For a while there Rowan Atkinson stopped doing comedy because he was afraid he’d be thrown in jail for making someone laugh: Political Correctness in action. But he has left us a wonderful legacy in hilarious “Mr. Bean” videos. Watch how he makes use of his time in the dentist’s waiting room.
Oh, the old Mr. Bean movies were really funny.
How could the guy say one word and make people laugh? I know he is a great physical comic, but the times he speaks he managed to make one syllable hilarious.
There was one show, I don’t remember which, where he was in a dispute of sorts with someone named Bob. He asked some question, left a long pause and then ended with the name Bob, but with a long “O”. It slayed me.
I’m not surprised that he finds the idea of comedy daunting in our PC times.