Originally published at: Rowan Atkinson talks about his most iconic characters | Boing Boing
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I think what makes Atkinson so good is that he isn’t just a physical comedian as so many Americans may believe if they only ever saw Mr. Bean, but he’s an incredibly sharp-witted cerebral comedian as well. Series 3 of BlackAdder is my favourite for this very reason, where cerebral humous is in full display (with bonus Hugh Laurie to boot!)
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One of my favorite Atkinson characters is in a fairly obscure British TV movie comedy from the early '90s called “Bernard and the Genie” starring a young Alan Cumming and Lenny Henry in the two title roles. Atkinson plays the world’s worst boss, who gets his comeuppance in the end. If you can track down a copy somewhere, it’s a very funny/off-beat early '90s comedy time capsule … and a surprisingly warm-hearted Christmas movie as well. My family watches our DVD of it almost every year during the holiday season.
ETA a preposition
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Yes, but who are the victims of his physical humor?
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I know what you’re referring to but Mr. Bean is actually a bad example because there is usually a victim, either himself or the Reliant Robin.
Not that that makes that whole thing more acceptable.
A role he also handled admirably in The Tall Guy.
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He’s one of the reasons that I love the little known comedy Rat Race,
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Mostly, him.
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