Clip of the Day

Rowan Atkinson's about to tell Mr. Bean goodbye. The star feels he is too old to play the character any more. Everyone remembers the first time Rowan Atkinson brought his comic creation Mr Bean to the screens in 1989. The series ran until 1995 and since spawned two film versions under the directorial eye of Mel Smith. Atkinson has now revealed that he has probably said goodbye to the character for good as he’s getting too old. Talking to the press, Atkinson said, “I’ve got the feeling that I probably won’t play the character again. Never say never but I feel I’m getting too old. I have always liked Mr Bean as a cartoon like character who doesn’t really age much. I’ve always seen him as ageless and timeless and I’m clearly not that. The older I get the less qualified I feel I am to play him.” Watch the Clip. The transcriptions are available here because of a little help from Claudio Henrique Caldas Mattos who happens to be my grandson. And also a very good teacher. HC




Rowan Atkinson Amazing Jesus

"And on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and it came to pass that all the wine was drunk. And the mother of Jesus said unto the Lord,

- they have no more wine. And Jesus said unto the servants:”

- Fill six water pots with water”. And they did so.

And when the steward of the feast did taste the water from the pots it had become wine, and they knew not whence it had come. But the servants did know and they applauded loudly in the kitchen. And they said unto the Lord:

- “How the hell did you do that?” And inquired of him:” Do you do children’s parties?”. And the Lord said:

- “No.” But the servants did press him saying:

- “Go on, give us another one”. And so he brought forth a carrot and said,

- “Behold this for it is a carrot and all about him knew that it was so. For it was orange, with a green top. And he did place a large red cloth over the carrot and then removed it and lo he held in his hand a white rabbit and all were amazed and said:

- “This guy is really good! He should turn professional.” And they brought him on a stretcher a man who was sick of the palsy; and they cried onto him:

- ”Maestro, this man is sick of the palsy.” And the Lord said:”

- If I have to spend my whole life on a stretcher, I’d be pretty sick of the palsy too.” And they were filled with joy. And cried out:

- “Lord, thy one-liners are as good as thy tricks. Thou art indeed an all-round family entertainer.” And then came in to him a woman called Mary who had seen the Lord and believed. And Jesus said unto her:

- “Put on a tutu" and lie down in this box”, and then took he forth a saw and cleft her in twain. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth. But Jesus said:

- “Oh,Ye of little faith!”. And he threw open the box and lo Mary was whole and the crowd went absolutely bananas. And Jesus and Mary took a big bow and he said unto her:

- “From now on you shall be known as Sharon for that is a good name for an assistant. And the people said:

- “We’ve never seen anything like this. This is great. You must be the son of God.”

Here ends the lesson.