Rowan Atkinson Olympic Ceremony

[Caribeing]

Do You think they were trying to re enact the Andre Previn Morecambe and Wise Sketch!

[Mick-Talbot]

No

[oldmaninshorts]

Yes

[Hopkirk]

It was funny for a bit, then tedious, and finally embarrassing.

[jno]

yes, that's the one bit I didn't go for. But the truth is Mr Bean is a huge international star; everyone everywhere will recognise him.

[LazyGun]

No, I dont think they were referencing M&W. It was a small snippet of Mr. Bean, apparently a pretty popular export. I thought it well done and pretty funny, myself.

[marval]

It made me laugh

[thenry]

The sequence was great. Simon Rattle, Vangelis Theme, Chariots of Fire filmtrack. Atkinson was a total embarrasment and completely unneccessary !

[erin-x]

I love Mr Bean!

So simple but very funny!

[LazyGun]

@ thenry - well, thats your opinion. I would disagree.Nicely done, in my opinion, and not at all embarassing.

[venator]

Mr Bean is known and loved in most countries - far more than just the UK.

He is as much a symbol as james bond and the sex pistols

He shows something quite rare in other countries - a sense of humour

[DaisyNonna]

I find Mr. Bean excruciatingly embarrassing. So I have no sense of humour? Good.

[netibiza]

Yes I liked the Mr Bean bit, and he is certainly popular here in Spain but the Spanish have a slapstick sense of humour. They hated Fawlty Towers (Manuel was italian!)

[Maydup]

I hadn't found Mr Bean funny until today - loved it.

[thenry]

Utter cr*p ! take yourself seriously once in a while. like when you put on the Olympics show to the rest of the world . What do they know about Mr Bean ?

[oldmaninshorts]

The French know about Mr bean, he ruined a famous painting there once

[Maydup]

Believe us thenry, Mr BEan is one of our buggest exports and an international star. There's no language barrier with his mime style of humour and as a result he's known to people all around the world.

[Maydup]

^^^ LOL *biggest*!

[Mick-Talbot]

I've seen mr Bean on the telly in Germany.

[LazyGun]

@ thenry - as others here have mentioned, Mr. Bean has been a popular export around the globe. The character is one of those that people will either love or loathe, but the character is iconic ,with the mini and the teddy bear.

I would think that many watching around the globe will get and enjoy the reference.

[thenry]

OK. Rowan was great on Not the Nine O Clock News and vg on The Thin Blue Line BUT when he started on Bean and English he fell slightly into disrepair and became a bit Carry On ! Admittedly Bean was OK for a while but he should not have represented us as a nation. We should turn to Basil Fawlty and Alan Partridge on these occasions ! PS - up to the T's !