The Trip to Italy Page #9

this is a real man who died.

I wonder if anyone cried

for him.

I wonder if anyone who escaped

loved him and cried about him.

"- 'We didn't get on. "

"It seems like he's a little

oversensitive to me. "

I agree.

"Are you knocking about

with him?"

Yeah, we're just

traveling round Italy.

"On, my God.

It must be a nightmare

for you. "

It really is.

In many ways, I envy you.

You're inside the box.

I mean, at least for you,

it's muffled.

"Yeah, I'm just

picking up the odd word,

"to be honest with you,

"but, you know, in all honesty,

"I'm kind of glad

I died when I did,

and I never got the chance

to meet the guy. "

I know. I know.

If I could climb in there

with you,

I would.

Anyway, it's been really good

to talk.

"Yeah, you too, fella. "

What's that?

"I just said

I love your sandals. "

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

I like yours too.

Take it easy.

We're a bit late.

Sorry. Sorry.

- Hello.

- I think we're in row nine.

50f"!-

This is the review

from Man's Claim.

'We head instead to

the green tip of the peninsula,

"to the Relais Blu Belvedere,

"a beautiful, modernist

boutique hotel

"tucked away high above the sea.

"The marvelous terrace

for summer service

"has a superb view of Capri.

"Dishes with the flavors

of Campania

enhanced with skill

and inventiveness. "

- Serving linguini pasta

for you, sir,

with bluefish and fresh tomato.

Grazia.

- For you, sir,

is a homemade ravioli

with rockfish and pepper.

Grazia mills.

Hmm.

Oh, my God.

Not good?

That's fantastic.

Very, very nice.

You know what would

make this perfect now?

Michael Bubl.

Bit of Bubl.

Do you like Bubl?

Where do you stand

on Michael Bubl?

His windpipe.

You don't mean that.

- Parkinson loves him.

Michael Bubl!

Michael Bubl.

Michael Bubl.

- Michael Bubl.

- Michael Bubl.

- Michael Bubl.

- Michael Bubl.

- Real music.

- Real music.

- Ah, wonderful.

My guest today is Steve Coogan.

Steve, I mean, you're in comedy.

I mean, for you,

character comedian,

maybe, you know,

your roots in the north, you-

Yeah. Yeah.

- I suppose for you,

Peter Kay-

Peter Kay, I suppose,

would be the benchmark.

- I wouldn't call him

the benchmark; I'd say he's-

- Sacha Baron Cohen

would be another one, I suppose.

I mean, Sacha-

I had him on the show.

He's a strange man,

a curious man.

He is a little, yeah.

- Do you watch him,

and do you take inspiration

from Sacha Baron Cohen?

- I think we all take

inspiration from each other

when you're at a certain level.

- I suppose the benchmark

is Gervais.

I mean, The Office

and Extras,

Life is Short-

I mean, all of these programs.

- But Life is Short,

maybe some people

didn't think was so good,

but that's by the by.

- But to be the first man

to put a dwarf

on mainstream television-

I mean, it was quite

an achievement, wasn't it?

- Yeah, well, if you look at it

that way, but, you know-

I love Simon Pegg.

I mean, I watch him in

the Star Trek films, you know-.

Yeah, I haven't seen them,

but I'm told they're very good,

and, as I said,

I'm delighted for his success.

And to work with Tom Cruise,

as he does in

Impossible.

I mean, imagine working

with Tom Cruise.

- Yeah, well,

I have worked with Tom Cruise.

I worked on Tropic Thunder:

- Yes, you died in

the first ten minutes, Steve.

You died

in the first ten minutes.

I died in the first ten minutes.

- I felt you died

in the first five minutes,

in all honesty,

but that's just my view.

We'll come back to Steve.

Here's Michael Bubl

with a new record.

When we think about you,

we think about the '90s,

don't we?

- Yeah-what?

- We think about the '90s.

What a wonderful period

that was.

We think Oasis, Blur.

You're smacked off your tits

in a central London hotel

trying to get your life

together.

But you've turned it around now,

haven't you?

Tell us about your recovery.

Well, I'd rather not.

I'd rather talk about

me new film.

- 'Cause you are still acting.

I think-

I want that to come across

for the viewers.

I want them to know.

- Yeah.

I've done a lot of things.

I've done some brand-new

sort of-

- Always lovely

to catch up with Steve Coogan.

Michael Bubl has a new record,

and it's about to come out.

it's called Christmas

is a Special Time for Me,

and it's a special time for you.

He's gonna sing a track

from it now...

Just another-

- Called Holly Leaves

and Christmas Trees.

Michael Bubl!

Steve, please, for f***'s sake,

don't talk over me on-

Is that all right, Steve?

I'm sorry I didn't get

to mention the fitness video.

- You know,

they're pretty tight these days

with that sort of thing.

Time now for some music,

and we're going to listen now

to Alanis Morissette.

Port master

coming up in a moment

and Lynn with the travel.

All that still to come.

Ay!

88 and 91 FM.

L' Walked up the stairs I'

- I opened your door

without ringing your bell

Very polite.

Walked down the hall

Into your room

What, mine?

Where I could smell you

And I...

Bit loud.

Shouldn't be here

Well, that's true enough.

Without permission

Shouldn't be here

Would you forgive me, love

J "J"

If I danced in your shower?

Weird.

Would you forgive me, love

J "J"

Why are you

round at my house

rooting through stuff?

Would you forgive me, love

If I stay all afternoon?

On.

Do you basically

want to borrow my flat?

Is that what you're saying?

- Hello.

- I am Lorenzo.

- Nice to meet you.

- Welcome to Ravello.

Buongiomo.

Hi, Mr. Coogan.

We walk to Villa Cimbrone.

- Walk?

- Walk?

Yeah.

- How far is it?

- Five minutes.

- Five minutes, okay.

Great.

- Should really have asked him

for his I.D.

I mean, we're trusting him,

basically,

on the strength of a polo shirt

with a logo on it.

Seemed very nice, though.

I think this is-

I think steps are better

than a slope.

- A slope, I think, is better

for your leg muscles.

I'll try the slope.

- See?

It's nice, isn't it?

it's smooth.

it's just different.

The Camelia suite.

Right, okay.

Pnego.

Oh, wow.

Uh, I'll have this one.

This is a very nice room.

Please have a look outside

as well.

On, boy.

Pnego.

This is the Greta Garbo suite.

Greta Garbo?

- Yeah.

She also stayed here.

Wow.

- Well,

you know what Byron said...

about Don Juan.

"Could anyone have written it

who has not lived?"

- Hi.

Rob?

It's Donna.

I've got some good news.

You've got the part.

Seriously?

- Yeah. Seriously.

They loved you.

They loved your audition.

Right.

Wow.

- They want you in L.A.

week after next

for a costume fitting.

And how long is the shoot?

Eight weeks!

Eight weeks?

I know.

It's great news, isn't it?

- God. Right.

Um...

- The film starts filming

in three weeks.

I'm in the Greta Garbo room.

- Are you?

- Yes.

- Really?

- Yeah.

Oh, wow.

Look at that.

- This is called

the terrace of infinity.

John Huston filmed a scene here

for Beat the Devil

with Humphrey Bogart.

They all stayed here:

Bogart, Huston,

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