The Trip
- TV sitcom
- Sky One / BBC Two / Sky Atlantic
- 2010 - 2020
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Improvised comedy with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon on a series of road trips. Also features Rebecca Johnson, Claire Keelan, Margo Stilley, Marta Barrio and Timothy Leach
Streaming rank this week: 267
Press clippings
Steve Coogan wants another series of The Trip, reveals more Partridge
Steve Coogan says that he and Rob Brydon "should" make another series of The Trip and has revealed that there will be a fourth series of his podcast Alan Partridge: From The Oasthouse next year.
British Comedy Guide, 25th May 2023Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for new sitcom
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are developing a new sitcom, produced by the Alan Partridge star and starring Brydon.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2022Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon at loggerheads over bringing The Trip to Wales
"We haven't done one for years, but we haven't ruled out doing another. I must admit I do miss doing them," Coogan said. "I'd love to do another one with Rob in a year or two. I want to go to Ireland and Rob wants to go to Wales."
Kathryn Williams, Wales Online, 18th May 2022Steve Coogan's TV roles ranked ... from worst to best
Paul Calf, Tommy Saxondale and a little known Norfolk radio presenter: as the actor returns to the screen in Channel 4's Chivalry, we ask which of his roles is the best.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 21st April 2022Why The Trip is one of best comedy franchises of 2010s
The series' documentary approach helped maintain a joyful spontaneity through all four series, which were also adapted as films.
Liam Gaughan, Collider, 24th May 2021Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 202110 best UK TV comedy film adaptations over 30 years
In the past 30 years there has been a trend in British comedy involving attempted transitions from TV to film, all the way from Keith Lemon to The Thick Of It - very much an obvious time and money saver when no original idea is forthcoming.
Katie Doyle, The Film Magazine, 23rd September 2020Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan: The Trip must end
In the final installment of their fictional travel series, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon let us live vicariously one last time.
Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8th April 2020The final series of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's all-expenses culinary jolly has proved more sombre than previous outings, albeit bookended by the pair's trademark celebrity impressions and extravagant meals. As it comes to an end, there is a trip to an Ottoman fortress, and bad news for Coogan.
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 31st March 2020The Trip To Greece, series finale review
Farce, vanity and profound seriousness somehow hang together.
Adam Sweeting, The Arts Desk, 31st March 2020