History Creator / RowanAtkinson

* BearerOfBadNews: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props", along with the Bearer Of Indifferent News, the Bearer Of Bad News That The Messenger ''Thought'' Would Be Good News But Didn't Read In Advance And Consequently Got Quite A Shock, and the Bearer Of Really ''Really'' Bad News.

--> '''Rowan''': (as father of the bride) Ladies and gentlemen, and friends of my daughter. There comes a time in every wedding reception when the man who paid for the damn thing is allowed to speak a word or two of his own. I would like to take this opportunity, sloshed as I may be, to say a word or two about Martin. As far as I'm concerned, my daughter could not have chosen a more delightful, charming, witty, responsible, ''wealthy'', let's not deny it, well-placed, good-looking and fertile young man than Martin as her husband. And I therefore ask the question "[[BaitAndSwitchComment Why the hell did she marry Gerald instead?]]" Because Gerald is the sort of man we used to describe at school as a complete ''prick''! If I may use a gardening simile here, if his entire family may be likened to a compost heap, and I think they can, then Gerald is the biggest weed growing out of it. I think he's the sort of man people emigrate to avoid. I remember the first time I met Gerald, I said to my wife, she's the lovely woman propping up that horrendous old drunk of a mother of his, "either this man is suffering from serious brain damage or the new vacuum cleaners have arrived." As for his family, they are quite simply the most intolerable herd of steaming social animals that I have ever had the misfortune of turning my nose up to. I spurn you as I would spurn a rabid dog. I would like to propose a toast... to the caterers. And to the pigeon who crapped on the groom's family's limousine at the church. As for the rest of you around this table not directly related to me, you can ''fuck off''. I wouldn't trust any of you to sit the right way on a toilet seat.

--> '''Rowan''': (as father of the bride) Ladies and gentlemen, and friends of my daughter. There comes a time in every wedding reception when the man who paid for the damn thing is allowed to speak a word or two of his own. I would like to take this opportunity, sloshed as I may be, to say a word or two about Martin. As far as I'm concerned, my daughter could not have chosen a more delightful, charming, witty, responsible, wealthy, let's not deny it, well-placed, good-looking and fertile young man than Martin as her husband. And I therefore ask the question "[[BaitAndSwitchComment Why the hell did she marry Gerald instead?]]" Because Gerald is the sort of man we used to describe at school as a complete prick! If I may use a gardening simile here, if his entire family may be likened to a compost heap, and I think they can, then Gerald is the biggest weed growing out of it. I think he's the sort of man people emigrate to avoid. I remember the first time I met Gerald, I said to my wife, she's the lovely woman propping up that horrendous old drunk of a mother of his, "either this man is suffering from serious brain damage or the new vacuum cleaners have arrived." As for his family, they are quite simply the most intolerable herd of steaming social animals that I have ever had the misfortune of turning my nose up to. I spurn you as I would spurn a rabid dog. I would like to propose a toast... to the caterers. And to the pigeon who crapped on the groom's family's limousine at the church. As for the rest of you around this table not directly related to me, you can fuck off. I wouldn't trust any of you to sit the right way on a toilet seat.

* BrickJoke: The frothing mug of ale in "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"

* DontFearTheReaper: Played with in "A Warm Welcome".
* EvilTwin: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"

* GoshDangItToHeck: In "A Warm Welcome"

* InherentlyFunnyWords: His [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiWJWLCoH2M&feature=related schoolmaster sketch]] employs this trope heavily and to hilarious effect. Atkinson's pronunciation of the (increasingly ridiculous) names is reminiscent of his use of the name "Bob" in the various Series/{{Blackadder}} series.

** Turned UpToEleven in the version of this sketch from ''Rowan Atkinson Live'', where the names are simply filthy. Can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOjbo74Hq-k&list=SL here]].

* InTheBack: Subverted in "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props" (the guy he's about to stab in the back gets him first)

* PunnyName: "Roll Call"
* RunningGag: In the "Pink Tights" skit, the tight-clad Atkinson continuously mimics dying (typically with a "Bleugh!") and fall to his knees on the hardwood stage. He eventually thinks to use a pillow, or crouch down rather than drop to the knees to avoid the mild pain.

* ShootTheMessenger: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"
* TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"

In 2013, he was awarded a CBE, while his ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'' co-star Tony Robinson, got a knighthood...

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson [[KnightFever CBE]] (born January 6, 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'' and ''Series/MrBean'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and sketch comedy in ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''. He has also appeared in movies, such as ''Film/FourWeddingsAndAFuneral''. He is a master of the DeadpanSnarker and has a filmography that would make most other actors go green in envy with most of the things on it a major success. A perfectionist to the point of frustration, he is infamous for stopping partway through a take and apologising because he wants to try again.

Said filmography includes:

He also has a repertoire of stage comedy routines, which include:

These provide examples of:

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson [[KnightFever CBE]] (born January 6, 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'' and ''Series/MrBean'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and sketch comedy in ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''. He has also appeared in movies, such as 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. He is a master of the DeadpanSnarker and has a filmography that would make most other actors go green in envy with most of the things on it a major success. A perfectionist to the point of frustration, he is infamous for stopping partway through a take and apologising because he wants to try again.

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson [[KnightFever CBE]] (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'' and ''Series/MrBean'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and sketch comedy in ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''. He has also appeared in movies, such as 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'. He is a master of the DeadpanSnarker and has a filmography that would make most other actors go green in envy with most of the things on it a major success. A perfectionist to the point of frustration, he is infamous for stopping partway through a take and apologising because he wants to try again.

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* {{Gonk}}

* "A Warm Welcome": A maitre-d'-like devil welcomes the new arrivals to Hell and directs them to their seats.

Behind the scenes, he's a car enthusiast and has been known to take part in auto-racing. In ''Series/TopGear'' he was once the second fastest "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car"[[note]]and has wrapped at least two ''seriously'' unreasonably priced cars around trees while about his lawful occasions on the Queen's thoroughfare, fortunately without serious harm to himself[[/note]].

--> '''Rowan''': (as father of the bride) Ladies and gentlemen, and friends of my daughter. There comes a time in every wedding reception when the man who paid for the damn thing is allowed to speak a word or two of his own. I would like to take this opportunity, sloshed as I may be, to say a word or two about Martin. As far as I'm concerned, my daughter could not have chosen a more delightful, charming, witty, responsible, wealthy, let's not deny it, well-placed, good-looking and fertile young man than Martin as her husband. And I therefore ask the question "Why the hell did she marry Gerald instead?" Because Gerald is the sort of man we used to describe at school as a complete prick! If I may use a gardening simile here, if his entire family may be likened to a compost heap, and I think they can, then Gerald is the biggest weed growing out of it. I think he's the sort of man people emigrate to avoid. I remember the first time I met Gerald, I said to my wife, she's the lovely woman propping up that horrendous old drunk of a mother of his, "either this man is suffering from serious brain damage or the new vacuum cleaners have arrived." As for his family, they are quite simply the most intolerable herd of steaming social animals that I have ever had the misfortune of turning my nose up to. I spurn you as I would spurn a rabid dog. I would like to propose a toast... to the caterers. And to the pigeon who crapped on the groom's family's limousine at the church. As for the rest of you around this table not directly related to me, you can fuck off. I wouldn't trust any of you to sit the right way on a toilet seat.

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson [[KnightFever CBE]] (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'', ''Series/TheThinBlueLine'' and ''Series/MrBean'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and sketch comedy in ''Series/NotTheNineOClockNews''. He is a master of the DeadpanSnarker and has a filmography that would make most other actors go green in envy with most of the things on it a major success. A perfectionist to the point of frustration, he is infamous for stopping partway through a take and apologising because he wants to try again.

Behind the scenes, he's a car enthusiast and minorly takes part in autoracing. In ''Series/TopGear'' he is currently the second fastest "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car"[[note]]and has wrapped at least two ''seriously'' unreasonably priced cars around trees while about his lawful occasions on the Queen's thoroughfare, fortunately without serious harm to himself[[/note]].

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson [[KnightFever CBE]] (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''{{Blackadder}}'', ''TheThinBlueLine'' and ''[[MrBean Mr. Bean]]'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and sketch comedy in ''NotTheNineOClockNews''. He is a master of the DeadpanSnarker and has a filmography that would make most other actors go green in envy with most of the things on it a major success. A perfectionist to the point of frustration, he is infamous for stopping partway through a take and apologising because he wants to try again.

Behind the scenes, he's a car enthusiast and minorly takes part in autoracing. In ''TopGear'' he is currently the second fastest "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car"[[hottip:*:and has wrapped at least two ''seriously'' unreasonably priced cars around trees while about his lawful occasions on the Queen's thoroughfare, fortunately without serious harm to himself]].

In 2013, he was awarded a CBE, while his ''BlackAdder'' co-star Tony Robinson, got a knighthood...

* BlackAdder
* Series/DoctorWho: [[DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath The Curse of Fatal Death]] (A parody episode for UsefulNotes/ComicRelief.)
* FourWeddingsAndAFuneral
* HotShots Part Deux
* JohnnyEnglish

* LoveActually
* The MrBean movies and series
* [[JamesBond Never Say Never Again]]
* RatRace

* TheThinBlueLine
* TheWitches

He also has a repertoire of stage comedy routines, which provide examples of:

* BitterWeddingSpeech:

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "Fatal Beatings"

* '''DeadpanSnarker'''
* DeanBitterman: "Fatal Beatings"; "Roll Call"
* DisproportionateRetribution: In ''Fatal Beatings'', he plays a headmaster who [[CrossingTheLineTwice has a boy beaten to death for violating the school’s library rules]].
* DontFearTheReaper: Played with in "The Devil's Welcome".

* GoshDangItToHeck: In "First Day of Hell"

* InherentlyFunnyWords: His [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiWJWLCoH2M&feature=related schoolmaster sketch]] employs this trope heavily and to hilarious effect. Atkinson's pronunciation of the (increasingly ridiculous) names is reminiscent of his use of the name "Bob" in the various {{Blackadder}} series.
** Turned UpToEleven in the version of this sketch from Rowan Atkinson Live (it's called "No One Called Jones"), where the names are simply filthy. Can be found [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOjbo74Hq-k&list=SL here]].

* PrecisionFStrike: When David Forbert loses the acting award, he shouts, "Oh SHIT."
** As father of the bride, he tells most of the wedding guests to fuck off.

* SawAWomanInHalf: Mentioned in the Wedding in Cana routine, in which Atkinson as a vicar gives a Bible reading that starts out as the traditional water-into-wine story, then takes a left turn after the servants beg Jesus to show them another trick.

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''{{Blackadder}}'', ''TheThinBlueLine'' and ''[[MrBean Mr. Bean]]'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and sketch comedy in ''NotTheNineOClockNews''. He is a master of the DeadpanSnarker and has a filmography that would make most other actors go green in envy with most of the things on it a major success. A perfectionist to the point of frustration, he is infamous for stopping partway through a take and apologising because he wants to try again.

* '''DeadpanSnarker''

* DeadpanSnarker: '''Sweet Jesus.'''

* BitterWeddingSpeech