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Even the experienced and mature Atkinson did not avoid mistakes, errors, and blunders during his career. This especially applies to the early stage of his television career. Canned Laughter is not necessarily bad, but it is clear that Atkinson was only exploring the possibilities and limits of his comedy. It is no coincidence that out of the three characters he portrayed in the micro-story, fans appreciate the arrogant boss the most - he is played calmly, without awkward overacting, which the Mr. Bean clerk from the same office did not avoid. Overall impression: 50%.
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Although there are elements of Bean and Blackadder (sometimes even very much so), it's still not quite the same. Still, Canned Laughter contains a number of things that won't disappoint Atkinson fans - I'm thinking, for example, of the brilliantly awkward episode involving a date and subsequent dinner (a the "How, how, how, how, how, how, how, how, how, how, how, how..." conversation about a dead father) ending with a partner-destroying dance. I also laughed at Rowan Atkinson as a retro man in bell-bottoms and a moustache, walking to the sound of “Mr. Blue Sky" on the sidewalk. Three and a bit - I prefer Dead On Time.
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