“We’re all still very good friends, all of us, genuinely. And I think one of the reasons for that is that we don’t do a Blackadder.” <\/p>
Off the back of his BAFTA TV Award<\/a> win last night for Channel 4\u2019s Friday Night Live, Ben Elton revealed more about the future of Blackadder<\/a>.<\/p>\n Elton of course penned Blackadder<\/a> with Richard Curtis and the beloved sitcom went on to win four BAFTAs and an Emmy in its time on screen. Speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press at the BAFTA TV Awards 2023, Elton spoke more about rumours of a Blackadder reboot.<\/p>\n When asked whether the series will be returning, Elton said: \u201cNo, Blackadder\u2019s not coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n He explained: \u201cWe\u2019re all still very good friends, all of us, genuinely. And I think one of the reasons for that is that we don\u2019t do a Blackadder. There\u2019s been a couple of half-arsed bits and pieces\u2026 and I think they\u2019ve been pretty s**t to be honest.<\/p>\n \u201cBasically, you know, we did something surprisingly special, nobody had the slightest idea that it would resonate and land the way that it did. Of course not, you can\u2019t plan for any success or failure.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI think it\u2019s best to leave it where it was, we\u2019re all a lot older and doing a lot of other things.\u201d<\/p> The comedian and writer picked up a BAFTA at last night\u2019s ceremony for Comedy Entertainment Programme with Friday Night Live, which he remarked that coming back and winning a BAFTA is a \u201cwonderful, wonderful thing\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cWhat I hope it\u2019ll do is lead Channel 4 and the other channels to think more about live cabaret and the extraordinary amount of talent out there playing sweaty little clubs and it will just be so great to get them on the telly.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Elton\u2019s statements seem to underline the fact that Blackadder fans won\u2019t be looking forward to a reboot any time soon, even though the iconic series made somewhat of a return in this year\u2019s Comic Relief fundraiser<\/a>, where Sir Tony Robinson reprised his role as Baldrick.<\/p>\n The surprise appearance led many fans to believe that a Blackadder special could very well be on the cards in the near future, with BBC\u2019s Director of Comedy Jon Petrie stating<\/a>: \u201cI mean, we would always be happy to talk to Richard [Curtis, co-creator],\u201d he said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t spoken to him, but yeah, the door will always be open.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Rowan Atkinson wasn\u2019t involved in the Comic Relief sketch, Curtis said of the special at the time: \u201cFor the first time in 20 years, Baldrick is going to be giving some kind of performance. We\u2019re just conspiring about it now, so I think there\u2019s going to be a marvellous, turnip-based thing with Tony Robinson now back in action, so I\u2019m excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking about reprising his role in an interview with Radio Times magazine<\/strong>, Robinson also stated: \u201cEveryone\u2019s always said if we made another series, however good it was, people wouldn\u2019t be in the same headspace they were when they saw the original. We couldn\u2019t re-create it.\u201d<\/p>