Leave it to the English to provide yet another fine piece of comedic entertainment. Rowan Atkinson, famous for his roles in Mr. Bean and Blackladder, has some outstanding standup material.
In this clip Atkinson plays the roll of the devil and welcomes a variety of newcomers to hell. You can guess what type of people you’d find there. You have your standard assortment of violent offenders and criminals, but Atkinson throws out a few hilarious surprises.
If you thought you were going to heaven, you better have a look at this video. Apparently Atkinson foresees entire nationalities and even a well-known religion are headed for hell.
Enjoy this brilliant clip and have a few laughs :)
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April 18th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Haven’t seen that old classic in yonks. I love the sting in the tail for the christians. As for atheists, I think it goes without saying if there is a hell, doesn’t matter what good book is right, we’re screwed! Viva la revolución! Ateismo hasta la muerte!
April 19th, 2007 at 11:41 am
Never seen that before, quite hilarious. I about spit out my drink when he said “The French!”. Haha
April 19th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
his stand up is a lot better than his movies, id put him up there with ricky gervais
April 19th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
it’s blackadder not blackladder
April 20th, 2007 at 3:29 am
Christians, Christians? oh I’m sorry, I’m afraid the jews were right.
lol
delicious!
April 20th, 2007 at 5:11 am
Except, of course, that the Jews don’t believe in the Devil :-)
April 20th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
old but good.
I never figured how the Mr Bean movies took off.
rowan atkinson is a genius to whom Gervais although talented can only aspire.
From his debut on Not The Nine O’Clock News (more than 20 years ago) through his writing for the Young Ones and others to the BlackAdder series - which remains the mostly quotable of British comedy.
Mr Bean is not representative of Atkinson wit. Only his performance skills.
April 21st, 2007 at 7:03 am
@jason
Rowan Atkinson did not write any of the Young Ones. He wrote the first series of BlackAdder; the other 3 were by the same person who (co) wrote the Young Ones. Perhaps that is the source your confusion?
April 21st, 2007 at 12:21 pm
The CD version (Live from Belfast) of this skit was funnier IMO. Instead of the French it was the Americans. Plus a few other differences. Probably, like many performers, he changes parts depending on the audience.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:18 am
It can’t be true, were are the English. Unless they bulit the place.
May 8th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Did you mean to say he eats the roll of the devil? Or was it supposed to be butters?
June 21st, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Interesting…he sents the Christians to the hell because of political correctness…
Now I’m proud of being politically incorrect Christian guy.
June 22nd, 2007 at 9:33 pm
Hilarious!
But to clarify: the video misrepresents Judaism and I also think guy is right and he selected Christians to be politically correct.
July 24th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Political correctness my arse. Here’s what Rowan Atkinson has to say on the subject: http://tinyurl.com/8fakt
October 9th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Wouldn’t it be better to beleive in heaven and hell and that God exists while living, than to be wrong and find out the truth when it’s too late to change your mind? Personally, I would rather be safe as a Christian and believe what the Bible says is true about what happens when you die. As a Christian, if there is no afterlife and what I believe isn’t true, then I have nothing to lose. Then, all I’ve done my entire life is live by a set of rules that leave the world a better place.
October 9th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Ah, tired-old Pascal’s Wager. Wouldn’t it be just as safe to believe that the burial rights of ancient Egyptian Pharaohs are necessary for a happy afterlife? And aren’t you taking the exact same risk with respect to Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Nordic mythology, and every other of the hundreds of belief systems with an afterlife?
“Then, all I’ve done my entire life is live by a set of rules that leave the world a better place.”
Although your particular way of practicing Christianity may leave the world a better place, I doubt that this is true in general. For instance, there are large parts of Africa that are AIDS stricken and overpopulated despite the availability of condoms all because of how Catholic missionaries practice their version of Christianity. These people are not leaving the world a better place. Indeed, they are leaving it in much worse shape. This is but one example of how living by a set of rules provided by Christianity hurts people.
October 9th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Besides, in adition to what Sid pointed out, one cannot force true belief.
Sure, I can feign piety, go to church every sunday and pray three times a day, but it would all be fake. So even if you are, by massive ammounts of luck, correct, it still wouldn’t make any difference.
You cannot flip a switch and say “By jove, those people are right, if I don’t belief in god, i’ll end up in hell. Better start praying”
November 8th, 2007 at 9:38 am
There is no doubt there will be a slew of Christians in Hell. Not because the Jews were right, but because being a Christian has nothing to do with truth and salvation. Modern day Christianity is a cult religion with liars leading blind mice.
July 2nd, 2008 at 8:52 am
That comment is a huge generalisation, narrow minded and unneeded. Rather than argue about why the christians appear in hell, why not marvel at the perfection of his timing and his extraordinary ability to say anything without infering insult.