The James Logan Courier

By Colin Covert
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)

MINNEAPOLIS — In "The Trip," English comedian Steve Coogan has created a trans-Atlantic cousin to "Sideways," a hilarious yet melancholy comedy overflowing with insight into human behavior. Coogan and fellow comic Rob Brydon take a gastronomical tour of England's scenic lake country, sharing conversations in which they reveal the bruises and satisfactions of encroaching middle age.

Coogan and Brydon play slightly fictionalized versions of themselves — a frustrated would-be star whose aristocratic good looks are starting to melt, and a contented family man who hides behind a nonstop stream of impressions and gags. The film has no screenplay credit. The performers improvised a brilliant picture about success and failure, old marriages and new flings, heartache and friendship. The laughs are laced with honest feelings that sneak up and knock you flat.

From wikipedia:
Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893 – December 20, 1971) was, with his younger brother, Walt Disney, the co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. After Walt died, Roy became the chairman of the company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (CEO) (1929–1971) – though title name was not given until 1968 – president (1945–1971), and chairman (1966–1971).

Roy was born to Irish-Canadian Elias Disney and German-American Flora Call Disney in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Edna Francis (1890–1984) from April 1925 until his death; their only child was Roy Edward Disney, who was born on January 10, 1930. Roy and his brother Walt ordered and built kit homes from Pacific Ready Cut Homes (a Los Angeles company) and in 1928, they built their homes side-by-side on Lyric Avenue.

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