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{{quote|''No, well I don't tend to find things funny.''|After being asked if he ever laughed at his own work.}}

Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''[[~~Black Adder~~]]'', ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and sketch comedy in ''[[Not the Nine O Clock News]]''. He is a master of the [[Deadpan Snarker]] 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 (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and writer, famous for his work on the classic sitcoms ''[[Blackadder]]'', ''[[The Thin Blue Line]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', as well as doing the voice-over for Zazu in ''[[The Lion King]]'' and sketch comedy in ''[[Not the Nine O'Clock News]]''. He is a master of the [[Deadpan Snarker]] 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 ''[[Top Gear]]'' he is currently the second fastest "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car"<ref>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</ref>.

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Said filmography includes:

* [[~~Black Adder~~]]

* [[Blackadder]]

* [[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]: The Curse of Fatal Death! (A parody)

* [[Doctor Who]]: The Curse of Fatal Death! (A parody)

* [[Four Weddings and A Funeral]]

* [[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]

* [[Hot Shots]]! Part Deux

* [[Johnny English]]

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* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: In "First Day of Hell"

{{quote| '''Satan:''' You're all here for eternity, which I hardly need tell you is a heck of a long time.}}

* [[Inherently Funny Words]]: 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 [[~~Black Adder~~]] series.

* [[Inherently Funny Words]]: 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 [[Up to Eleven]] 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].

{{quote| '''Schoolmaster:''' Anus. Arse-bandit. Bottom. Clitoris.}}

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{{quote| '''Vicar:''' He then took out a saw and ''cleft her in twain''.}}

* [[Shoot the Messenger]]: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"

* [[Take a Moment To Catch Your Death]]: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"

* [[Take a Moment to Catch Your Death]]: In "Pink Tights and Plenty of Props"