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Sky has released the trailer for Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in The Trip to the Northern Lights
The fifth instalment of their comedy and foodie travelogue comes six years after their Grecian escapades and will air on Sky and Now this December. Their voyage through Scandinavia is again directed by Michael Winterbottom.
The first two episodes will be screened at Picturehouse Cinemas on Monday November 30 before their broadcast.
This trailer was also aired during SNL UK this weekend.
Trailer for The Trip to the Northern Lights
With Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
Maria Bamford & Maeve Press in Too Many Buddhas
Award-winning dark comedy short
From SNL UK
From Saturday Night Live UK