The Rise of Rowan Atkinson: Becoming a Comic Genius

Discover Rowan Atkinson's journey and rise to global comic superstar and British comedy legend, including as Mr Bean and Blackadder! After joining the Oxford Revue comedy group, Atkinson starred in The Atkinson People, Not The Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, Mr Bean, The Thin Blue Line, Johnny English and Man vs Bee. The classic British comedy legend has had many comedy roles on TV and film, but he's better known for playing Edmund Blackadder and Mr Bean. When he met legendary comic writer, Richard Curtis, Rowan's career trajectory changed forever. Together they have collaborated on a number of projects, from classic sitcoms to iconic movies such as Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral. In Not the Nine O'Clock News, he starred with Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Pamela Stephenson and Chris Langham for a number of classic sketches, including where Rowan played Gerard the Gorilla. Rowan Atkinson's most recent major role was as Trevor Bingley in Man vs Bee. Having been in so many iconic British comedies, he's a British comedy legend and one of the funniest men alive. Buy me a coffee and support the channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/serious Buy Blackadder: The Complete Collection DVD on Amazon (UK): https://amzn.to/40Dn4do #rowanatkinson #mrbean #blackadder 00:00 Intro 00:18 Career Start 01:03 The Atkinson People 01:45 Secret Policeman's Ball 02:23 Not the Nine O'Clock News 03:43 Blackadder 05:27 Mr Bean 06:16 Thin Blue Line 07:05 Movie Roles 08:06 Man vs Bee 08:31 Outro