo move from Swedish hotels to remote Norwegian fishing huts while searching for the aurora borealis. “It wasn’t that cold, apart from when we went into the Arctic Circle,” Brydon said. asserted

Brydon → title → Circle

He said: “Because of this whole climate change thing, we had blue skies. asserted

we → say → skies

“We got some incredible photography when we were in the fjords, and we had pretty good weather. asserted

we → get → weather

“It got cold in the Arctic Circle, but it’s so beautiful. asserted

it → get → Circle

“It’s so breathtaking that you didn’t mind the cold.” asserted

you → ’ → cold

A release date for The Trip To The Northern Lights is yet to be announced. asserted

date → announce → Lights

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