From Mr Bean to Blackadder, Rowan Atkinson breaks down his most iconic characters
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Published 2022-06-24
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All Comments (21)
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He's had more lines in this video than the entirety of Mr. Bean and all his Johnny English movies combined
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His voice is so calming and he is one of the rare people who actually speaks carefully and precisely. Extremely smart. Always loved him.
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He should get an honorary oscar, similar to Jackie Chan, for his decades of service in the comedy genre. From Mr Bean to Johnny English to Blackadder, he has made 3 whole generations laugh together. What a legend.
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it's really hard to see our legends getting old
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No-one ever mentions The Thin Blue Line when discussing his work. That series was hilarious.
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Rowan Atkinson is a legend who without saying anything in a Mr. Bean sketch can make millions of people around the world laugh.
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I like how he explains these characters like he didn't played them but was there with them in each scene like another person.
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Absolute Legend. To put this into perspective: I've taught English in some quite remote and rural parts of Thailand. Even there, in the farm lands of South-East Asia, most of the kids are familiar with Mr. Bean. His comedic greatness has touched people around the globe, regardless of culture or language.
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He's ageing yet he never gets old. I feel unbelievably grateful living at the same time as him.
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The best MR. Bean bit is when he's trying to get asleep. So, he pulls out this big photo of lots of sheep to count. Of course he takes a shortcut by counting all the sheep down length and then by width. He puts the numbers in a calculator and mulitplies, and as soon as he sees the answer he passes out asleep! Genius whoever wrote that bit. 🤣
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When I was diagnosed with chronic PTSD after the Irak war, the one person that would put me at ease/relaxed was Mr. Bean. His great movies would make me laugh so hard, that PTSD would be out of mind for weeks at a time. Love his work and his amazing acting career!
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I'm from Bangladesh, and when I was a kid I used to see Mr. Bean continuously. It never gets old. Even now, everytime I see a clip of Mr Bean; I laugh like a child. He's a hero to us. To me. May Allah bless you our hero!❤️🇧🇩
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Rowan Atkinson is probably the only actor I can't "figure out". He was explaining things the whole episode and I still feel like he is mysterious somehow. Anyway. Just a feeling. Thanks for the episode.
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one of the biggest legends we have, love him.
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It's so weird to see Mr. Bean talk so flawlessly off-screen.😂
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I still cannot go without watching Rowan Atkinson as Mr. Bean & the comic wit he presents. He is one of the most talented British actors of our time. His physical comedy cannot be equaled. I still watch his comic routines from the 90's and will never grow tired of them. Rowan Atkinson is a comic mastermind.
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I think Rowan Atkinson is such a legendary actor because of his objectivity. He can look at a plot, a scene, a character, or a simple concept and put himself in both the role of the observer, witnessing the event take place, as well as the actor, best portraying the idea at hand. He understands the difference in the discrepancies between something being funny or not and to what extent he has control over it.
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I remember my mum telling me about being in an airport in China during her travels. In the waiting lounge, with hundreds of mostly Chinese people there, a big TV screen started playing Mr Bean. Most of the people were glued to the screen and laughing all the time. I was pleased that a different culture reacts to it the same as we would in English speaking cultures. I am sure any culture adores Mr Bean
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Blackadder Goes Forth is the most hilarious series I’ve ever watched. The episode with Gorgeous Georgina was brilliant.
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I can't believe he's almost 70 - he looks AMAZING!! Also - i absolutely loved listening to him speak, haha, gives me a better idea of who he is as an actor. Comedy is extremely hard to do well - and he's left such a solid legacy! he definitely deserves some lifetime achievement award for his contribution! He's made some LEGENDARY characters!!
