r/blackadder

Thought this might be of interest to some here. My mum and dad took me to see Rowan performing live at the Theatre Royal, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent on Feb 15th 1991. I would have just turned 13, and I was a huge Blackadder fan so this was a big deal for me.

From what I can recall, the show featured mostly Mr Bean, or Mr Bean-adjacent, sketches which was understandable given the era and the talent at work here. There was also a Secret Policeman's Ball routine performed as well, maybe? Can't quite remember.

But for the finale he did do a (at the time) brand new Blackadder routine, which was essentially a comical commercial for a dubious homelessness charity, which involved a slideshow, complete with images of Tony Robinson as a homeless man called "Baldrick".

It was a really great night, and seeing Rowan performing live was very special indeed.

My mum and dad saw him perform a few years later as well, and his warm up act was none other than Rik Mayall. Can you imagine having to go on after Lord Flashheart himself?!

1- Description

2-Another earlier dictionary (see the definition of dog, I think Baldrick helped!)

3-Portrait of the baity fellow in the black coat

4- His writing desk, where he completed his pre-meditated orchestration of demotic
Anglo-Saxon.

5- The garret where he wrote

6- A First Edition of the very cornerstone of English scholarship.

7- This book,
sir, contains every word in our beloved language. SEA

8- No definition of “sausage” only saucisse and saucisson

9- DOG

Also the Dictionary contains none of the long words used by Blackadder….and the house has many framed quotations by SJ but none about a dog who speaks Norwegian…

After Ink and Incapability won the poll, this solar sojourn I visited the house of the baity fellow in the black coat.

Dictionary photos to follow…