In thinking Rowan Atkinson is a prat (is that word acceptable if not replace it ?)

Hear! Hear!

Yep, he's a prat.

Notorious as the meanest man in the Business, so my actor friends tell me.

I agree. 'Luvvies' seem to think they are exempt from all normal rules.

He should have kept his mouth shut - 'better to remain silent and have people think you're a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.'

Well said carol

A number of male newsreaders have white hair. John Craven is quite grizzled. When did you last see a silver-haired female newsreader or Country File presenter? I think Mr Atkinson would not be expressing these views if he was a woman.

Typical luvvie prat!!

I couldn't agree more, Carol.

Yes, he is. I always thought so.

Well, I liked him in Blackadder, but when you think about it, he is being as big a prat at his character Blackadder!! Or worse....

Still, there are plenty of actors who have disappointing private lives and opinions.

So all the time he wasn't actually "acting" in Blackadder or Mr. Bean? Figures.......

FlicketyB Actors have always said that only an actress in her eighties has the depth of experience to play Juliet and dancers have always said pretty much the same thing about dancing Giselle (but fifties rather than eighties).

Oh yes, and Rowan Atkinson is buttocks.

Nice pert buttocks or more of the saggy bum kind?

Don't tell anyone, but I sometimes get his name mixed up with the ArchBish's (Canterbury). Just the names. But, actually, Atkinson could probably do a good ArchBish. Not sure Williams could do Mr Bean. Maybe they could do a Two Rowans Show.

I heard him say it, he's a ptat, suffering from LS (luvvie syndrome)

oops, I mean prat!

bagitha Didn't Rowan Atkinson do a spoof sermon in Beyond the Fringe or some other subversive production? I'm almost sure he uttered that immortal line, "God said and I am inclined to agree with him…

He may be a prat but he's not wholly bad – just another one who believes his own legend and thinks he's more important than he is.

Can't stand the man! Perhaps I have no sense of humour?

Agree with jeni I cant stand him either - prat

Bagitha like your style!

With regard to Rowan Atkinson, I like some of his work, dislike some.

At the risk of sitting on the fence to the extent that I get splinters in my bottom, I can, to an admittedley very limited degree, see both points.

Of course we still have the Bumblebee (sic) presenting "Any Questions" , Paxman too with his programme that I cannot bear to watch, and in both age or gender (or perhaps more specifically the combination of the two?) shouldn't be an issue, however considering some of Alan Bennetts monologue plays (just as a random example) required a very specific actor/actress age?

But in conclusion, I do think that Rowan Atkinson made his point badly.

(prepares to don tin helmet and get into bunker)

"Didn't Rowan Atkinson do a spoof sermon in Beyond the Fringe or some other subversive production? I'm almost sure he uttered that immortal line, "God said and I am inclined to agree with him… "

-- he certainly did. But the same gag had surfaced in 'That Was The Week That Was' with Lance Percival doing his Montgomery impression 'And God said unto Moses... and I think he was right...'

Mr. Bean has always made me feel uncomfortable.