Steve Coogan

The Michael Caine exchanges in The Trip turn impersonation into an argument about acting, age and who has understood a performance more accurately. Coogan does more than produce a familiar sound: he examines where the voice sits and how an actor’s delivery changes across roles and periods. Start with the first film’s restaurant exchange. The competitive setting gives the mimicry a dramatic purpose, while the fictionalised Coogan and Brydon characters remind viewers that the conversation is also part of a constructed comedy.