Rob Brydon
- 59 years old
- Welsh
- Actor, writer, executive producer, stand-up comedian, presenter and script editor
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Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan are back to play lightly fictionalised versions of themselves for the fourth outing of their series, a whirlwind recreation of Odysseus's 10-year trip through Greece. Beginning in Assos in Turkey and undertaking another series of gourmet meals, there are, of course, the impressions of Ronnie Corbett, Stan Laurel and Tom Hardy to contend with, as the pair bicker and meander their way through discussions on the nature of acting and the potential press response to their deaths.
Ammar Kalia, The Guardian, 3rd March 2020How comedy for men became touchy-feely
A more authentic, softer side to men is being reflected and celebrated on screen in ways it never used to be. Ben Dowell gets a warm, fuzzy glow.
Ben Dowell, The Times, 3rd March 2020TV review: The Trip to Greece, Sky One
Perhaps I'm being too picky. Maybe this series has been overshadowed but the slightly stylistically similar much more more good-hearted Mortimer and Whitehouse fishing series. It is always fun to spend time in the company of the incredibly talents Coogan and Brydon but in this instalment they do not quite match their previous highs. Hopefully they will scale that Olympus later in this series.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st March 2020Watching the most entertaining people you know dominate
Coogan and Brydon continue to aggressively impersonate Michael Caine over risotto - and yet, within that, there is art.
Joel Golby, The Guardian, 29th February 2020Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan interview
The Trip is heading to Greece for its fourth - and possibly final - leg. What has 10 years of sparring done to its stars?
Laura Barton, The Guardian, 15th February 2020Rob Brydon: Gavin & Stacey cast can't top xmas special
Rob Brydon - who plays Uncle Bryn - says writers James Corden and Ruth Jones won't be able to top the Gavin & Stacey Christmas special it if more episodes are released.
The Sun, 12th February 2020The Trip to end after Series 4
The Trip will be ending after series four, as Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan confirmed they were hanging up their driving gloves with one last spin around the traps together.
Metro, 5th February 2020Gavin & Stacey could be denied award over homophobia
It was by far the most-watched TV show of last year and won widespread critical acclaim. But Gavin & Stacey could be denied a major broadcasting award after judges were warned that it was homophobic and 'problematic'.
Chris Hastings, Mail on Sunday, 26th January 2020Rob Brydon interview
Rob Brydon says he's stepping out of his comfort zone on stand-up tour with a musical twist.
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post, 9th January 2020The Gavin and Stacey Christmas Special review
A rotund man who laughs at everything and just keeps giving gifts has saved Christmas. Yes, James Corden has united Britain in sitting on the sofa to watch the Gavin & Stacey Christmas Special. It was the biggest hit of the day and could go on to become the most watched show of the year.
Shouting At The Telly, 27th December 2019