Completely agree, Blackadder is *by far* his best work as a comedian, and he talks his elbows off. But then I reread the subtitling and it says "worldwide", and that's also true. Mr. Bean (unfunny to me) achieved worldwide status, but not Blackadder...
He does have a speech impedement.
He has a particular problem with the letter "B"
Remember the line in Blackadder goes fourth (sic) when Lord Flashheart turns up and starts "woofing"?
Blackadder says: "God, it's like Crufts in here... "
The original line was: "God, it's like Battersea Dogs home, in here... "
But, because he had so much trouble pronouncing the "B" in front of a live audience, they changed it.
Oh wow, I didn't know that. You learn something new every day.
Still, one letter isn't such a problem imo. I also sometimes pronounce B as V because I have an overbite. And he is way more eloquent than I'll ever be.
Not much, and he tries to make it inaudible in some instances, but he does.
I recently revisited the episodes :)
He has a particular problem with the letter "B"
Remember the line in Blackadder goes fourth (sic) when Lord Flashheart turns up and starts "woofing"?
Blackadder says: "God, it's like Crufts in here... "
The original line was: "God, it's like Battersea Dogs home, in here... "
But, because he had so much trouble pronouncing the "B" in front of a live audience, they changed it.
Still, one letter isn't such a problem imo. I also sometimes pronounce B as V because I have an overbite. And he is way more eloquent than I'll ever be.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8831955/Ten-celebrities-who-have-stammered.html?image=5