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Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.

The lush, sprawling grounds of an English country estate provide a ridiculous backdrop for a meta-comedy about the ego-driven chaos of film production. Watching two actors trade sharp, neurotic barbs while pretending to direct a period piece is pure, unadulterated joy.

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