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The recipe remains the same in “The Trip to Spain,” the third in a series initiated by 2020’s “The Trip” and continued in 2014’s “The Trip to Italy.” Take comic actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon, knead them into “Steve Coogan” and “Rob Brydon,” bake them into a foodie travelogue, and season to director Michael Winterbottom’s taste with comic banter and personal woes. If the dish has lost its pizazz, it remains comfort food for comedy connoisseurs.

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