Blackadder · SEASON 0
The Shakespeare Sketch
Episode 16 · 1989-09-18
- Comedy
Episode overview
This non-canonical sketch was performed on stage at the Sadlers Wells Theatre on 18 September 1989. It was written for and performed at an AIDS benefit concert directed by Stephen Fry, and features Rowan Atkinson as a Blackadder-esque character chatting with Hugh Laurie as "Bill" Shakespeare, talking about cutting various sections of Hamlet – in particular the "To be or not to be" soliloquy. Ultimately, Blackadder talks Shakespeare down from an over-long speech to the familiar 'snappy' phrase. The sketch was available on video as part of Hysteria 2 – The Second Coming, released by Palace Video on 21 May 1990
5 minutes
Season 0 episodes
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2. Blackadder's Christmas Carol1988-12-23
3. Back and Forth1999-12-31
4. Baldrick's Video Diary2000-11-27
5. Interview - Stephen Fry in Africa2009-10-19
6. Richard Curtis & Ben Elton in Soho2009-10-19
7. Tony Robinson in London2009-10-19
8. Miranda Richardson at the BBC2009-10-19
9. Hilary Bevan Jones at BAFTA2009-10-19
10. Hugh Laurie on set in Hollywood2009-10-19
11. Rik Mayall in London2009-10-19
12. Miranda, Tony, Tim & Patsy go back to the BBC2009-10-19
13. Interview - Rowan Atkinson
14. Interview - Rowan Atkinson #2
15. Behind The Screen - Making Blackadder Goes Forth1989-10-16
16. The Shakespeare Sketch1989-09-18
17. Blackadder Rides Again2008-12-25
18. Blackadder: The Cavalier Years1988-11-13
19. Red Nose Day Sketch2023-03-17
20. Blackadder: The Lost Pilot2023-06-15
21. Blackadder: A Cunning Story2023-06-16
22. Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga2008-10-09
23. Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments2008-05-12
24. Blackadder and the King's Birthday1998-11-14
25. Blackadder: The Army Years2000-01-01
26. Baldrick on Clown Court1988-01-06
27. Blackadder Goes Forth Interview1989-01-08
28. Britain's Best Sitcoms - Blackadder2004-01-17
29. Back And Forth (with Documentary)1999-12-06
30. Blackadder & The Banking Crisis2012-11-28
31. Banker Sketch2012-11-28
32. An Interview with Richard Curtis1999-03-24
33. A Blackadder in the Making1994-03-25
