Rowan Atkinson Live! | 
| Directors: Thomas Schlamme, Tommy Schilamme
Actors: Rowan Atkinson, Angus Deayton
Studio: AE Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4130
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: AAE-77456
UPC: 733961774566
EAN: 0733961774566
ASIN: B000QXDD2I
Theatrical Release Date: 1991
Release Date: August 21, 2007
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Film on a Boston stage in 1991, this concert film features the British comic in selected sketches from 10 years of performing and creating characters. Fans of IThe Thin Blue Line/I, in which Atkinson plays a British policeman, will be pleased, but IMr. Bean/I enthusiasts will be ecstatic with the handful of great Bean moments re-created for a live audience. A real treat for the Atkinson faithful. I--Tom Keogh/I
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 I love Rowan Atkinson! September 8, 2007
Jenny B (NC United States)
This is my all-time favorite show (with Sinbad on HBO really a close second). This was my introduction to Rowan Atkinson and led to my purchasing the entire set of Blackadder DVDs because the man is simply a genius! The sketches on this particular DVD are a pure delight, especially the scenes from hell and the wedding day. Grab this DVD for yourself!
Loved it! October 24, 2003
I absolutely love this tape and when I get company, I make them sit and watch it and they always love it. It's my favorite tape and I have many!!
Atkinson Live October 11, 2002
Benjamin Wink (Menomonee Falls, WI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Rowan Atkinson is a comedic talent to be reckoned with. His display of verbal talents such as on the Blackadder series to his visual ability with the Mr. Bean series are absolutely amazing. If you are a fan of either of these styles, then this video is a treat. If you are a fan of both of them, then this video is an absolute must. From "It All Started With A Sneeze" to "Pink Tights and Lots of Props" to the incredible "With Friends Like These", this concert never fails to please. I know that this video was shown on Comedy Central a while ago, but it was severely edited. Here is the full show. And if this isn't enough Rowan Atkinson for you, and I'm sure it isn't, then check out the Amnesty International concerts he appears in as well. I'd mention Blackadder, Mr. Bean, and The Thin Blue Line, but I am sure you have them already. Sit back and enjoy this full hour of a great talent doing fantastic comedy. Highest possible rating.
The Charlie Chaplin of this generation March 19, 2002
Michelle Donnelly (NJ)
Rowan is a great physical comedian AND has sarcastic, biting wit. What more could you ask for? No One Named Jones is possibly one of the funniest comedic routines of all time!
A must-have for students of stage comedy February 11, 2001
tropic_of_criticism
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Though a concert video, this is much more than a stand-up routine. pIt's a series of discrete sketches much more akin to Gilda Radner's 1980 GILDA concert than, say, an evening with Bill Cosby or Chris Rock. Unlike GILDA, however, which largely recycled familiar characters from another medium, the material here is entirely original. Indeed, it's so unexpectedly novel that you'll be glad you bought this video, whether you're a rabid Atkinson fan or you've never heard of him.pPerhaps more than any other single work of his, this concert video showcases all of Rowan Atkinson's nuanced talents. From the sublime "Welcome to Hell" sketch in which Atkinson has the duty of being a sort of genteel maitre d'-cum-camp-counselor for recently-arrived souls, to the encore sketch in which he wordlessly and near-proplessly makes you believe he's playing an elaborate drum set plagued by a rambunctious cat, Atkinson's range is put fully on display here. pA concern for non-Britons is whether they'll really understand the humor. On this score, Atkinson triumphs again, because he's deliberately chosen universal events to build his sketches around. Of the bits on offer, only two might wade in unfamiliar waters. One centers around the nature of being a headmaster at a British public (private) school, and the other deals with the difficulty of staying awake during a church service and may not be fully funny to non-Christians. pThese possible difficulties aside, Atkinson is far easier to add to your video collection than most comedians, because he deliberately avoids topical humor. Instead, he crafts timeless sketches that will be just as funny 50 years from now as they are today.
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