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Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson

  • 70 years old
  • English
  • Actor and writer

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Man Vs Bee, review

Rowan Atkinson's bumbling comic creation seems awfully familiar.

Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 20th June 2022

Man Vs Bee review

The first scene tells viewers that the conflict between Trevor and the bee will escalate to even sillier heights. However, the soulless and predictable nature of the opening three episodes aren't enough to generate the buzz needed for audiences to stay engaged.

Andrew Murray, The Upcoming, 20th June 2022

Man Vs Bee, review

Rowan Atkinson's Netflix comedy is a better Bean.

Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 20th June 2022

Man Vs Bee, Netflix, review

The man better known as Mr Bean rails against cancel culture... by fighting a bee.

Emily Baker, i Newspaper, 20th June 2022

Why Man Vs Bee is a comedy masterpiece

Nothing sums up the times we're living in better than Rowan Atkinson chasing a bee through a house with a flamethrower.

Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 20th June 2022

Rowan Atkinson still has us in stitches

For over 40 years - from Bean to Blackadder - we've known his supremely subversive silliness. But Rowan Atkinson rarely allows a peek behind the curtain. The man famous for playing extraordinary fools is happier that way.

Tanya Gold, GQ, 17th June 2022

Rowan Atkinson is at it again in his new Netflix show

"If I'm going to be playing a character without words - and Trevor doesn't say a great deal - you're going to see something redolent of Mr Bean."

Tim Oglethorpe, Daily Mail, 17th June 2022

Joe Wilkinson starring in farcical film romp A Family Affair

Joe Wilkinson, Colin Hoult, Laura Aikman and Jane Asher are starring in the farcical comedy film A Family Affair, about a failing spiritual retreat

British Comedy Guide, 15th June 2022

Rowan Atkinson interview

'People think perfectionism is admirable... I find it quite corrosive'.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 14th June 2022

Rowan Atkinson: 'Perfectionism is a kind of disease'

The actor talks about the success of Blackadder and Mr Bean, and why he's his own harshest judge, as he stars in a new Netflix series, Man Vs Bee.

Andrew Billen, The Times, 10th June 2022

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