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Shows like Blackadder

Not everyone loves Blackadder for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Blackadder

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him.

  2. You like English history played as a farce, from the Middle Ages to 1917.

  3. You laugh at the plague, executions and the trenches.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964

    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like laughing at the end of the world.

  • M*A*S*H1972

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him
    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like surgeons joking their way through a war.

  • Arrested Development2003

    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like a family this selfish played for laughs.

  • BoJack Horseman2014

    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like animal puns next to jokes about addiction and death.

  • Succession2018

    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like laughing at very rich people being awful to each other.

  • The Favourite2018

    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like cruel jokes and slaps in a palace.

  • Veep2012

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him

    Good for you if you like a politician whose plans fail in every episode.

  • Hail, Caesar!2016

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him
    • English history played as a farce, from the Middle Ages to 1917

    Good for you if you like the Coen brothers at their most playful.

  • The Big Short2015

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him

    Good for you if you like angry, fast comedy about real disaster.

  • The Great2020

    • the plague, executions and the trenches

    Good for you if you like laughing at a court where murder is a party trick.

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm2000

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him

    Good for you if you like a man turning every small talk into a war.

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel2014

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him

    Good for you if you like deadpan comedy with perfect timing.

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975

    • Rowan Atkinson insulting everyone around him

    Good for you if you like knights clopping coconuts instead of riding horses.

Reasons taken from Blackadder's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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