ACTOR/COMEDIAN STEVE COOGAN AT "A COCK AND BULL STORY" BRITISH PREMIERE

British actors/comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydan attend the British premiere of "A cock and bull story" at Cineworld cinema in London on January 16, 2006.(UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)

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