This is a fun one-man, sometimes two-man, stage show of numerous skits. Some were inspiration for Mr. Bean, some were not as child friendly, so beware if you have younger ones who expect the clean Mr. Bean type of comedy. There is quite a bit of swearing and vulgar language in a couple of the skits that exceed that of Black Adder's comedic sexual innuendo--however, I found it humorous and didn't find it to be the type of demeaning sexual humor as some comedians use, as it was more of a blurting out of vulgar terminology coming from a man who was oblivious that he was doing so. Rowan Atkinson is a creative comedian and actor and I very much enjoyed seeing him in these skits. I'm glad they are now part of our R.A. collection.
I think Rowan Atkinson is best when he doesn't speak. His facial expressions and little sounds are the most hillarious to me. He is very very cleaver and talented and I like his kind of humor. My husband and I sat down to watch this and although we did get quite a few laughs, mostly as I said when he didn't speak, there were a couple skits where we just looked at each other and said this is not funny. Okay, he can't be hillarious 100 percent of the time. It was a little riske for children at times as some comedians are when they do live. I can't fault him for that, it was funny. I would give it an 8 out of 10 which is still pretty darn good. At least he doesn't feel the need to swear in every sentence which I appreciate. I still like him better as a non speaking comedian though.
The comedy is what Bob Zany would call "evergreen". None of the jokes are dated and it gives an uplifting feeling at the end.
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I love this DVD. It's funny, it's brilliant comedy and it give you hours of fun and laughter through the work of this great actor Rowan Atkinson. I bought the DVD through eBay, like many other things I buy on eBay. It's fun, you get it fast, and you can find things that otherwise you would take forever to find elsewere. I would recommend this DVD to anyone who likes comedy, great acting and Rowan Atkinson. I would like to buy more like this that are region 1 for the US DVD players.
Rowan Atkinson is hilarious in this multi-sketch show from his earlier career! It's easy to see how some of his more recent characters were born from his comedy.
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