The master of the amusing insult, Blackadder first hit screens 40 years ago. Rowan Atkinson’s creation may not have been an instant hit, but following the 1986 broadcast of Blackadder II, it really took off. While it has previously been issued on DVD, the complete Blackadder has yet to enjoyRead More →
Television history is about to be made as the “lost” Blackadder pilot airs on Gold this Thursday. Essentially the same as the first episode of The Blackadder, the show has rarely been seen aside from poor VHS-to-VHS copies that eventually made it onto YouTube. A different Blackadder But what isRead More →
Following up our recent special commentary on Doctor Who fandom’s most embarrassed secret (that would be Dimensions in Time, locked away on YouTube like a barmy aunt of the Queen’s), we bring you a sequel: Steven Moffat’s The Curse of Fatal Death, which stars Rowan Atkinson, Julia Sawalha, and JonathanRead More →
Cast your mind back to 1999. There was no new Doctor Who on TV, save four sketches: three by Mark Gatiss as part of a Doctor Who night on BBC2 and a fourth by Steven Moffat for Comic Relief, starring Rowan Atkinson, Jonathan Pryce, Hugh Grant, Richard E Grant, Jim Broadbent,Read More →
Prince Charles celebrates his 60th birthday this year, and among various engagements Thursday November 13th was the date that The Princes’ Trust – an organisation setup by Charles to help young people – held an evening of A-list comedy entertainment in his honour at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London.Read More →
