Man vs. Bee - The Return of Short Comedy

[@thetimturnershow2883]

This is why slapstick comedy really needs to make a comeback. Comedians like Rowan Atkinson I admire for keeping this secret art alive

[@spderman123]

We need johnny english 4

[@jaredf6205]

It is popular still, why do you think the Minions is so popular?

[@aldervic6293]

@@jaredf6205 True, but the Minions do it uninterestingly.

[@ShockingPikachu]

@@jaredf6205 minions isn’t slapstick its random comedy

[@harrylane4]

@@ShockingPikachu it’s literally slapstick. It might not be interesting slapstick, but it’s very much slapstick.

[@KidFresh71]

The other day, my whole family watched Man vs. Bee together. There were ten of us in the room, aged 4 to 76, and we were all laughing and enjoying. What a sweet moment, and what talent from Rowan Atkinson.

[@arranchace1306]

Only part i laughed, was the Intro, that was hillarious, the rest... not so much.. But i admit, most comedies i just don't find funny at all.

[@jushijureview620]

@@arranchace1306 your life must be depressing

[@arranchace1306]

@@jushijureview620 maybe, but nowhere near depressing and empty as yours.

[@naenae2350]

@@arranchace1306 Wouldn't call that an empty

[@defaulted9485]

My greatest issue with the film is that the Plot Twist was unneccessary. Had I known what happened from the beginning it'll eliminate the cringe from the rest of the watch. It just makes sense that the antagonist deliberately did that but dont make me suspend my disbelief for 8 episodes.

[@BingBangPoe]

I really hope this show is a massive success to bring back good and old physical, slapstick comedy, done right.

[@booberminfranklin3652]

I’m almost certain it isn’t gonna be ☹️

[@Satans_Legion_of_Evil]

@@booberminfranklin3652 Funny name and funny profile picture, and this character even has a backstory in the about page.

[@booberminfranklin3652]

@@Satans_Legion_of_Evil Oh, thanks for noticing.

[@ealing456]

I thought the show was abysmal even if the short format was innovative. Hopefully they'll produce something a little more amusing next time.

[@harrylane4]

When has a Netflix show ever been anything but “immediately cancelled”

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

Without the end credits and Netflix intros, this series runs a tight 90 minutes. I'd love to see more shows like this.

[@freedom4063]

Are they gonna make more than 9 episodes ? I saw it all. Lol the 🐝 never dies 🤣🤣

[@MusicalJourneysThruCinema]

@@freedom4063 There is room for a season 2 😂

[@freedom4063]

@@MusicalJourneysThruCinema when

[@pizzasoup]

@@freedom4063 bro how tf he meant to know

[@bimapringgo]

someone should make a movie edit of the series.

[@BigFrenchNose]

Peter MacNicol's complete and utter freakout in the 1997 movie "Bean" when he sees the butchered painting never ceases to make me laugh.

[@bZman]

SO FUNNY

[@tyedyeguy625]

Gets me everytime! That's the reaction of a man about to lose everything. Talk about "losing your shit" lol

[@robrick92]

Then his reaction when he has Bean show it to him again.

[@stevenr6397]

Bean is a deeply flawed movie but there is about 20min of pure comedy gold in it, and the one thing they got right in 'hollywoodisation' of Mr bean where they forcably introduced talking was to give him Peter MacNicol as a foil

[@Ubylmoen]

It is without a doubt the funniest part of the movie to me. And the way it just like picks up when he shows it to him a second time. I love it.

[@shinyagumon7015]

This really feels like a new Mr. Bean series and despite the admittedly dodgy CGI at some places the show works.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I thought the CGI was brilliant honestly.

[@ealing456]

I thought the CGI was some of the show's better elements.

[@MariOmor1]

The only CGI that looked out of place was when you see through the eyes of the bee, everything else looked practical

[@unicornhuntercg]

tf are you on about ? the CG was flawless

[@Aeis_Kalt]

I don't think it's the fact that it's a "Short". It's Rowan fucking Atkinson. He is a consummate comedian, in every sense of the word. He could make reciting they entire Library of Congress fucking hilarious if he put his mind to it.

[@planefan082]

Bonus points if we get to see the facial expressions while reciting it.

[@arletbode4847]

100%

[@MJTRadio]

It's a different genre altogether, but it's an idea related to runtime I brought up to my wife years ago. She had a police procedural, no idea which one, on in the background. The bad guy had kidnapped a woman and had her hostage on a houseboat. At about thirty minutes into the 60 minute episode, he put a gun to his own head, then to hers. I shouted, "GEE, THINK HE'LL DO IT WITH HALF THE RUNTIME LEFT?" It gave me an idea- a mystery or police show on streaming that would make some effort to hide the episode length from you. You might have to screw around with the digital architecture on Netflix or something to make that work, but I feel like a mystery you don't know the runtime of would be super cool. It's like how movies can be so engrossing if they're really good and you don't look at your phone, just let time become irrelevant. I remember in college I'd watch new episodes of Marble Hornets on my Wii U, on the TV screen, and refuse to look at the time remaining. That was a cool way to get really engrossed.

[@R-Lee-]

That's a good idea.

[@tyedyeguy625]

You're onto something there. I really like the idea of cop show done in a shorter format. There would be so many cliffhangers to leave you guessing and the writers could work with that to do what normally wouldn't be done. We'd go from, "GEE, THINK HE'LL DO IT?", to "holy crap he did it!"

[@Busterkeatonrules]

That's some good thinking. Maybe a cop show with standard half-hour episodes, but where the various investigations aren't required to start and end when the episodes do? So any time a new mystery is introduced, it might take up multiple seasons, or it might end with a seemingly random person butting in after two minutes, shouting a confession, and then committing suicide before anyone can react. Probably wouldn't fly in regular, once-a-week broadcasting, but it shouldn't be a problem on a streaming service!

[@planefan082]

I've taken notice when REALLY GOOD shows specifically mess with the progression of the plot relative to runtime in order to properly surprise me. I've only noticed this was an issue after I've seen shows addressing the patterns I didn't even know I had found.

[@J07911]

I usually try to avoid looking at runtimes and the number of episodes in a season. If its a movie or show I'm highly anticipating then I skip the promo materials altogether besides the first trailer

[@spaceodds1985]

Atkinson is a comedic phenomenon. But it’s a shame he hasn’t returned to playing Inspector Maigret. That’s a good idea for an episode, when comedians go serious.

[@scottnotpilgrim]

Always look forward to uploads from this channel, regardless of what it is about

[@jonservo]

I didn't plan on watching this, but started it the other day. Soon the whole family was watching and laughing our heads off. It reminded me of when we discovered Mr. Bean on public TV back in the 90's

[@jcwhaley1052]

Great to see Rowan Atkinson back. What a comedic legend!

[@JanetStarChild]

You have totally sold me! Just these little clips had me bust out in laughter. Rowan is a master at his craft.

[@FigmentForever]

I’m so ready to binge this show. As a huge fan of Mr. Bean & Rowan’s comedy, I cannot wait for the weekend to begin to watch this delightful looking show. I really wish we had more than the less than 20 known Bean episodes. I’ve rewatched my A&E Boxset 10x

[@KairuHakubi]

glad to see ratkins getting more work. I like that he can be beanesque without being bean. Too many creators are like... oh i'm leaving that behind entirely.. followed by nevermind i'm milking that forever. There is a medium!

[@theharlequin7280]

Will Ferrell always was the embodiment of anti-humor for me. Never managed to make me laugh and even in these short clips he manages to annoy me somehow. Rowan Atkinson on the other hand is just naturally funny and charming, whether it be in his roles or in interviews where his intellect also shines trough.

[@redpanda6497]

Same.

[@commanderkeen3787]

Rowan Atkinson simply doesn't age. A bit of hair dye and strategic makeup and he could easily play young Blackadder again

[@thareelhelloagain]

I just got cast as Blackadder in a staged adaptation of the first half of Season 2!

[@disappointedoptimist255]

@@thareelhelloagain Congrats! Can't say I'm not envious...

[@jeffsetgo]

Saw this with wife and daughter. We loved it.

[@freedom4063]

The 🐝 never died lol

[@Brook_tno]

I thought this was a great vehicle for Rowan Atkinson. It's basically Mr Bean, but because he's playing a real person it's OK that he's older. Rather than a live action cartoon character, like Mr Bean, that feels a bit sad as an old man. While I hope there is no man vs bee 2, I hope the concept/character can live on and maybe hear about the man vs shredder that was hinted at.

[@Jason_Fisher]

Forget Vecna in Stranger Things, I would argue the bee is the greatest villain we’ve ever seen in a Netflix show.

[@Crushbra]

He read about the bee being cast out from the hive. Then still tried to attack it. Then in finale he shares food with bee. But then tries to attack it again. I didn't like ending

[@wstine79]

Happy to see Rowan Atkinson back on the screen.

[@Silenced23]

This channel is so refreshing. I've been a subscriber ever since you had only a few thousand subscribers. Please keep up with the great content. There is no other channel like it, and if there is, I'm sure they got their inspiration from you. I used to freeze my face on Duo on android and people thought the streaming froze.

[@tysonq7131]

I loved this series so much. It was so pure and simple and fun.

[@AustinSportsGuy]

Thanks for this video. I didn’t realize it was a series of shorts. I thought it was gonna be a movie I’d skip. But now I’ll check it out!

[@Elemtree]

I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again… Rowan Atkinson is the best Doctor that never was in Doctor Who history. The man is more than diverse enough to pull all kinds of roles.

[@NostalgiNorden]

He is great as the Doctor in comic relief written by Steven Moffat.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@flemishdog yeah pretty sure that's why she said that.

[@wstine79]

He even went back in time to bribe the architect so a trap door could be placed under the Master.

[@wompwomp9946]

WHO is Roman Atkinson

[@denlurvigekillenistarwars38]

@@NostalgiNorden Tro fan att man hittar dig i detta kommentarsfältet också

[@Empire2517]

Kinda sad when some series have episodes with a longer runtime than this entire series

[@JacobFKeller]

These are all good points. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[@hippo_o_matic7985]

Can't wait for a full length Man vs Bee episode of Mbmbam

[@freedom4063]

I watched all 9 episodes lol. Are they making more or no. ? That Damn bee 🐝 haha

[@dianastc3710]

I was already thinking of watching this but 2 minutes of your video was all I need to be 100% convinced

[@JamesLawner]

I thought the show was fine, it wasn’t my absolute favorite, but it was an easy show to watch with its short runtime (The perfect binging model imo). I do agree that it’s a nice throwback to classic comedy shorts.

[@dakken74]

The best part about streaming is that shows can tell a story in whatever time it needs. The problem with streaming is that audiences think that every episode should be as long as possible,even when the story doesn't need that long of a run time.

[@noobmasterruben5167]

That problem basically applies to Lucifer s5. While I liked the show it really didn’t need to be 50-60 mins long each eps

[@chrishewson4283]

Another recent show (also on Netflix) that experiments with shorter runtimes is Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun. It's an Aussie sketch comedy show (which is considered genius to some, grating to others), and the episodes rang from average 20 minute runtimes, to only 12!

[@RK-jp4xe]

I would love to check this out. Thanks for making me aware of this comedy. It looks right up my alley.

[@ncomeau]

I've been trying to find the original cut of Arrested Development season 4 for years!!!! Thank you!!

[@Nathanatos22]

As a fan of some of the classics you mentioned, I agree that silence and subtle reactions have largely become a lost art. I watched Man vs Bee on your recommendation, and yes, this was a breath of fresh air.

[@lubossoltes321]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for pointing my attention towards this gem ...

[@tyedyeguy625]

I just watched this yesterday and absolutely loved it. You could easily watch it on mute and still understand everthing and laugh just as much. I might watch it a second time this weekend and try that.

[@lorenzoshelby6061]

Netflix has been doing short form series a lot lately with shows like It’s Bruno, Bonding, Special and Man vs Bee. Really glad they doing that!

[@Jornker]

We seriously need more people like Rowan Atkinson

[@isaiahchapman7660]

Well I got a new show to watch.

[@BugsyFoga]

Definitely gives me Mouse Hunt vibes.

[@LoepkeVisionFilms]

Thanks for doing this video, I really gotta check this show out!

[@Aeronaut1975]

We've always had "sketch shows" here in the UK, some of them are absolutely brilliant.

[@1.618_Murphy]

This show just proves Rowan Atkinson is irreplaceable when it comes to pure form of comedy! God bless this man!

[@optimascrime5235]

I actually really enjoyed the Netflix series was quite enjoyable and easy to binge watch and I hope it gets a season 2

[@AWF1000]

rowan Atkinson still has good genetics. he's like 67 and still looks fantastic. one of thing i never found realistic is who has the balls in fighting against a stinking bee... i would run for my life. haha. i mean he tried to kill it like its an annoying fly.

[@KairuHakubi]

it's funny how these actors get older and older but their characters' kids are still teenagers..

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

I really enjoyed this series! I'm a big Rowan Atkinson fan, my best friend has met him actually. My parents have been to see Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson live who are very well known comedians in the UK and I'm a big fan of them too. I'm quite jealous tbh but I still think it's very cool.

[@TheHailstorm77]

This show to me was just pure genius. Rowan Atkinson is just too funny😂. Although he’s a little bit more mature because he’s older now but just the whole premise of this show and story is fresh and still funny. We need more comedy like this and Jackie Chan does use physical comedy but with stunts. Still, he’s only the few comedians that can pull these physical comedies off and make it still funny and enjoyable.

[@Rombizio]

I watched it thinking it would be bad. It is excellent. Light-hearted and funny.

[@SockzStudio]

Love this channel! You’re super sharp. 👍

[@echelon2k8]

One of those shows that you will watch all the way through hoping that it will get better but then regret all the time you wasted when it never does.

[@andreacole9010]

CBC has done a few shows (the Plateaus, This Blows) that have 10-15 minutes episodes. Both shows are worth checking out

[@justanotherinternetwiseguy8018]

This show reminds me of the movie mouse hunt. Which has a similar premise but instead it's two men and they're trying to get rid of a mouse, but ultimately fail in every attempt they make.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

He did a video on Mousehunt as well.

[@HEWfunkingKNEWit]

His first encounter with the policeman is hilarious

[@stickershock66]

I noticed a classic Victor Borge piano joke trending today. He definitely deserves a retrospective!

[@sergiorivera1656]

I saw the trailer and got 'Mousehunt' vibes.

[@johntaylor9381]

Comedy movies ought to be a tight 90 minutes.

[@JS-bd5kf]

This is a good show and I like that the episodes are short, but seemed like Mr. Bean only with dialogue. Also reminded me of that movie which I also loved.

[@REECEM92]

I still make short films like this on my KZbin channel. 😁 I love short comedies, I grew up with all this stuff and I'm happy to still be doing it.

[@TomNardi]

It's simple. Joe says watch, I watch.

[@Yourleftismyright88]

Joe Pera Talks With You is a great short form show that has comedy and drama and is so well done.

[@JumboteGrande]

I just figured they set out to make a movie but figured Netflix audiences would be more likely to watch a series over a movie

[@thareelhelloagain]

That's exactly what happened. When they announced it around the time it was filmed, it was announced as a movie.

[@stancooper5436]

This can cause real trauma. My dog stepped on a bee.

[@Neyebureturns]

I already wanted to see this because it reminded me to the movie "Mouse Hunt" that you also made a video about it. But now I want to see it more.

[@chantimothy]

each episode has a sort of "theme" to it and it never over stay the welcome... this was actually quite genius

[@GodLovesMoviesToo]

This series is no Mr. Bean. They tried something similar, its a hit and miss, but mostly miss.

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

I downloaded this to watch while I didn’t have internet. It didn’t realize it was so short!! It was delightfully funny and we binged it😅

[@TearyEyesAnderson]

I was hoping he would break the piano. I thought it was strange that the thieves just surrendered I wanted them to try and get out. I recommended it to my friend, but she likes dogs, and the dog seemingly almost being killed twice is probably where she will stop watching. I loved seeing the house destroyed, but it felt more like a 2 hour more, with recap every 15 minutes.

[@wildman2012]

I think the producers made the effort to reassure the audience that the dog really wasn't hurt, in spite of the situations!

[@HEWHOTAWNS]

thanks for making this video fam, I thought this show looked lame but I think I'll give it a try

[@eatatjoes6751]

MouseHunt is another Tom and Jerry-esque movie that I really love because of its runtime.

[@magnum93954]

Your point about Wylie coyote and that form of comedy is so true, those looney tunes cartoons still hold up.

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

when i saw the trailer i knew it was a genius concept

[@mathieuleader8601]

I like how everything just snowballed

[@currykingwurst6393]

Binged it in one sitting the other day and now I want more stuff like it.

[@Goatchild90]

Mr. Bean was my favourite thing ever for a long time I'm glad Ronan Atkinson is in something current people like

[@DuelScreen]

I'm going to look this up now. I generally enjoy Rowan Atkinson. This looks like a lot of fun. Thank you for making this video.

[@NouraZahle]

This is such a refreshing form of comedy.

[@eazyrat]

i was surprisingly impressed. put it on for the toddler and i was cracking up.

[@anonymoustipster202]

When I first saw all episodes of Man Vs Bee, I thought it should’ve been made a movie but now I get why it wasn’t.

[@artificialanimeuniverse5063]

What I am surprised is the use of CGI at such a regular interval. You can clearly see the difference between the natural (1990's version) and the CGI used (2022's version)

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

The master of physical comedy

[@feralart]

I'm hoping this will be a huge step for getting another Blackadder series.

[@JohnDoe-vc5qb]

When I realized the episodes were only 10 minutes I was flabbergasted. It was just a great time but I would’ve wanted so much more of it.

[@ianfinrir8724]

First rule of showbiz: "Always leave them wanting more."

[@WolfgangKern]

Great video and point made. This form of comedy is so old but sadly forgotten these days. Hope Rowan Atkinson gets to do more. And his IMDB even says he will bring back an older version of Mr. Bean :D

[@RadicalMcCannic]

If you want a good look at a 20 minute sitcom that actually really benefitted from an expanded episode length I'd love to see your take on 'Only Fools and Horses', the british sitcom starring the legendary David Jason amongst others. They went through a doubling of episode length and if anything it improved the show, giving it breathing room and character development to balance out the humor. It's definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen it all the way through!

[@CrankingBots]

All I could see was Rowan doing his best Clouseau and I loved it.

[@MortanAMrk]

Of course the man behind two of the greatest comedy series of all time, Blackadder and Mr. Bean, would make another great series

[@Korja88]

Tried to watch it, all the "netflixisms" bog it down so hard. The first episode is 10 minutes of panning music shots and plot setup and sappy father stuff, 2 minutes of credits, and 8 minutes of comedy. If it was just the 8 minutes of comedy it would be much funnier

[@12kenbutsuri]

It was instantly in my top 3 favorite comedy show when I watched it.

[@LucidOpticLab]

When I watched it, it was presented to me in a movie format. I remember being confused because it said series, but was just one long video.

[@TheRealN.T]

Paused at like a minute in. Wait. Rowan Atkinson has a new show?!?! Ill be back. I promise.

[@TheFlyingDogFish]

Nah, this should have been a 90-minute movie. Everybody binge watches it anyway.

[@Transmission_Rory]

Finding out this was originally a John Hughes 90s comedy film explains a lot. After Home Alone, he just kept trying to replicate the formula by making all of his films live action cartoons; Flubber, 101 Dalmatians, Just Visiting, Baby’s Day Out, and Dennis The Menace. So hearing the concept of Rowan Atkinson getting rid of a bee stretched to 90mins didn’t grab me all that much.

[@evrbody]

I was hoping you would acknowledge the Blackadder series, which is Rowan Atkinson's best work.

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

He did a video before about Mr. Bean called "Bean there, done that" and he mentioned Blackadder in that video.

[@markdavies8110]

Not just Rowans best work but the greatest sit com of all time!

[@wisnoskij]

I just started watching this series and this video sort of perplexed me. I had not really noticed the episode transitions, it really just feels more like a normal length comedy movie. Are we sure they did not just cut a movie into pieces?

[@thareelhelloagain]

That's exactly what they did. I read about this while they were filming it, and the report I read was that they were filming a MOVIE called 'Man vs Bee'. The decision to release it in Netflix and cut it into episodes to make it a limited series was definitely made either after filming was completed, or during filming. I think it was a good decision; a movie like this probably would have failed at the box office, and been savaged in the reviews, despite being quite a good bit of fun.

[@superdash_]

Cool because you can watch the episodes individually whenever you want or just watch the whole thing through like a movie

[@pyrotechnick420]

Adult Swim: Am I a joke to you?

[@mercer5888]

Yes

[@pyrotechnick420]

@@mercer5888 Probably now, but 22 years ago Adult Swim was lit

[@garfsstuff3614]

I'd recommend looking at Pompidou to see an attempt at a recent attempt at universal comedy. I find it charming, but I think a lot of other people hate it so I'd be curious to see you cover it.

[@jbcatz5]

A lot of the comedy comes from the irony of modern conveniences in the smart house being the biggest obstacles for Trevor, since one of the first things to go wrong is the notebook explaining how to use them going up in flames. I’ll go for physical tap handle over motion sensors anytime. It’s an application of Murphy’s Law Mr Bean subsection, if anything can go wrong it will definitely go wrong when it is most comedically appropriate. Nina’s list of Don’ts is a Chekhov’s Gun tick list as the episodes go on.

[@gandalf_thegrey]

Nobody: Netflix best show: *literally a copy of Mr. Bean, including Rowan Atkinson himself, but 35 years later* Great Netflix, very proud.