Rowan Atkinson
- 70 years old
- English
- Actor and writer
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Rowan Atkinson to perform sketch for Red Nose Day
Rowan Atkinson will appear as the Archbishop of Canterbury in a sketch for Comic Relief. Other Red Nose Day stars will include Michael McIntyre and Miranda Hart.
British Comedy Guide, 31st January 2013Rowan Atkinson back on stage in 'serious' role
Rowan Atkinson, star of Blackadder, has returned to the West End stage in what he calls "the most... overtly serious role" he has ever undertaken.
BBC News, 29th January 2013theartsdesk Q&A: comedian Rowan Atkinson
The face of Blackadder and Mr Bean on a life spent entertaining and taking on a tragicomedy.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 19th January 2013Rowan Atkinson preserves our right to be insulting
Ministers agreed to scrap a law outlawing 'insulting words or behaviour' last night after a campaign led by comedian Rowan Atkinson.
Daily Mail, 15th January 2013Hooray! - I discovered Rowan Atkinson's only ever radio series on 4 Extra. Originally broadcast in 1979, on Radio 3, The Atkinson People is a series of spoof interviews, written by Atkinson and Richard Curtis, with Atkinson playing all the parts. First up, Sir Corin Basin, actor, raconteur and crashing bore. There's no point in me retelling the jokes, as it's Atkinson's delivery - his vowels twanging and pinging, his intonation on a bungee jump - that really makes them funny. Just listen, it's a joy. Someone crack open the advocaat.
Miranda Sawyer, The Observer, 9th December 2012Here's something for all us anoraks, the first, indeed the only radio comedy by Rowan Atkinson, a 1979 four-part series, co-written by Atkinson and Richard Curtis (later to write Four Weddings and a Funeral and other big screen hits), produced by Griff Rhys-Jones (before he became a star comedian himself) and featuring Howard Goodall, now composer in residence and presenter on Classic FM. Each show is a pretend interview with a great man; tonight esteemed actor and almighty bore Sir Corin Basin.
Gillian Reynolds, The Telegraph, 30th November 2012Rowan Atkinson stars in new Blackadder bankers sketch
The first new Blackadder material in a decade was performed last night at the Royal Albert Hall in front of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, with Sir Edmund Blackadder now chief executive of a bailed-out bank.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 29th November 2012Review: We Are Most Amused, Royal Albert Hall
Rowan Atkinson provided a fitting climax to last night's Prince's Trust Gala in front of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall as he appeared alongside Miranda Hart in a smart topical sketch written by compere Ben Elton.
Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard, 29th November 2012We Are Most Amused - review
The best is saved for last, in the form of a new Blackadder sketch that casts Rowan Atkinson as chief executive of Melchett, Melchett and Darling bank.
Brian Logan, The Guardian, 29th November 2012Rowan Atkinson suggests end is in sight for Mr Bean
Rowan Atkinson, the actor, has admitted that he plans to abandon the comic character of Mr Bean in favour of more cerebral roles on the stage.
Victoria Ward, The Telegraph, 17th November 2012